Katherine P. Theall, PhD

Katherine Theall, the Cecile Usdin Professor and director of the Mary Amelia Douglas-Whited Community Women’s Health Education Center, is faculty in the department of global community health and behavioral sciences. As a social epidemiologist, Theall's research focuses on policy and community influences on health disparities, with a particular emphasis on neighborhood conditions. Her research and teaching interests and area span both practical and theoretical social epidemiology, including women and children’s health; community and social network influences on health outcomes; race and gender inequities; substance use and mental health; and social epidemiologic theory and methods. She is actively involved in interventions and policies aimed at altering environments for better health in vulnerable populations.