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Tess Thompson, PhD, MPH, is a UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center member whose research examines how the social context affects health.

PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor, UNC School of Social Work
UNC-Chapel Hill
Cancer Prevention and Control

Area of Interest

My research examines how the social context affects health. This work includes four main strands:

  1. The importance of social support
  2. The effects of family on health
  3. The impact of unmet social needs on health outcome
  4. The use of narratives and other innovative methods of health communication

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