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Dr. Sam Cacace is an Assistant Professor in Epidemiology and Community Health<\/a> and Core Faculty with the UNC Charlotte Violence Prevention Center<\/a>. She specializes in stigma from an ecological and psychosocial perspective, as well as advanced analytics and measurement, such as psychometrics, factor analysis, structural equation modeling, latent class and profile analysis, and other latent variable approaches. Dr. Cacace previously served as a postdoctoral research scholar, and then research scholar at NC State University\u2019s Center for Family and Community Engagement, where she forged connections with campus military and veteran services, Team Red White and Blue, the Consortium for Health and Military Performance, NCServes, NC DHHS, and RTI International. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Cacace\u2019s areas of interest are in health and wellness in vulnerable groups, suicide risk and prevention, measurement and survey design, and latent variable modeling. Currently, Dr. Cacace is examining stigma against military service as a barrier to help-seeking and wellness in the military and veteran community, means for improving cultural competency in health and mental health care workers and clinicians, and suicide prevention interventions and measurement tools using a team science approach.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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