An honors graduate from UC Berkeley where she received a B.A. in Sociology with a minor in African American studies and a graduate from the University of Michigan where she earned a MSW, a M.A. in Sociology and a Ph.D. in Social Work and Sociology, Dr. Lincoln is currently an Associate Professor in the School of Social Work and the Associate Director of the Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging at the University of Southern California. 

As a researcher, Dr. Lincoln grapples with issues that are locally, nationally and internationally meaningful.  Her research lies in improving clinical and community-based treatment of persons with mental health disorders and chronic health conditions and is supported by a number of different agencies within the National Institutes of Health, including the National Institute on Aging, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and the National Institute of Mental Health.  The goal of her research is to identify intervention points and strategies for limiting the further deterioration of health and mental health of Black Americans by examining social determinants.  Specifically, her research focuses on the social environment, psychosocial, sociocultural and health behavioral factors in the etiology of mental health disparities while illuminating the role of stress, social networks and health behaviors as they relate to psychiatric disorders and health outcomes.  To that end, she has presented in several national and international conferences and her work includes over 40 publications in 25 peer-reviewed journals including Social Work, Social Science and Medicine, Journal of Health and Social Behavior and Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology.

As an educator and mentor, Dr. Lincoln facilitates critical thinking and inspires her students to be agents of change.  She understands that the success of a course is not simply measured by how much is learned, but by how it is learned.  Her goal as a teacher is to help create an experience for students that get them excited about learning.  As one colleague states, "She is one of the most dedicated mentors at any faculty rank that I know.  She takes the extra steps necessary to nurture the intellectual strengths and talents of her protégés and; as a result, she has successfully mentored a number of African American scholars on campus and abroad where many have received numerous grants and scholarships based on her mentorship efforts."

Dr. Lincoln is a member of several associations, the recipient of many honors and also contributes to a blog where she fuses social commentary with her vast knowledge of health and mental health about African American communities; posing questions such as “Is Being Black Bad for Your Health?” and sharing her inspiration for a “Healthy Black America.”

For more information on the accomplishments of Dr. Karen Lincoln, go to www.karendlincoln.comor follow her on twitter @KarenDLincoln.

An honors graduate from UC Berkeley where she received a B.A. in Sociology with a minor in African American studies and a graduate from the University of Michigan where she earned a MSW, a M.A. in Sociology and a Ph.D. in Social Work and Sociology, Dr. Lincoln is currently an Associate Professor in the School of Social Work and the Associate Director of the Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging at the University of Southern California. 

As a researcher, Dr. Lincoln grapples with issues that are locally, nationally and internationally meaningful.  Her research lies in improving clinical and community-based treatment of persons with mental health disorders and chronic health conditions and is supported by a number of different agencies within the National Institutes of Health, including the National Institute on Aging, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and the National Institute of Mental Health.  The goal of her research is to identify intervention points and strategies for limiting the further deterioration of health and mental health of Black Americans by examining social determinants.  Specifically, her research focuses on the social environment, psychosocial, sociocultural and health behavioral factors in the etiology of mental health disparities while illuminating the role of stress, social networks and health behaviors as they relate to psychiatric disorders and health outcomes.  To that end, she has presented in several national and international conferences and her work includes over 40 publications in 25 peer-reviewed journals including Social Work, Social Science and Medicine, Journal of Health and Social Behavior and Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology.

As an educator and mentor, Dr. Lincoln facilitates critical thinking and inspires her students to be agents of change.  She understands that the success of a course is not simply measured by how much is learned, but by how it is learned.  Her goal as a teacher is to help create an experience for students that get them excited about learning.  As one colleague states, "She is one of the most dedicated mentors at any faculty rank that I know.  She takes the extra steps necessary to nurture the intellectual strengths and talents of her protégés and; as a result, she has successfully mentored a number of African American scholars on campus and abroad where many have received numerous grants and scholarships based on her mentorship efforts."

Dr. Lincoln is a member of several associations, the recipient of many honors and also contributes to a blog where she fuses social commentary with her vast knowledge of health and mental health about African American communities; posing questions such as “Is Being Black Bad for Your Health?” and sharing her inspiration for a “Healthy Black America.”

For more information on the accomplishments of Dr. Karen Lincoln, go to www.karendlincoln.comor follow her on twitter @KarenDLincoln.