Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Emory University School of Medicine
About
Joya N. Hampton-Anderson, PhD is a clinical psychologist and assistant professor in the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Emory School of Medicine. Dr. Hampton-Anderson received her undergraduate and master's degrees from Vanderbilt University, her doctorate in clinical Psychology from Emory University, and completed her Postdoctoral Fellowhip at Emory University School of Medicine. Her program of research aims to understand the sociocultural determinants of health disparities and integrated health outcomes in youth and families, with a particular interest in childhood adversity and chronic stress. She is interested in risk and protective factors that influence mental and physical health diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment, with a specific interest in culturally competent clinical practice and research. Clinically, Dr. Hampton-Anderson works with youth and families using an empirically supported, collaborative, culturally responsive approach to treatment.
Current Work:
Dr. Hampton-Anderson's program of research aims to understand the sociocultural determinants of health disparities and integrated health outcomes in youth and families, with a particular interest in childhood adversity and chronic stress. She is interested in risk and protective factors that influence mental and physical health diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment with a specific interest in culturally competent clinical practice and research. She uses mixed methods to pursue two primary lines of inquiry: 1) What are the mechanisms by which childhood stress and adversity influence psychological distress and health-related behaviors? 2) How do we best design and implement culturally competent interventions to reduce health disparities?
Research Area(s):
- black youth; stress; psychosocial; outcomes; treatment
