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Karen Jennings Mathis is an Assistant Professor at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and a research scientist at the Center for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine (CBPM) at Miriam Hospital. Her research primarily focuses on risk and protective cultural factors associated with the onset and maintenance of disordered eating within Black populations and the concept of intersectionality. Dr. Mathis aims to transform traditional evidence-based assessments and treatments into culturally sensitive and relevant approaches. She earned her BA in Psychology from Amherst College and both an MS and PhD in nursing from Boston College. Following her graduate studies, she completed a prestigious NIMH T32 Midwest Regional Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Chicago and held tenure-track faculty positions at the University of Rhode Island. As a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, Dr. Mathis also leverages her clinical expertise in her academic work.
Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University • Providence, RI
Engaged in teaching, research, and clinical practice in psychiatry and human behavior.
Center for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, Miriam Hospital • Providence, RI
Conducts research focusing on cultural factors influencing disordered eating among various populations.
Department: Department of Economics