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Ketrell McWhorter, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in Epidemiology & Environmental Health at the University of Kentucky, with affiliations to the Markey Cancer Center, Center for Appalachian Research in Environmental Sciences (UK-CARES), and UNITE Research Priority Area. Their work focuses on the intersection of environmental exposures, sleep patterns, and metabolic/cardiovascular outcomes, particularly among Appalachian populations and ethnic minorities.
- Master of Business Administration, University of Cincinnati
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Cincinnati
- Bachelor of Business Administration, University of Cincinnati
- Bachelor of Arts, University of Cincinnati
Research interests span diabetes epidemiology, obesity, cardiovascular risk factors, and health impacts of environmental toxins (e.g., secondhand smoke, metal mixtures, air pollution). Key projects explore sleep behavior as a moderator of environmental exposure effects on pediatric obesity and metabolic syndrome.
Article analyses reveal trends in climate change's health impacts, racial disparities in sleep health, and trauma-informed sleep interventions. Grants include funding from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences to examine co-exposures in Rural Appalachia and cardiovascular disease comorbidities via the PRIDE Summer Institute.
