معرفی
Professor Stephani Hatch is a Vice Dean for Culture, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion and Professor of Sociology and Epidemiology at King’s College London. She leads the Health Inequities Research Group and co-leads initiatives like the TIDES study and the Health and Social Equity Collective. Her work focuses on health inequities, particularly for marginalized communities, using mixed methods to study discrimination, social determinants, and inclusive research practices. She holds roles in policy advisory boards across health and social sectors.
Education
- PhD Sociology (2002), University of Maryland
- MA Sociology (1996), Georgia State University
- BA Psychology (1993), Indiana University
Research Interests: Population mental health, health equity, discrimination, mixed methods research, inclusive knowledge production, and community-driven initiatives. Her work integrates participatory action research and policy engagement to address systemic inequities in healthcare and education.
Grants & Projects
- £4.7m Wellcome Discovery Award (2025): CARE-HSC program addressing racial equity in health systems
- ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health
- IoPPN Virtual Reality Lab studies on clinical interactions and biases
Awards
- Fellow of The Academy of Social Sciences (2025)
- Senior Fellow, UK Higher Education Academy (2016)
Labs/Initiatives: Health Inequalities Research Network (HERON), Narrowing Inequalities Platform (UKRI PHI-UK), and the Community Organised Research for Equity (CORE) project.
