Description:

David Chae, Sc.D., M.A., is Associate Professor in the Department of Social, Behavioral, and Population Sciences, Director of the Society, Health, and Racial Equity (SHARE) Lab, and Associate Dean for Research at Tulane University, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. His research focuses on social determinants of health inequities and the embodiment of racism.

Title: “Causes of Death: Racism and Other Macro-Social Determinants of Health and Psychobiological Mechanisms of Disease” 

Abstract:

Racial inequities in health represent a significant social and moral dilemma, as well as a serious public health concern. In addition to creating and reinforcing oppressive environmental conditions, racism is an ambient toxin that can undermine health more insidiously, including via biological processes underlying multiple disease pathways. A social-psychobiological framework can elucidate the channels through which multiple levels of racism compromise health throughout human development.