KATRINA ELLIS
FAMILIES.HEALTH.EQUITY.
About
The Ellis Research Team, led by Katrina R. Ellis, MSW, MPH, PhD, works to understand, support and improve the lives of families managing multiple health challenges, with a specific focus on African Americans. Dr. Ellis is an assistant professor at the School of Social Work at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. Her research focus includes family health interventions, cancer survivorship, racial and ethnic disparities in health, and family management of chronic health conditions.
Research Interests
Where I've Been
New Orleans, LA
Dillard University
BA in Secondary Education & Art
*2020 Alumni 40-Under-40 Award Winner
Fiji
Former Peace Corps Volunteer, Served as a Health Promotion Officer with the Ministry of Health in Fiji.
Ypsilanti, MI
RWJF Program Evaluation Fellowship Program
Highscope Educational Research Foundation
Ann Arbor, MI
University of Michigan
PhD in Health Behavior and
Health Education
Chapel Hill, NC
Postdoctoral Fellow, Cancer Health Disparities Training Program (NCI T32) and UNC Center for Health Equity Research
Ann Arbor, MI
University of Michigan
Master of Social Work in
Interpersonal Practice & Health
Master of Public Health in
Health Behavior & Health Education
Ann Arbor, MI
University of Michigan,
School of Social Work
Assistant Professor
