Dr. Erin Moore, Department of Anthropology

Dr. Kammi Schmeer, Department of Sociology

SUMMARY

Adolescent girls with type 1 diabetes (T1D) have poorer metabolic control, higher diabetes distress, and worse long-term morbidity and mortality than boys, despite similar access to treatment technologies. This project will identify the social and developmental processes through which family, peers, and school contexts shape girls’ early diabetes self-management, psychological distress, and resilience during adolescence. Findings will inform the design of developmentally and contextually tailored interventions to improve glycemic and mental health outcomes and to reduce sex-based health inequalities over the life course.