Christopher Whipple , Ph.D.

Biography

Christopher Whipple is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Penn State Harrisburg. Trained as a community psychologist, he received his Ph.D. in community psychology from DePaul University. His current research interests utilize basic and applied research to develop, implement, and evaluate community-based interventions and to inform intervention development and targets. Broadly, his research aims to support marginalized populations. Specifically, his interests are 1) community violence exposure and suicidal ideation in Black or African American adolescents, 2) reducing the impact of substance use disorder and related constructs on individuals and communities, and 3) developing, implementing, and evaluating culturally and contextually relevant interventions for marginalized populations. Dr. Whipple currently is a co-investigator on an NIH-funded grant to test the effectiveness of a culturally-relevant suicide prevention program for African American high school students, and a state-funded grant designed to reduce substance use disorder stigma in Pennsylvania.