Dr. Akilah Dulin

Biography

Akilah Dulin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences at Brown University’s School of Public Health. She earned her PhD in Medical Sociology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2007 and has been a faculty member at Brown since July 2012. Her research interests primarily focus on the examination of risk factors and resilience resources related to cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, particularly in relation to health outcomes for children and racial/ethnic minorities. Dr. Dulin studies aspects such as neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage, perceived neighborhood disorder, and individual-level socioeconomic positions as risk factors, while exploring neighborhood social support and optimism as resilience resources. Additionally, she is invested in the development of multilevel CVD prevention interventions and identifying social determinants that moderate intervention outcomes. She utilizes a variety of research approaches, emphasizing community-engaged and mixed methods to inform culturally appropriate interventions for underserved populations. Dr. Dulin's strong commitment to her work is reflected in her engagement with communities to identify diet, physical activity, and obesity-related comorbidities, particularly in urban contexts.

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