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Christopher Wildeman

Professor of Sociology
Sociology
417 Chapel Drive, Box 90088, Durham, NC 27708
417 Chapel Drive, Box 90088, Durham, NC 27708

Selected Grants


National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect (NDACAN)

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Department of Health and Human Services · 2022 - 2027

"Implications of Parental Incarceration for Child Health and Wellbeing"

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Pennsylvania State University · 2022 - 2027

DNA methylation in context: Racial inequities in social adversity and vulnerability to the health impact of air pollution

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Regents of the University of Michigan · 2021 - 2026

Institutional Contact and Family Violence in an Era of Mass Incarceration

ResearchMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2023 - 2025

National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect (NDACAN)

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Department of Health and Human Services · 2022 - 2027

"Implications of Parental Incarceration for Child Health and Wellbeing"

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Pennsylvania State University · 2022 - 2027

DNA methylation in context: Racial inequities in social adversity and vulnerability to the health impact of air pollution

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Regents of the University of Michigan · 2021 - 2026

Institutional Contact and Family Violence in an Era of Mass Incarceration

ResearchMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2023 - 2025

The Transition to Adulthood for Youth Who Have Aged out of Foster Care and An Evaluation of Youth Village Program "LifeSet"

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by New York City Administration for Children's Services · 2022 - 2024

NextGenPop -- Recruiting the Next Generation of Scholars into Population Research

Inst. Training Prgm or CMESpeaker · Awarded by University of Wisconsin - Madison · 2021 - 2024

How Much Does Having a Family Member Incarcerated Cost

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by FWD.us · 2023 - 2023

Transitioning: An App-Based Study of Youth on the Cusp of Leaving Home.

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Conrad N. Hilton Foundation · 2018 - 2023

National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Cornell University · 2020 - 2022

External Relationships


  • American Civil Liberties Union
  • Colorado Defenders
  • Department of Justice
  • Elite Medical Experts
  • FWD.us
  • American Civil Liberties Union
  • Colorado Defenders
  • Department of Justice
  • Elite Medical Experts
  • FWD.us
  • Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLC
  • Paul, Weiss
  • ROCKWOOL Foundation Research Unit

This faculty member (or a member of their immediate family) has reported outside activities with the companies, institutions, or organizations listed above. This information is available to institutional leadership and, when appropriate, management plans are in place to address potential conflicts of interest.