Biography
Liliane C. Windsor joined the Mandel School as the Lillian F. Harris Professor of Social Work in July 2025. A leading figure in the quest for health equity, her groundbreaking research is dedicated to elevating marginalized communities—through the application of critical consciousness theory, she has developed innovative interventions across substance use disorders treatment, infectious diseases and the criminal legal system.Windsor's research methodology integrates community-based participatory research principles and the multiphase optimization strategy, employing diverse scientific approaches such as ethnography, randomized controlled trials and meta-analysis. She is the founder and chair of the Critical Consciousness Collaborative (3C), a pioneering group that partners with marginalized communities to create evidence-based health interventions. Notably, the 3C developed Community Wise, a groundbreaking intervention aimed at reducing substance use in underserved Black communities.
