Julie Allen, PhD, MPH
- Position: Assistant Professor of Health Promotions, Diabetes Research Member
Biography
My research program seeks to better understand and intervene upon mechanisms of chronic disease disparities among older U.S. adults. I focus on relationships between exposure to chronic stressors rooted in social inequities over the life course and psychosocial, biological, & behavioral determinants of health. My research to date has focused on Black-White health disparities and outcomes such as diabetes, cardiovascular conditions, cancers, and multimorbidity. The underlying motivation for this work is to develop innovative, evidence-based interventions to reduce chronic disease disparities among older adults, such as my current collaboration with the Greater Richmond YMCA's Diabetes Prevention Program.
Additional Websites
Health Education
- Graduate School
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NIA Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Population Studies
University of Michigan School of Public Health
Ann Arbor, MI -
PhD, Health Behavior & Education
University of Michigan School of Public Health
Ann Arbor, MI -
MPH, Health Behavior and Education
University of Michigan School of Public Health
Ann Arbor, MI
- Undergraduate School
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Bachelors
Amherst College
Amherst, MA
Research Interests:
- Chronic disease disparities
- Chronic stress
- Psychosocial, biological and behavioral determinants of health