Christa Mahlobo

Pronouns: she/her/hers
Christa studies the processes that foster positive mental health and wellbeing in African American communities, investigating health disparities and developing culturally adapted health and mindfulness interventions to improve mental, social, and emotional health outcomes.
Christa is a Sloan Scholar, Prevention and Methodology Fellow (PAMT), and an RYT-200 certified yoga instructor who is interested in the developmental processes and mechanisms that foster positive mental health and wellbeing in African American communities. Her research includes investigating health disparities and developing and evaluating culturally adapted health and mindfulness interventions to improve mental, social, and emotional health outcomes within communities of color.
Awards and honors:
- NIH/NIDA T-32 Pre-Doctoral Fellow
- Alfred P. Sloan Scholar
- Recipient of Bunton-Waller Assistantship
Departmental roles:
- Co-instructor for HDFS 108: The Art and Science of Human Flourishing
- Admissions Committee Student Member
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leadership Council (DEILC) Member, College of Health and Human Development