Shannon Whittaker, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Boston University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Center for Innovation in Social Science




Dr. Shannon Whittaker is a postdoctoral fellow within CISS. She received her Ph.D. from Yale School of Public Health and her Master’s Degree in Public Health from Brown University School of Public Health. Her research interests lie at the intersection of place, race, health and history where I examine how social, structural, and political processes such as gentrification impact the health of marginalized communities of color, particularly Black communities. Most of her current work evaluates how systemic forms of racism, discrimination, and dispossession have evolved and how these systems of oppression affect neighborhoods and their residents.

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  1. Whittaker S, Hyacinthe MF, Keene D, Dulin A, Kershaw T, Warren J. Race, wealth and health: The role of reparations. Soc Sci Med. 2025 May; 373:117963. PMID: 40168833; PMCID: PMC12147558; DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.117963;
     
  2. Swope C, Markley S, Whittaker S, Hillier A. How and Why Does Redlining Matter for Present-Day Health? Critical Perspectives on Causality, Cartography, and Capitalism. Am J Public Health. 2025 May; 115(5):769-779. PMID: 40080742; PMCID: PMC11983052; DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2024.308000;
     
  3. Willie TC, Linton S, Adams LB, Overstreet NM, Whittaker S, Faller T, Knight D, Kershaw TS. Structural racism and intimate partner violence perpetration among racially diverse men transitioning into fatherhood: an anti-racist approach to IPV prevention. Inj Epidemiol. 2025 Feb 26; 12(1):10. PMID: 40012062; PMCID: PMC11866592; DOI: 10.1186/s40621-025-00562-4;
     
  4. Uzzi M, Whittaker S, Esposito MH, Dean LT, Buggs SA, Pollack Porter KM. Racial capitalism and firearm violence: Developing a theoretical framework for firearm violence research examining structural racism. Soc Sci Med. 2024 Oct; 358:117255. PMID: 39197276; PMCID: PMC11748318; DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117255;
     
  5. Willie TC, Linton SL, Whittaker S, Phillips KA, Knight D, Gray MC, Gardner G, Overstreet NM. Housing insecurity among black women surviving intimate partner violence during the COVID-19 pandemic: an intersectional qualitative approach. BMC Public Health. 2024 Feb 16; 24(1):501. PMID: 38365688; PMCID: PMC10873942; DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-17965-5;
     
  6. Willie T, Linton S, Whittaker S, Phillips K, Knight D, Gray M, Gardner G, Overstreet N. Housing Insecurity among Black Women Surviving Intimate Partner Violence during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Intersectional Qualitative Approach. Res Sq. 2023 Mar 14. PMID: 36993320; PMCID: PMC10055545; DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2662616/v1;
     
  7. Denary W, Fenelon A, Whittaker S, Esserman D, Lipska KJ, Keene DE. Rental assistance improves food security and nutrition: An analysis of National Survey Data. Prev Med. 2023 Apr; 169:107453. PMID: 36813247; PMCID: PMC10037672; DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2023.107453;
     
  8. Whittaker S, Martinez I, Kershaw T. Disparities in healthcare utilization and depression among young mothers: The role of family functioning. Womens Health (Lond). 2023; 19:17455057231199039. PMID: 37772936; PMCID: PMC10542225; DOI: 10.1177/17455057231199039;
     
  9. Keene DE, Rosenberg A, Schlesinger P, Whittaker S, Niccolai L, Blankenship KM. "The Squeaky Wheel Gets the Grease": Rental Assistance Applicants' Quests for a Rationed and Scarce Resource. Soc Probl. 2023 Feb; 70(1):203-218. PMID: 36798516; PMCID: PMC9928171; DOI: 10.1093/socpro/spab035;
     
  10. Willie TC, Linton SL, Whittaker S, Martinez I, Sharpless L, Kershaw T. "There's no place like home": Examining the associations between state eviction defense protections and indicators of biopsychosocial stress among survivors of intimate partner violence. Soc Sci Med. 2021 Jun; 279:113957. PMID: 34022678; PMCID: PMC8208584; DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.113957;
     
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