Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, & TB Prevention, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention
1600 Clifton Road, NE
Mailstop E-59
Atlanta
GAUSA
30333
Biographical Sketch: Dionne Godette, Ph.D. is an assistant professor of health promotion and behavior at the University of Georgia College of Public Health. She earned a bachelor degree in psychology from the University of Virginia and a masters degree in counseling from the Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Godette earned her doctorate in health behavior & health education from the School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Additionally, she completed two postdoctoral fellowships. The first was with the W.K. Kellogg Scholars in Health Disparities program at the Harvard School of Public Health, Center for Society and Health; and the second was with the Boston University School of Public Health, Youth Alcohol Prevention Center.
Dr. Godette’s research is focused on gaining a nuanced understanding of the etiology and prevention of health inequities experienced by U.S.-based minorities. Her program of research has led her to work with minority populations across the lifespan. Dr. Godette’s primary focus has been on understanding and preventing alcohol, tobacco, and other drug (ATOD) use related problems experienced by U.S. based minority populations. Her program of research is focused on examining: (1) disparities in the physical consequences that minorities experience related to ATOD use (e.g., elevated blood pressure, HIV risk behaviors and HIV infection), (2) inequities in the social consequences of ATOD use (e.g., involvement with the criminal justice system, disruption of social relationships), and (3) racial disparities in substance abuse treatment. Dr. Godette is published in national and international journals and has written multiple book chapters on topics related to health inequities experienced by U.S. based minorities.