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Kathryn Whetten

Kathryn Whetten
Director, Center for Health Policy

Office Location: 125 Old Chem Bldg
Office Phone: +1 919 613 9366
Office Fax: +1 919 684 6246
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. 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 .
  2. Whetten, K., J. Leserman, K. Lowe, D. Stangl, N. Thielman, M. Swartz, L. Hanisch, L. Van Scoyoc., Prevalence of Childhood Sexual Abuse in a Southern HIV-Positive Cohort, American Journal of Public Health, vol. 96 no. 6 (2006), pp. 970–973  [abs].
  3. Whetten K., J. Leserman, R. Whetten, J. Ostermann, N. Thielman, M. Swartz, D. Stangl, . “Exploring Trust as a Barrier to Health Service Use, American Journal of Public Health, vol. 96 no. 4 (2006), pp. 716–721  [abs].
  4. Reif S.S., K. Whetten, K. Lowe, J. Ostermann, Association of unmet needs for support services with medication use and adherence among HIV-infected individuals in the Southeastern United States, AIDS Care, vol. 18 no. 4 (2006), pp. 277-283  [abs].
  5. Whetten K., J. Leserman, R. Whetten, J. Ostermann, N. Thielman, M. Swartz, D. Stangl, Exploring Trust in Care Providers and the Government as a Barrier to Health Service Use, American Journal of Public Health, vol. 96 no. 4 (2006), pp. 716-721 .
Teaching (Fall 2008):
  • INTERDIS 110B.16, GLOBAL HEALTH
    SEE INSTRU 04, Th 04:25 PM-05:25 PM; Sanford 04, MW 08:30 AM-09:30 AM
  • PUBPOL 154.01, GLOBAL HEALTH Synopsis
    Sanford 04, MW 08:30 AM-09:45 AM; SEE INSTRU , Th 04:25 PM-05:40 PM
  • PUBPOL 254.01, GLOBAL HEALTH Synopsis
    Sanford 04, MW 08:30 AM-09:45 AM; SEE INSTRU , Th 04:25 PM-05:40 PM
  • PUBPOL 263S.01, PUBLIC HEALTH RES METH ISSUES Synopsis
    Sanford 150, TuTh 01:15 PM-02:30 PM
  • LAW 364.01, GLOBAL HEALTH
    Sanford 04, MW 08:30 AM-09:45 AM; SEE INSTRU , Th 04:25 PM-05:40 PM
  • NURSING 455.01, GLOBAL HEALTH
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