Taynara Formagini, PhD, MSc

Dr. Taynara Formagini is a behavioral and public health research scientist specializing in implementation science. Her research focuses on cardiometabolic risk reduction, including the prevention and management of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease through the development, implementation, and evaluation of evidence-based interventions. She  has extensive training in behavioral science, health services research, and epidemiology.

As an embedded scientist at Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Dr. Formagini conducts partnered research with operational and clinical leaders to improve population health outcomes. She leads and collaborates on multiple projects focused on diabetes prevention, diabetes management, and cardiovascular health. Her work emphasizes the design and implementation of sustainable lifestyle change interventions that support long-term behavior change, with a particular interest in leveraging digital health technologies and family-centered approaches to improve the reach, effectiveness, and equity of care in real-world health care settings.