Brittany Schuler

Brittany Schuler is an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at Temple University's College of Public Health. She holds a PhD in Social Work from the University of Maryland, Baltimore, and earned both her MSW and BSW from Temple University. Prior to her current role, she completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at the University of Michigan's School of Social Work.

Her research focuses on health disparities across the socioeconomic spectrum, with an emphasis on pediatric obesity, chronic illness, maternal and child health, and the intersection of health and child welfare. She investigates how social determinants, including poverty, food insecurity, trauma, and policy factors, influence early childhood health and development, particularly in underserved communities. Her work aligns with the Grand Challenge for Social Work to close the health gap.

Dr. Schuler’s recent publications examine trauma and cardiometabolic health, adverse childhood experiences and obesity, parenting stress, economic hardship, and maternal mental health. Her research employs longitudinal and epidemiological methods to understand complex family and environmental influences on health behaviors and outcomes.

She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses including Introduction to Social Research, Evaluating Programs and Practice in Social Work, Health/Mental Health Policy, and Children and Families in the Social Environment.

Dr. Schuler is actively involved in developing community-based interventions aimed at promoting optimal health behaviors and buffering systemic stressors in low-income neighborhoods. Her goal is to prevent chronic health conditions that impair quality of life and lead to premature death in vulnerable populations.