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James Spilsbury, PhD, MPH, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Population & Quantitative Health Sciences and the Department of Pediatrics at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. He also serves as Program Director for Educational Programs in Clinical Research and Co-Director of the PhD in Clinical Translational Science at the Center for Clinical Investigation.
Education:
- PhD in Anthropology, Case Western Reserve University (2002)
- MPH in Health Education, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1985)
- B.S. in Biology, Yale University (1981)
Research Focus: Dr. Spilsbury investigates how socio-cultural environments—including family dynamics and neighborhood ecologies—impact children's health, with specialized expertise in sleep behavior, violence exposure, and child maltreatment. His interdisciplinary approach integrates anthropology, public health, psychology, and social work.
Publication Trends: His recent work (2015–2019) emphasizes neighborhood influences on child maltreatment, sleep disorders in pediatric populations, and cross-cultural caregiver perspectives. Earlier research (2002–2009) established foundational frameworks for understanding violence-induced trauma and child neighborhood perceptions.
Mentorship & Grants: He has supervised 12 PhD students, 325 master's candidates, and 4 postdoctoral fellows. Current grants include NIH-funded projects on neighborhood ecologies of child maltreatment (NICHD R01) and trauma response for child homicide cases (DOJ).
