
Michelle Chen
Program Affiliations
Education
Ph.D., Psychology, Rice University, 2022
Areas of Focus
- Development and health
- Childhood trauma
- Socioeconomic disadvantage
- Neighborhood stressors
- Psychosocial and physiological resilience
- Inflammation and cardiovascular health
Chen, M. A., Freedman, A. A., Jiang, T., Huang, X., Khan, S. S., & Miller, G. E. (In Press). Association of neighborhood violent crime with hypertension-related emergency department visits in Chicago. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.
Chen, M. A., Chen, E., Gallivan, S. U., Brody, E. J., Passarelli, V., & Miller, G. E. (2024). Socioeconomic disadvantage, neighborhood belonging, and inflammation among adolescents. Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine, 86(8), 660-669. https://doi.org/10.1097/PSY.0000000000001332
Chen, M. A., Suchting, R., Thayer, J. F., & Fagundes, C. P. (2023). Resilience to stress across the lifespan: Childhood maltreatment, heart rate variability, and bereavement. Psychology and Aging, 38(3), 247–262. https://doi.org/10.1037/pag0000738
Chen, M. A., Brown, R. L, Chen, J. Y., de Dios, M. A., Green, C. E., Heijnen, C. J., & Fagundes, C. P. (2022). Childhood maltreatment, subjective social status, and health disparities in bereavement. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 135, 105595. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2021.105595
Last Updated: November 03, 2025