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Lorenzo N. Hopper, PhD, MPH<\/strong> is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and\"\"<\/a> Community Health at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. His work is rooted in a\u00a0commitment to the pursuit of health equity with a focus on improving maternal and child health\u00a0(MCH) outcomes. His research focused on understanding father engagement and the ways in which fathers can advance maternal and infant health.<\/p>\n

Dr. Hopper earned his PhD in Maternal and Child Health from the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health<\/span><\/span> in 2020, his Master of Public Health from East Carolina University<\/span><\/span> in 2013, and his BA from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill<\/span><\/span> in 2010.<\/p>\n

Prior to his current appointment, Dr. Hopper served in multiple academic leadership and instructional roles, including adjunct faculty, lecturer, and MPH Program Director. He currently teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in public health, with an emphasis on health equity, behavior change, and maternal and child health.<\/p>\n

In 2025, Dr. Hopper received a Distinguished Alumni Early Career Award from the Department of Maternal and Child Health at UNC Chapel Hill. In 2024, Dr. Hopper was selected as elected as one of 10 early and mid-career public health faculty members to the National Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Workforce Development Center Faculty Development Fellowship Program at Diverse Institutions<\/a>. Dr. Hopper has worked as a research fellow at The Moynihan Institute for Fatherhood Research and Policy<\/a> since 2023.<\/p>\n

Dr. Hopper established and co-leads a faculty-led Charlotte MCH Workgroup<\/a>. The group aims to foster pathways for intersectional collaborations in order to strengthen effective and comprehensive MCH work that benefits the community. He also advises SHAPE (Students Helping Advance Preconception Education) preconception peer education program at UNC Charlotte.<\/p>\n

For collaboration opportunities or to learn more about his work, please contact Dr. Hopper via email.<\/p>\n\n\t\t