Who’s Who at CHP

Who’s Who at CHP

INTRODUCTION TO CHP FACULTY & STAFF

Kathryn Whetten
Director, Center for Health Policy

Office Location:
Office Phone: (919) 613-5444
Office Fax: (919) 613-5466
Email Address:  send me a message

Education:

  • PhD, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1994
Research Interests: Health Services and Management, Health Inequalities

Research: Understanding of health-related issues for the poor, disenfranchised and chronically ill; HIV/AIDS in the Deep South and less wealthy countries.

Recent Publications   (More Publications)
  1. Buhl, LC, Whetten K., Whetten R, Renewing Struggles for Social Justice: A Primer for Transformative Leaders (2008), Compress, Inc. .
  2. Pence BW, J Ostermann, V Kumar, K Whetten, N Thielman, MJ Mugavero, The Influence of Psychosocial Characteristics and Race/Ethnicity on Use, Duration, and Success of Antiretroviral Therapy, JAIDS, vol. 47 no. 2 (2008), pp. 194-201 .
  3. Whetten K, S Reif, R Whetten, LK Murphy-McMillan, Trauma, mental health, distrust and stigma among HIV-postive persons: Implications for effective care, Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine, vol. 70 (2008), pp. 531-538 .
  4. Pence BW, N Thielman, K Whetten, J Ostermann, V Kumar, MJ Mugavero, Coping strategies and patterns of alcohol and drug use among HIV-infected patients in the U.S. Southeast, AIDS Patient Care and STDs, vol. 22 no. 11 (2008), pp. 869-877 .
  5. Ford C.L., K. Whetten, S.A. Hall, A.D. Thrasher, J.S. Kaufman, Black Sexuality, Social Construction, and Research Targeting "The Down Low" ("The DL"), Annals of Epidemiology, vol. 17 no. 3 (2007), pp. 209-16 .
Teaching (Fall 2009):
  • GLHLTH 151.01, GLOBAL HEALTH ETHICS Synopsis
    Sanford 102, TuTh 08:30 AM-09:45 AM
  • PUBPOL 154.01, GLOBAL HEALTH
    Sanford 04, MW 08:30 AM-09:45 AM; Sanford 04, Th 04:25 PM-05:40 PM
  • GLHLTH 251.01, GLOBAL HEALTH ETHICS Synopsis
    Sanford 102, TuTh 08:30 AM-09:45 AM
  • PUBPOL 254.01, GLOBAL HEALTH
    Sanford 04, MW 08:30 AM-09:45 AM; Sanford 04, Th 04:25 PM-05:40 PM
  • LAW 364.01, GLOBAL HEALTH
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  • NURSING 455.01, GLOBAL HEALTH
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Curriculum Vitae

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