Professional Summary
Dr. Chatters holds a joint appointment as a Professor in the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education (School of Public Health) and in the School of Social Work. She is the faculty coordinator of the Dual Degree Program in Social Work and Public Health. Dr. Chatters is also a Faculty Associate with the Program for Research on Black Americans, Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan. The major focus of Dr. Chatters' research has been the study of adult development and aging as it relates to the mental and physical health status and functioning of older persons in a variety of social contexts (i.e., the family, church, and community). Integral to this work is a concern with the relationships between personal and social relationships of older persons and individual outcomes (i.e., social support, subjective well-being, and perceptions of health status). A particular emphasis of this work has been the investigation of religious involvement among the African American population and the assessment of the independent effects of relevant religious, personal, and social status factors on well-being. Dr. Chatters has been designated by Thomson-ISI as a Highly Cited Researcher in the Category of General Social Sciences. ISI Author Publication Number A0347-2004-0.
Courses Taught
HBEHED626: Counseling and the Health Decision Process
HBEHED629: Families and Health
Education
Ph.D., Psychology, University of Michigan, 1983
A.B., Psychology, University of California at Berkeley, 1975
Research Interest & Projects
Dr. Chatters interests include the role of religion as a protective factor for physical and mental health and social support systems within African American communities. Some of the projects she is currently involved in are:
Church-based Assistance and Older Blacks
African American Mental Health Research Program
Solidarity and Support within Three-Generational Families
National Survey of American Life
Selected Publications
Levin, J., Chatters, L.M., & Taylor, R.J. (In press). Religious factors in health and medical care among older adults. Southern Medical Journal
Levin, J.S., & Chatters, L.M. (In press). Religion, aging, and health: Historical perspectives, current trends, and future directions. Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging
Lincoln, K.D., Chatters, L.M., & Taylor, R.J. (2005). Social support, traumatic events and psychological distress among African Americans. Journal of Marriage and Family, 67, 754-766.
Taylor, R.J., Lincoln, K.D., & Chatters, L.M. (2005). Supportive relationships with church members among African Americans. Family Relations, 54(4), 501-511.
Krause, N., & Chatters, L.M. (2005). Exploring race differences in a multidimensional battery of prayer measures. Sociology of Religion, 66, 23-43.
Levin, J., Chatters, L.M. & Taylor, R.J. (2005). Religion, health, and medicine in African Americans: Implications for physicians. Journal of the National Medical Association., 97, 237-249.
Taylor, R. J., Chatters, L. M., & Levin, J. S. (2004). Religion in the Lives of African Americans: Social, Psychological and Health Perspectives. Newbury Park: Sage.
Lincoln, K. D., Taylor, R. J. and Chatters, L. M. (In Press). Correlates of Emotional Support and Negative Interaction among Older Black Americans. Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences.
Professional Affiliations
Member, American Public Health Association
Member, Gerontological Society of America
Member, National Council on Family Relations
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