Graduate Students

Our graduate student affiliates gain experience conducting independent research, writing grant applications, presenting at conferences, and teaching. Their experience in CHIP helps prepare them for their next career steps. Recent alumni hold post-doctoral positions at UC Berkeley, University of Missouri, and Max Planck Research Institute.

Current Graduate Students

Christiana Johnson

Christiana Johnson

Doctoral student, Health Promotion

Pronouns: she/her
Social determinants of racial health inequities and maternal and child health

Jennifer Mandelbaum

Jennifer Mandelbaum

Doctoral student, Health Promotion, Education, & Behavior

Pronouns: she/her
How chronic disease prevention research is translated into practice.

      

Karen Warren

Karen Warren

Doctoral student, Nursing

Pronouns: she/her
Social and structural determinants of socioeconomic and racial inequities in neonatal and infant health and health outcomes.

  

Recent Graduates

Mia Brantley

Mia Brantley

Doctoral student, Sociology -- Grace Jordan McFadden Scholar

Pronouns: she/her
How the social construction of race and its consequences, such as racism and discrimination, impact health and well-being among Black Americans.

     

Zackery Butler

Zackery Butler

Doctoral student, Sociology

Policy, marriage, and motherhood outcomes

     

Calley Fisk

Calley Fisk

Doctoral student, Sociology

Pronouns: she/her
How institutional discrimination affects the well-being of marginalized groups across the life course.

             

Nik Lampe

Nik Lampe

Doctoral student, Sociology

Pronouns: they/their
Sexual and gender minority health and aging, health inequalities, and program design and evaluation.

       

Kaleea Lewis, Ph.D.

Kaleea Lewis, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health and Women's and Gender Studies - University of Missouri-Columbia

Impact of racism on the mental health of Black Americans across the life course and efforts to reduce racial mental health disparities.

               

Adrianne Dues

Adrianne Dues

Doctoral student, Sociology

Pronouns: she/her
The relationships between social support, discrimination, and the health of Black, Latinx, and immigrant populations

     

Daniela Negraia, Ph.D.

Daniela Negraia, Ph.D.

Post-doctoral Fellow, Max Planck Research Institute

Family processes, social inequality, and population health. How parenting, gender, and social class intersect to impact well-being.

Ashley White

Ashley White

Doctoral student, Health Promotion, Education, & Behavior

Pronouns: she/her
How social and cultural forces influence decisions around contraception and pregnancy.

Stephanie Child, Ph.D.

Stephanie Child, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health

How changes in social support and integration influence cardiovascular-related outcomes.

    

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