Emory University
Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education
1518 Clifton Road NE, Room 426
Atlanta
GAUSA
30322
Biographical Sketch: Julia Ellenberg Painter is a PhD candidate in Behavioral Sciences and Health Education at Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health. She graduated with a BA in Biology and Society from Cornell University and a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree from Johns Hopkins University. In between her undergraduate and MPH programs, she was a high-school science teacher via Teach For America. Her current research interests are 1) adolescent and school health, 2) infectious disease prevention among adolescents, and 3) the link between health disparities and academic achievement.