Louis and is codirector of the Health Communication Research Laboratory. She has assisted in designing, developing, and evaluating health communication programs that address a range of health issues such as cancer, childhood immunization, and chronic disease for target populations including smokers, families at inner-city public health centers, and readers of black newspapers. Her broad research experience and interests include health media interventions, health and cancer communication, and community-level chronic disease interventions. Caburnay holds a PhD and an MPH.