Christine Lathren

Christine Lathren, MD, MSPH, is a research assistant professor within the Program on Integrative Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her research explores how self-compassion may strengthen relationship health and improve well-being outcomes, particularly in family caregiving and parent-child contexts. Using both quantitative and qualitative methods, she is interested in adapting self-compassion interventions and their implementation to be maximally feasible, acceptable and beneficial for diverse families.