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Linda Chatters
Paula Allen-Meares Collegiate Professor of Social Work, Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work, Professor of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health and Faculty Associate, Research Center for Group Dynamics, Institute for Social Research
University of Michigan
Education/Degree:
1 Psychology (University of Michigan)
About
Dr. Chatters has a successful record as a scholar and researcher in areas of the social and health status and disparities affecting racial and ethnic populations (African American, Black Caribbean and non-Hispanic Whites). Trained as a developmental psychologist and gerontologist, the major thrust of her work focuses on the functioning and well-being of African Americans across the life course and in diverse social contexts. She is an authority on African American religious involvement in relation to the health and social status of African American elderly.
Current Work
Her research on religious involvement examines assessments and correlates of religious participation. In particular, her work focuses on religious support resources, and religious and spiritual coping and their association with mental and physical health, psychological well-being and distress, and mental disorders among elderly and non-elderly African Americans. Dr. Chatters is professor in the School of Social Work and the School of Public Health and is program director of Center for Research on Ethnicity, Culture, and Health, Doctoral Research Education Program, in the School of Public Health-University of Michigan.
Research Area Keyword(s)
Aging, Religious involvement, social support