David H. Chae, ScD, MA

Professor

Director, Society, Health and Racial Equity (SHARE) Lab
David Chae

Education & Affiliations

Postdoctoral, Robert Wood Johnson Health & Society Scholars Program, University of California, Berkeley and University of California, San Francisco
Doctor of Science, Harvard University, School of Public Health
Master of Arts, Columbia University, Teachers College
Bachelor of Arts, University of Chicago

Biography

David Chae, Sc.D., M.A., is Professor in the Department of Social, Behavioral, and Population Sciences and director of the Society, Health, and Racial Equity (SHARE) Lab. His research focuses on social determinants of health inequities and the embodiment of racism. He studies racism as a social-environmental toxin that shapes the inequitable population-level distribution of disease. As part of this work, he investigates the interplay between social context, developmental period, behavior, and biology, and links to disease susceptibility and progression.

He is an elected fellow of the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research, the honorary senior scientist society for those whose research is at the interface of behavior and medicine. He is Associate Editor of the journal Psychosomatic Medicine, on the Editorial Board of Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology, and serves on several scientific research groups dedicated to the study of racism.

CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS

Promoting Color Brave Conversations in Families

Lupus Education Alliance Program

Uncovering COVID-19 Experiences and Realities (UnCOVER) Study

Black Women’s Experiences Living with Lupus (BeWELL) Study

Psychobiology of Racial Minority Stress and Cell Aging

Macon Lives Healthier

Research Areas

  • Health and Social Inequities
  • Racism and Disease Risk/Progression
  • Inflammation and Biological/Cell Aging
  • Anti-Racism Interventions

Honors & Awards

2024: White House Workshop on Advancing Understanding of Hate and Bias-Related Incidents, Panelist

2024: Annual Joseph A. Begando Keynote Lecturer, University of Illinois, Chicago

2023: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, Committee on the Use of Race and Ethnicity in Biomedical Research, Panelist

2023: Dr. Martin Farias III Memorial Lectureship Award, University of North Texas Health Sciences Center

2023: Population Research Center, University of Texas at Austin, Visiting Scholar

2021: Outstanding Achievement and Commitment to Excellence in Total Competitive Research Funding, Tulane University

2019: Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award, Auburn University

2018: Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research, Elected Fellow

Publications

See Dr. Chae's publications at his NCBI link.

 

Courses

SPHL 6100: Health Equity (3 credits)

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