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Kathryn Whetten

Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy
Sanford School of Public Policy
Box 90392, Durham, NC 27710
310 Trent Dr., Suite 314, Box 90392, Durham, NC 27710

Awards & Honors


Nominated, Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Award

University Duke University · 2002 2001-2002; 2000-2001; 1998-1999

In the News


Published January 3, 2025
Duke 100 Trailblazer: Kate Whetten
Published March 16, 2022
Care, Understanding, Agreement: Seeking a Path Forward in Sexual and Gender Minority Health
Published January 29, 2020
To Help Orphans in East Africa Deal with Grief, a Duke Project Turns Laypeople into Counselors
Published June 8, 2018
These African Orphans Have Suffered Loss. One Project Seeks To Bring Them the Mental Health Care They're Missing
Published June 8, 2018
Ways & Means: Life After Loss for Orphans in Africa
Published August 25, 2017
Taking Aim at a Mental Health Treatment Gap in Kenya
Published October 8, 2015
Kate Whetten comments: World Health Organization posts ambitious new guidelines for HIV treatment
Published September 30, 2015
News Tip: WHO Recommendation on HIV Will Save Lives, Money, Expert Says
Published September 13, 2015
Duke-UNC Study Finds Institutions Are No Less Safe for Orphans than Family Care
Published April 27, 2015
Orphaned boys as vulnerable to abuse as girls
Published April 24, 2015
Orphaned Boys As Vulnerable To Abuse As Girls
Published September 4, 2014
The Week at Duke {in 60 Seconds}: Queering Duke History; #Ferguson
Published September 3, 2014
Study: Kids in orphanages can do as well as those in foster care
Published August 29, 2014
Duke study: New insight on orphanages
Published August 28, 2014
Maybe orphanages aren't so bad after all, study says
Published August 26, 2014
Orphaned Children Do Just As Well in Institutions