Katrina R. Ellis

Katrina R. Ellis is an Associate Professor at the School of Social Work at the University of Michigan. Her work focuses on family health interventions, cancer survivorship, and racial/ethnic health disparities, particularly for African Americans. She employs qualitative and quantitative methodologies to study family dynamics in managing chronic illnesses and cancer.

Her education includes a PhD in Public Health - Health Behavior & Health Education (2015), an MSW in Interpersonal Practice/Health (2008), and an MPH in Health Behavior & Health Education (2008) from the University of Michigan, and a BA in Secondary Education/Art (2002) from Dillard University.

Her research program examines interdependent quality of life factors in young breast cancer survivors and their families, digital health applications, and community-based participatory projects targeting cancer and cardiovascular disparities in marginalized populations.

Notable scientific awards include the James S. Jackson Emerging Scholar (2023), Rogel Scholar in Cancer Health Equity (2022), and NIH-funded Obesity Health Disparities Program (2019).