Thea Senger-Carpenter is a research associate working with Dr. Natoshia Cunningham. Her work examines the role of sleep in relationships among adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and physical/psychological outcomes during adolescence. A board-certified pediatric nurse practitioner, Thea is also interested in developing scalable behavioral interventions for primary care settings.
Prior to joining the Department of Family Medicine, Thea completed a PhD at the University of Michigan School of Nursing and a Master of Science in Nursing from the Yale School of Nursing. Drawing on her experiences in clinical practice, Thea’s NIH-funded predoctoral work used longitudinal data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study to examine how sleep duration and quality affect relationships among early ACE exposure, mental health symptoms, and persistent/recurrent pain across early adolescence.
