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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)
Bio
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. (On leave, spring 2016)
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. (On leave, spring 2016)
Representative Publications
State of HIV in the US Deep South. Journal of Community Health (02/2017)
Civic engagement among orphans and non-orphans in five low- and middle-income countries. Globalization and Health (10/2016)
Selected Grants
(98-0085) North Carolina Special Project of National Significance Integration Project (NC SIP) (Principal Investigator)
Caregiving and Flourishing Mental Health (Investigator)
BASIC (Principal Investigator)
A RCT of two interventions for OVC HIV prevention and well-being (Principal Investigator)
Medical Scientist Training Program (Mentor)
Improving Health Outcomes for Orphans by Preventing HIV/STD Risk (Principal Investigator)