Research/Areas of Interest
Human Emotions and Behaviors; Health Equity; Social and Emotional Learning; School-Based Mental Health; Well-Being; Health Disparities; Neighborhood and Built Environment; Racial and Structural Inequality; Education; Social Work; Community-Based Educational Spaces; Ethnography, Youth-and-Community Based Participatory Action Research; Qualitative Research; Belonging and Human Flourishing
Education
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, United States
- Master of Arts, University of Wisconsin, Madison, United States
- Bachelor of Arts, Edgewood University, United States
Biography
Dr. Demond M. Hill is an Assistant Professor of Health Equity in the Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development at Tufts University. As a Health Equity Scholar, Dr. Hill uses ethnographic, qualitative, and participatory methods to examine the relationship between social and digital worlds, structural conditions, and emotional life, particularly within educational and community settings. In particular, he examines how sociological processes (e.g., structural violence) intersect with psychological and affective processes (e.g., emotions) to shape the mental health and well-being of Black and Brown children, youth, and families. His work also examines how communities create conditions for healing, belonging, awe, and human flourishing. Dr. Hill's primary goal is to advance health equity by centering children, youth, and their families, and elevating their lived experiences, knowledge, and community-rooted solutions.
Dr. Hill's research program is currently supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Dr. Hill's research program is currently supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.