Dr. David Schlundt joins NIH funded team addressing social health disparities

Posted by Thilo Womelsdorf on Thursday, January 13, 2022 in Uncategorized.

Dr. David G. Schlundt, Associate Professor of Psychology, joins a collaborative NIH funded project to address health disparities and advance health equity in Nashville. The project includes TSU, Meharry and the Congregational Health and Education Network devoted to advance social factors in health. Dr. Schlundt’s multidisciplinary team will work with 30 Nashville-area churches to develop teams who will deploy federally approved and evidence-based programs that promote healthy behaviors

Prof. Schlundt is Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Vanderbilt University, leading research in behavioral medicine with a specific focuses on nutrition and behavior, and racial and ethnic health disparities.