Dr. Slopen’s research focuses on social influences on health, health disparities, and psychological and biological mechanisms through which childhood experiences are embedded to increase risk for later chronic diseases. The overarching goal of her research is to identify processes and conditions that can be targeted by interventions in order to reduce health disparities and promote health over the life course. Dr. Slopen completed her Doctorate of Science in Social Epidemiology at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, and her postdoctoral fellowship training at the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University.