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Kathryn Whetten
Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy
Director, Center for Health Policy and Inequalities
Professor in the School of Nursing
Research Professor of Global Health
Areas of Expertise
- Child Development
- Child Neglect
- Family Violence
- Orphans
- Welfare
- Well-being
- Global Health
- Health Policy--United States
- HIV/AIDS
- Medical Care--Access
Education
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1994)
M.P.H., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1991)
A.B., Bates College (1985)
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Director, Center for Health Policy and Inequalities Research
Research Director, Hart Fellows Program,
Professor, Public Policy and Global Health
Professor, Nursing and Community & Family Medicine
Kathryn Whetten (PhD) is Chair of the Maternal, Adolescent and Child Health working group, and she is the Co-Chair of the University Diversity Task Force and the Sanford Diversity Committee.
Kathryn Whetten is the Principal Investigator on multiple grants and publishes numerous scientific articles every year. In addition, she mentors many students and gives guest lectures and presentations throughout the year.
Research Director, Hart Fellows Program,
Professor, Public Policy and Global Health
Professor, Nursing and Community & Family Medicine
Kathryn Whetten (PhD) is Chair of the Maternal, Adolescent and Child Health working group, and she is the Co-Chair of the University Diversity Task Force and the Sanford Diversity Committee.
Kathryn Whetten is the Principal Investigator on multiple grants and publishes numerous scientific articles every year. In addition, she mentors many students and gives guest lectures and presentations throughout the year.
Representative Publications
Putting virtues in context: engaging the VIA classification of character strengths in caregiving for orphans and vulnerable children across cultures The Journal of Positive Psychology (01/2019)
Organizational network strengthening effects on antiretroviral therapy initiation and adherence. Translational Behavioral Medicine (07/2018)
A survey of healthcare-seeking practices and related stigma among community- and street-based children in Cambodia. International Health (05/2018)
Psychometric evaluation of HIV risk behavior assessments using Audio Computer Assisted Self-Interviewing (ACASI) among orphans and vulnerable children in Zambia. Aids Care Psychological and Socio Medical Aspects of Aids/Hiv (02/2018)
Selected Grants
(98-0085) North Carolina Special Project of National Significance Integration Project (NC SIP) (Principal Investigator)
BASIC (Principal Investigator)
Positive Outcomes for Orphans (POFO): HIV Risk as Young Adults (Principal Investigator)
Patient Safey Center of Inquiry at the Durham VA Medical Center (Principal Investigator)
Medical Scientist Training Program (Mentor)
Caregiving and Flourishing Mental Health (Investigator)
A RCT of two interventions for OVC HIV prevention and well-being (Principal Investigator)