PhD Student Profile
Akilah Patterson, M.P.H.
- Doctoral Pre-Candidate
Education
- MPH: Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University (2019)
- BA: Communication, University of Cincinnati (2015)
- BS: Health Promotion & Health Education, University of Cincinnati (2015)
Research Interests & Projects
- Mental Health
- Racial Discrimination
- Adolescents & Emerging Adults
- Suicide Prevention
Selected Publications
- Patterson, A., Voichoski, E., Fucinari, J., Smith, V. (2025). Community, Culture, and Care: A Cross-Institutional Analysis of Mental Health Among HBCU and PBI Students. Institute for Capacity Building, United Negro College Fund.
- Anderson, R.A., Johnson, N.C., Jones, S.C.T., Patterson, A., & Anyiwo, A. (2024) Racial socialization and Black adolescent mental health: A critical review and future directions. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.
- Lipson, S.K., Zhou, S., Abelson, S., Heinze, J., Jirsa, M., Morigney, J., Patterson, A., Singh, M., Eisenberg, D. (2022) Trends in college student mental health and help-seeking by race/ethnicity: Findings from the national healthy minds study, 2013-2021. J Affect Disord. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.03.038.
- Patterson, A., Vu, M., Haardörfer, R., Windle, M., & Berg, C.J. (2020). Motives for alcohol and marijuana use as predictors of use and problem use among young adult college students. Journal of Drug Issues.