Sarah (Betsy) E. Bledsoe, PhD, M.Phil., M.S.W.

Associate Professor, Co-Director
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Sarah E. (Betsy) Bledsoe, PhD, MPhil, MSW is Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work and Co-Director of the Natioanl Initiative for Trauma Education and Workforce Development. Her research addresses maternal and child mental health, evidence-based practice, and interventions promoting positive mental health and development for low-income families. Dr. Bledsoe's work aims to address the fundamental causes of psychiatric illness, poverty and discrimination, through community-based and participatory research with a focus on mood, anxiety, and trauma related disorders.

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Presentation(s):

• The Impact of COVID-19 on Maternal Research Careers: Advancing Equity in Social Work Research

  Friday, November 11, 2022
  1:15 PM – 2:15 PM

• Implementing Coursework on Common Trauma-Informed Practice Elements with a Racial Equity Focus

  Saturday, November 12, 2022
  5:30 PM – 6:00 PM

• Paternal Support to Reduce Perinatal Health Disparities in AA Mothers and Infants

  Sunday, November 13, 2022
  10:45 AM – 11:45 AM