Caroline Chandler, MPH, PhD
About
Caroline Chandler, PhD, MPH is a Teaching Assistant Professor in the Department of Maternal and Child Health at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. She teaches courses in the MPH Core, BSPH Core, and Maternal, Child and Family Health Concentration.
Dr. Chandler is trained in maternal and child health and community based participatory research, with a focus on the social-emotional and behavioral health of young children and adolescents and injury prevention. Her current work examines utilization of concrete and clinical services among families with young children who are involved with child protective services; resilience-promoting factors among young children; and adolescent peer mental health support models. Dr. Chandler works closely with community partners to design and implement research and evaluation plans.
Caroline Chandler, MPH, PhD in the Gillings News
Honors and Awards
Delta Omega Theta Chapter Service Award
2022, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dissertation Completion Fellowship
2021-2022, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Injury and Violence Prevention Fellow,
2020-2022, Injury Prevention Research Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Predoctoral Trainee, Carolina Consortium on Human Development
2018-2020, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Community Engagement Fellowship, Carolina Center for Public Service
2019, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Sarah Taylor Morrow Scholarship
2017, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Westhampton College Distinguished Leader Award
2014, University of Richmond
Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Honor Society
2013, University of Richmond
Representative Courses
MHCH 728 - Introduction to Implementation Research and Practice in Maternal, Child, and Family Health
SPHG 351 – Foundations of Public Health
SPHG 722 – Developing, Implementing, and Evaluating Public Health Solutions
Research Activities
Child maltreatment prevention, social-emotional health and development, participatory research.
Service Activities
Department of Maternal and Child Health Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Workgroup (2020-present)
North Carolina Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Association Board of Directors (2019-present)
Practice Activities
Community-Academic Partner, Southeast Raleigh YMCA and The Resiliency Collaborative
Key Publications
The association between early reports to Child Protective Services and developmental trajectories through middle childhood. Chandler, C.E., Shanahan, M.E., Halpern, C.T. (2021). Child Abuse & Neglect.
Training public health students in racial justice and health equity: A systematic review. Chandler, C.E., Williams, C.R., Turner, M.W., Shanahan, M.E. (2021). Public Health Reports.
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Developing Capacity for Learning Community Systems: Experiences from the 100MHL SCALE Initiative. Carr, T., Holly, M., Reed, K., Rabbani, R., Chandler, C., Cook, B., Howard, P., McPherson, M., Henry, B., Ramaswamy, R. (2021). Learning Health Systems.
Association of housing stress with child maltreatment: A systematic review. Chandler, C.E., Austin, A.E., Shanahan, M.E. (2020). Trauma, Violence and Abuse.
Education
- PhD, Maternal and Child Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health, 2022
- MPH, Maternal and Child Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health, 2017
- BA, Healthcare Studies and Cognitive Science, University of Richmond, 2014