Who’s Who at CHP

Who’s Who at CHP

INTRODUCTION TO CHP FACULTY & STAFF

Rachel A Whetten
Senior Program Coordinator

Office Location: 2812 Erwin Terrace
Office Phone: (919) 613-5463
Office Fax: (919) 613-5463
Email Address:  send me a message

Education:

  • Master of Public Health, Universtiy of North Carolina Chapel Hill, 2001
  • BA - Anthropology, State University of New York at New Paltz, 1996
Summary of Responsibility:

Directs all research activities within the International Sector of HIP
Current projects:

Positive Outcomes for Orphans in 5 countries (POFO), Coping and Health in Tanzania (CHAT), Sexworkers and Orphanhood (SWO), Cognitive Based Therapy for Oprhans in Tanzania (CBT)

Recent Publications   (More Publications)
  1. with Whetten, K., Reif, S.,Whetten, R., Murphy-McMillan, LK, Trauma, Mental Health, Distrust, and Stigma Among HIV-Positive Persons:Implications for Effective Care, Psychosomatic Medicine no. 70 (2008), pp. 531-538 .
  2. with Whetten K. Leserman J. Whetten R. Ostermann J. Thielman N. Swartz M. Stangl D., Exploring lack of trust in care providers and the government as a barrier to health service use.”, American Journal of Public Health, vol. 96 no. 4 (April, 2006), pp. 716-21 .
  3. with Whetten R. Whetten K, Pence B W, Reif S, Conover C, Bouis S, Does distance affect utilization of substance abuse and mental health services in the presence of transportation services?”, AIDS Care, vol. 8 no. 1 (2006), pp. 27-34 .
  4. with Whetten, K., S. Reif, J. Ostermann, M. Swartz, R. Whetten, C. Conover, S. Bouis, N. Thielman, J. Eron., Improving health outcomes among individuals with HIV, mental illness, and substance use disorders in the Southeast, AIDS Care, vol. 8 no. 1 (2006), pp. 18-26 .
  5. with Whetten, K., S. Reif, M. Swartz, R. Stevens, J. Ostermann, L. Hanisch, J. Eron, A Brief Mental Health and Substance Abuse Screener For Persons with HIV, AIDS Patient Care and STDs, vol. 19 no. 2 (2005), pp. 23-29 .
Hobbies and Interests:

Pottery, dancing, running, reading, healthy food, science and medicine.

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