Shoshanna Fine

Shoshanna Fine, PhD, is an Assistant Research Professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's Department of Mental Health. Her work focuses on mental health and psychosocial development among marginalized and culturally diverse populations globally, particularly adolescents in adversity. She leads the Global Early Adolescent Study (GEAS), investigating gender socialization impacts in low-resource urban environments across five continents.

Education:

• PhD in Public Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (2020)
• MPH in Public Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (2016)
• AB in Liberal Arts, Harvard College (2010)

Research Interests:

• Mental health in conflict/displacement settings
• Violence and substance use interrelationships
• Culturally appropriate interventions in low-resource contexts
• Gender socialization's impact on adolescent health

Awards:

• 2021 Charles E. Irwin New Investigator Award
• 2020 Alberta B. Szalita Award
• Multiple fellowships including Harvard's Center for Public Interest Careers (2010)

Key Projects: GEAS, UNHCR mental health tracking, Burundian refugee adolescent interventions, and multi-country studies on emotional/behavioral problems. Active in Thailand, Indonesia, Kenya, Zambia, and Papua New Guinea.