معرفی
Joanna Maselko, ScD, is a Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Gillings School of Global Public Health. Her research focuses on social epidemiology and global mental health, particularly examining how social contexts influence developmental risk trajectories across the life course. She leads the Bachpan Birth Cohort in Pakistan, studying maternal depression interventions and their long-term impacts on child development. Maselko also investigates aging populations, intergenerational caregiving in Sri Lanka and the US, and the role of religious engagement in health outcomes.
Education:
- ScD, Social Epidemiology, Harvard University, 2004
- SM, Health and Social Behavior, Harvard University, 2000
- BS, Biological Sciences, University of Alaska-Anchorage, 1996
Research Interests:
- Perinatal depression and child development in low-resource settings
- Social determinants of mental health across lifecourses
- Intergenerational influences on cognitive and physical health in aging populations
- Impact of cultural practices and socioeconomic factors on health equity
Grants & Collaborations:
- Funded by NIH (R01 HD075875) for the Bachpan Cohort Study
- Collaborations with Human Development Research Foundation (HDRF) and SHARE in Pakistan
- Projects in Sri Lanka with the University of Jaffna and University of Ruhuna
Labs/Teams:
- Bachpan Study Team (Pakistan)
- Sri Lanka Healthy Aging Study
- Global Mental Health Research Group
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