David H. Chae, ScD, MA

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