Health Disparities in an Era of Rising Income Inequality
Thomas Fuller-Rowell received his B.A. in biochemistry and psychology from the University of Colorado in 2003 with summa cum laude honors, and his Ph.D. in developmental psychology from the department of human development at Cornell University in 2010. He then completed post-doctoral training in population health sciences as a Robert Wood Johnson Health & Society Scholar at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (2011-13) and as a research fellow in the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan (2010-11) before starting his current position at Auburn University.
His research focuses on social determinants of health and health disparities across the lifespan. His work has been published in leading journals across the disciplines of psychology, epidemiology, and medicine, including Health Psychology, American Journal of Epidemiology, and Psychosomatic Medicine. Fuller-Rowell has also worked for a civil rights organization in Buffalo, NY to address housing discrimination (2003-04), and has implemented multi-site action research projects in New York City (2004-06).
Professor Thomas-Rowell's Athenaeum presentation is co-sponsored by the Berger Institute for Work, Family, and Children at CMC.