NACDA Podcast 16. Dr. Darrell Hudson and the ARCHES Data

This 40-minute podcast features Dr. Darrell Hudson:

• Professor and Chair of the Department of Health Behavior and Health Equity at the University of Michigan School of Public Health
• Dr. Hudson completed his doctoral studies at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, where he also received his MPH. He earned a BA in Psychology from Morehouse College
• Before UMich, he was a Professor of Public Health at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis and Director for the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity, and Equity at Washington University
• Dr. Hudson’s career is dedicated to the elimination of racial/ethnic inequities in health.
• His research agenda centers on how social determinants of health, particularly racism, affect multiple health outcomes
• His current work focuses on the investigation of how the process of upward social mobility affects the health and well-being of Black Americans. He is also investigating the integration of mental and physical health using a life course, stress framework.
• Currently working on Aging Research Characterizing Health Equity via Social Determinants (ARCHES) – study examining social determinants of health, aging, and cognitive functioning among Black Americans.