Rate My Professor Briana Woods-Jaeger

Woods-Jaeger's research centers on partnering with communities to prevent adverse childhood experiences, support systems in addressing needs of trauma-exposed youth and families, and enhance access to culturally responsive evidence-based psychological interventions, with emphasis on Black youth facing community violence, racial trauma, and chronic stress. She leads initiatives like the Youth Empowered Advocating for Health (YEAH) project, HEART workshops on racial trauma, and CDC-funded studies evaluating participatory action research and economic policies to prevent violence. Principal investigator on grants exceeding $10 million from CDC, PCORI, William T. Grant Foundation, and others, her contributions advance trauma-informed care and health equity. Notable awards include Emory's Provost’s Distinguished Teaching Award (2021), Faculty Leadership Award and Departmental Teaching Award (both 2025), Mentoring Achievement Award from Children’s Mercy (2018), and National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities Loan Repayment Award (2014-2016). Key publications encompass "Trauma histories among justice-involved youth: Findings from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network" (2013), "Promoting resilience: Breaking the intergenerational cycle of adverse childhood experiences" (2018), and "Mitigating Negative Consequences of Community Violence Exposure: Perspectives From African American Youth" (2019).