Prior to joining Vanderbilt faculty, she served as Associate Director of the Center for Prevention Research at Tennessee State University. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Duke University, and a Masters and Ph.D. in Sociology from Vanderbilt University. Dr. Hull is a medical sociologist with expertise in the development and testing of behavioral interventions to promote cancer prevention behaviors in youth. Her research focuses on increasing HPV vaccine use, healthy eating, and physical activity among Hispanic and African American youth, using social marketing and new technology applications. Dr. Hull has over 10 years of experience as an investigator conducting community-based participatory research, including designing and testing behavioral interventions using observational and randomized controlled study designs.