P. Paul Chandanabhumma, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Dr. Paul Chandanabhumma is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine, Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Antiracism and Health Equity Program (AREP) in the Department of Family Medicine, and Leadership Team member of the Michigan Mixed Methods Program. He completed his PhD in Community Health Sciences at UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and a postdoctoral research fellowship at the University of Michigan Mixed Methods Program. His research interests lie at the intersection of health inequities, antiracism, community engagement, mixed methods research, and climate adaption.

• Applying social justice frameworks to promote equitable healthcare practices
• Enhancing participatory, mixed methods approaches in health disparities research

• Promoting climate adaptation and resilience through community-engaged intervention

Advanced Degrees

• Ph.D., Community Health Sciences, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 2018
• M.P.H., Social and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2010

• Engagement, Recruitment, and Retention of Racial and Ethnic Minority Participants in Research: Promoting Equity in Clinical and Translational Science, MICHR, Principal Investigator
• #MYHealth: Training the Next Generation of Health Scientists Through Participatory Research in Adolescent Health, NIGMS, Co-Investigator (PI: DeJonckheere)
• Leveraging Translational Research to Understand the Context and Process of CBPR Implementation, Evaluation and Dissemination, MICHR, Principal Investigator
• Understanding and Addressing Variation in Healthcare-Associated Infections After Durable Ventricular Assist Device Therapy, AHRQ, Co-Investigator (PI: Likosky/Pagani)
• Improving Diagnosis in Emergency and Acute Care: A Learning Laboratory, AHRQ, Co-Investigator (PI: Mahajan)
• Promoting Racial Equity in Newborn Drug Testing: A Justice-Informed, Participatory Mixed Methods Study, OVPR, Co-Investigator (PI: Wu)
• Enhancing the Impact of Behavioral Pain Management on MAT Outcomes, Co-Investigator (PIs: Ilgen/Lin)

1. Chandanabhumma, P.P., Swaminathan, S.K., Cabrera, L.M., Hou H., Yang G., Kim K.D., Janda A.M., Nassar K., Malani P.N., Zhang M., Funk R.J., Aaronson K.D., Wu J.P., Pagani F.D., MD, Likosky D.S. (2024). Enhancing Qualitative and Quantitative Data Linkages in Complex Mixed Methods Designs: Illustrations from a Multi-Phase Healthcare Delivery Study. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, Special Issue in Memory of Mike Fetters, 18(3): 235-246. https://doi.org/10.1177/15586898241257549

2. Chandanabhumma, P.P., Gabrysiak, A., Brush, B.L., Coombe, C.M., Eng, E., Jensen, M., Lachance, L., Shepard, P., Wallerstein, N.B., Israel, B.A. (2023). Cultivating an ecosystem: A qualitative exploration of sustainability in long-standing community-based participatory research (CBPR) partnerships. Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action, 17(3), 393-404. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10651163/

3. Chandanabhumma, P.P., Duran, B.M., Peterson, J.C., Pearson, C.R., Oetzel, J.G., Dutta, M.J., & Wallerstein, N.B. (2020). Space within the scientific discourse for the voice of the other? Expressions of community voice in the scientific discourse of community-based participatory research. Health Communication, 35(5), 616-627. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2019.1581409.

4. Chandanabhumma, P.P. & Narasimhan, S. (2020). Towards health equity and social justice: An applied framework of decolonization in health promotion. Health Promotion International, 35(4), 831-840. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daz053.

5. Chandanabhumma, P.P., Fetters, M.D., Pagani, F.D., Malani, P.N., Hollingsworth, J.M., Funk, R.J., Aaronson, K.D., Zhang, M., Kormos, R.L., Chenoweth, C.E., Shore, S., Watt, T.M.F., Cabrera, L., & Likosky, D.S. (2020). Understanding and addressing variation in healthcare-associated infections after durable ventricular assist device therapy: Protocol for a mixed methods study. JMIR Research Protocols, 9(1), e14701. https://doi.org/10.2196/14701.

6. Chandanabhumma, P.P., Fabregues, S., Oetzel, J., Duran, B., Ford, C. (2022). Examining the influence of group diversity on the functioning of community-based participatory research participants: A mixed methods study. American Journal of Community Psychology, 1-13.
https://doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12626