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Tonia Poteat, PhD
Tonia Poteat, PhD
Adjunct Associate Professor
Department of Health Behavior
Associate Professor
Department of Social Medicine
Core Faculty
Center for Health Equity Research
Faculty Fellow
Carolina Population Center
Dr. Tonia Poteat is a clinician and social scientist with more than 20 years of experience as a health care provider and 10 years of conducting community-engaged research. Dr. Poteat focuses her research, teaching, and clinical practice on improving LGBTQ health and HIV outcomes. She pays particular attention to the role of intersectional stigma in driving inequities faced by transgender adults.
Education
PhD, International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2012
MPH, Behavioral Science, Rollins School of Public Health, 2007
BA, Biology, Yale University, 1991
