Senior Research Scientist
Kaiser Permanente Oakland
Monique Hedderson, PhD, is a senior research scientist at the Kaiser Permanente Northern California's Division of Research. She received her Master's in public health and her PhD in epidemiology from the University of Washington. Her research portfolio investigates the influence of preconception, prenatal and early childhood exposures on maternal and child cardiometabolic health outcomes. Specifically, she has sought to understand how potentially modifiable factors before and during early pregnancy contribute to the risk of cardiometabolic complications in women during pregnancy and postpartum. Dr. Hedderson has a long-standing interest in developing innovative targeted prevention and treatment strategies for high risk populations, especially lifestyle interventions among reproductive aged women that can be implemented into clinical practice.