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Experiences of racism in adolescence raise risk of depression for Black women
February 22, 2022 Black women who frequently experience racism before age 20 are at higher risk of reporting depressive symptoms in adulthood than those who had fewer experiences of racism in early life, according to research from Gillings School epidemiologists.
Carolina students shine a light on health equity research and advocacy at annual conference
February 17, 2022 Carolina students will shine a light on health equity research and advocacy at the annual Minority Health Conference on Feb. 24 and 25.
COVID-19’s indirect effects are claiming more lives than we realize
January 26, 2022 Social isolation, economic insecurity, barriers to health care access – Gillings epidemiologists have found that these indirect consequences of the pandemic are claiming lives that are not being reported in COVID-19 surveillance data, especially among populations of color and young people.
Highlighted Leaders in the Field
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| Alice Ammerman, DrPH | Mildred Kaufman Distinguished Professor | |
| Janine Barden-O'Fallon, PhD | Assistant Professor | |
| Dorothy Cilenti, DrPH | Professor | |
| Myron Cohen, MD | Yeargan-Bate Eminent Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology and Associate Vice Chancellor for Global Health | |
| Carolyn Crump, PhD | Associate Professor | |
| Sian Curtis, PhD | Professor | |
| Molly De Marco, PhD | Assistant Professor | |
| Radhika Dhingra, PhD | Adjunct Assistant Professor | |
| Marisa Domino, PhD | Adjunct Professor | |
| Edwin B. Fisher, PhD | Professor | |
| Michael B. Fisher, PhD | Assistant Professor | |
| William Oscar Fleming, DrPH, MSPH | Assistant Professor and and Concentration Co-Lead - Global Health | |
| Leah Frerichs, PhD | Associate Professor | |
| Rebecca Fry, PhD | Carol Remmer Angle Distinguished Professor in Children’s Environmental Health and Associate Chair for Strategic Initiatives | |
| Melissa Gilkey, PhD | Associate Professor | |
| Shoshana K. Goldberg, PhD | Adjunct Assistant Professor | |
| Shelley Golden, PhD | Associate Professor and Vice Chair for Academic Affairs | |
| Carol Golin, MD | Professor | |
| Penny Gordon-Larsen, PhD | W. R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor and Vice Chancellor for Research | |
| Emily W. Gower, PhD | Associate Professor | |
| Misa Graff, PhD | Associate Professor | |
| Sandra B. Greene, DrPH | Professor of the Practice | |
| Dana Hagele, MD, MPH | Adjunct Assistant Professor | |
| Marissa G. Hall, PhD | Assistant Professor | |
| Carolyn T. Halpern, PhD | Professor and Chair | |
| Kristen Hassmiller Lich, PhD | Associate Professor | |
| Michael Hudgens, PhD | Professor and Chair | |
| Jon M. Hussey, PhD | Assistant Professor | |
| Anastasia Ivanova, PhD | Professor | |
| Erin Kent, PhD | Associate Professor and Associate Chair for Research | |
| Noah Kittner, PhD | Assistant Professor | |
| Michael R. Kosorok, PhD | W.R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor | |
| Valerie Lewis, PhD | Professor | |
| Laura Linnan, ScD | Senior Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs | |
| Jennifer L. Lund, PhD | Associate Professor | |
| Sandra L. Martin, PhD | Professor, Associate Chair for Research | |
| Chantel Martin, PhD | Assistant Professor | |
| Aimee M. McHale, JD, MSPH | Assistant Professor | |
| Sarah D. Mills, PhD, MPH | Assistant Professor | |
| Kari North, PhD | Professor | |
| Leena Nylander-French, PhD, CIH | Professor | |
| Jonathan Oberlander, PhD | Professor | |
| Kavita Singh Ongechi, PhD | Associate Professor | |
| Aunchalee E. L. Palmquist, PhD, MA, IBCLC | Adjunct Associate Professor | |
| Herbert Peterson, MD | William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor | |
| Arrianna Marie Planey, PhD, MA | Assistant Professor | |
| Julia Rager, PhD | Assistant Professor | |
| Kristin Reiter, PhD | Humana Distinguished Professor | |
| Kurt M. Ribisl, PhD | Jo Anne Earp Distinguished Professor and Chair | |
| Dana Rice, DrPH | Assistant Professor and Assistant Dean of Master's Degree Program | |
| Tamar Ringel-Kulka, MD, MPH | Adjunct Associate Professor | |
| Mya L. Roberson, MSPH, PhD | Assistant Professor | |
| Nora Rosenberg, PhD | Associate Professor | |
| Aaron Salzberg, PhD | Jennifer and Don Holzworth Distinguished Professor | |
| Cleo A. Samuel-Ryals, PhD | Adjunct Associate Professor | |
| Marc Serre, PhD | Associate Professor | |
| Pam Silberman, JD, DrPH | Professor Emeritus | |
| Lindsey Smith Taillie, PhD | Associate Professor and Associate Chair of Academics | |
| Ilene Speizer, PhD | Professor | |
| Jill Stewart, PhD | Philip C. Singer Distinguished Professor | |
| Angela M. Stover, PhD | Associate Professor and Co-Director of NC TraCS' Implementation Science Methods Unit | |
| Alison Stuebe, MD | Professor and Distinguished Scholar in Infant and Young Child Feeding | |
| Sean Y. Sylvia, PhD | Associate Professor | |
| Sarah Brill Thach, MPH | Assistant Professor | |
| Katherine (Kat) Tumlinson, PhD | Associate Professor | |
| Carmina G. Valle, PhD, MPH | Associate Professor | |
| Jane A. Weintraub, DDS, MPH | Adjunct Professor and Alumni Distinguished Professor, Dental Ecology | |
| Stephanie B. Wheeler, PhD, MPH | Michael S O’Malley Distinguished Professor | |
| Eric A. Whitsel, MD, MPH | Professor | |
| Courtney G. Woods, PhD | Associate Professor | |
| Bharathi Jayanthi Zvara, PhD | Associate Professor |
