Deshira D. Wallace

Deshira D. Wallace, PhD, MSPH, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Behavior at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. Her research focuses on structural and psychosocial stressors impacting cardiovascular disease and diabetes management among US Latinx populations and Latin Americans, with a particular emphasis on intersectionality and health inequities among individuals of African descent. She employs mixed methods, including qualitative interviews and quantitative techniques like structural equation modeling.

Education: PhD in Health Behavior (UNC-Chapel Hill, 2019); MSPH in Health Behavior (UNC-Chapel Hill, 2015); BA in Environmental Sciences and Policy (Duke University, 2010).

Research interests include health equity, psychosocial stress, Latinx health disparities, and scale development. Her work bridges health sciences, social sciences, and humanities to address systemic health inequities. Recent publications analyze stress responses in prediabetes management, social support in diabetes care in the Dominican Republic, and mental health correlates in college students.

No scientific awards explicitly listed. Advising and grants details unavailable. Affiliated with the Gillings School’s research initiatives but no specific labs/teams mentioned.