
Shaquanna Brown, PhD
Dr. Brown’s program of research seeks to identify mechanisms underlying the impact of childhood adversity on adolescent risk behaviors, such as substance use.

Karen Jennings Mathis, PhD, APRN-CNP, PMHNP-BC
Dr. Jennings Mathis’s program of research focuses on the link between stress and eating disorders psychopathology within Black populations with a focus on discrimination and intersectionality, to enhance evidence-based assessments and interventions with integrated cultural factors.