Melissa DeJonckheere, PhD

Dr. Melissa DeJonckheere is an adolescent health researcher specializing in qualitative, mixed methods, participatory, and community-engaged research. Her research focuses on psychosocial influences on health and well-being, particularly among adolescents with type 1 or type 2 diabetes. She leads the Type 1 Diabetes Youth Advisory Council to gather feedback from adolescents and young adults with type 1 diabetes and inform diabetes research. Dr. DeJonckheere is also interested in improving access to and participation in academic research for youth, students, and trainees who have historically been excluded from science and research experiences. She directs the MYHealth Research Training Program, an NIH-funded Science Education Partnership Award (R25) to increase research interest, identity, and self-efficacy in high school students in Southeast Michigan.

Dr. DeJonckheere is Co-Director of the Mixed Methods Program at the University of Michigan. She completed a postdoctoral research fellowship in the Mixed Methods Program. Dr. DeJonckheere completed her PhD in Educational Studies at the University of Cincinnati, where she worked on qualitative and mixed methods projects in both the education and health fields. She serves on the IHPI committees: Early Career Faculty Advisory Committee and Education and Career Development Advisory Group.

Understanding psychosocial factors that influence health and well-being of adolescents.
Improving self-management of type 1 and type 2 diabetes, particularly in youth.
Using community-based participatory research and participatory methods to engage youth in research.
Conducting rigorous qualitative and mixed methods research.