Carmen Gómez Mandic

Robert Wood Johnson Health and Society Scholar '08-'10
Department of Population Health Sciences


cmandic@wisc.edu

Research Interest Statement
Carmen Gómez Mandic received her Sc.D. from the Harvard School of Public Health, Department of Society, Human Development and Health in 2008. Her doctoral research focused on socioeconomic disparities in social participation and functioning among children and youth with disabilities, as well as literacy-related barriers to parental involvement in the special education setting. Some of her prior work also focused on friendship development among children with developmental disabilities, and participation in supported employment among young adults with developmental disabilities. Prior to her doctoral studies, Carmen received her M.P.H. in Health Promotion from San Diego State University, and her B.A. in Integrative Biology from the University of California at Berkeley. As a Health & Society Scholar, Carmen is focused on understanding pathways to resilience and vulnerability among parents of adults with developmental disability or mental illness. She is collaborating with researchers at UW-Madison’s Waisman Center, Lifespan Family Research Program.