Dr.
Chamberlain, an epidemiologist specializing
in childhood exposure to violence and brain
development, is the founding director of the
Alaska Family Violence Prevention Project
and a consultant for the Family Violence
Prevention Fund. An internationally renowned
keynote speaker, Dr. Chamberlain is known
for her ability to translate science into
practical information with diverse
audiences. Her passionate belief that
everyone can make a difference conveys a
message of hope and opportunity. Dr.
Chamberlain holds faculty appointments at
the University of Alaska and Johns Hopkins
University. She earned her public health
degree from Yale School of Medicine and her
doctorate from Johns Hopkins. Dr.
Chamberlain has published extensively and is
editor for the e-journal, Family Violence
Prevention and Health Practice. She serves
on the National Advisory Board for the
Institute for Safe Families. Awards and
recognition for her work include a National
Kellogg Leadership Fellowship. Living on a
rural homestead outside of Homer, Alaska
with her husband and dog team, she has
developed a highly innovative lecture series
on leadership and teamwork called “Lessons
from the Trail” and teaches a graduate
course on public health and leadership. For
her first book, Arctic Inspirations, she
traveled from Alaska through the northern
Canada and on to Siberia to gather stories
of women starting businesses in the Arctic.
She is currently working on a book on
“Mushing the Mail on the Iditarod Trail.”
