Judith L Singleton is a medical social scientist who works both in academia and industry. Her research and teaching focuses on forms of inequality and health disparities in the built environment. Judith’s areas of expertise include population health, and reproductive health. She is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Dominican University in River Forest, Illinois.

Professor Singleton has authored and published numerous articles and book chapters based on her research about violence against women in South Africa; and HIV and AIDS in South Africa and the United States. She is currently conducting a research study about pregnancy and contraception and the influence of the built environment. In addition, Professor Singleton works as a consultant and Senior Communications Specialist at the firm ICF based in Reston, Virginia. She advises and works with federal agencies in the public health sector including with those that focus on the intersection of health and the environment. Professor Singleton was one of the founding members of Yale Blue Green in Chicago and now serves as Co-Chair. She is also a member of the Yale Chicago Board and has served as a Delegate-at-Large for Yale Alumni Association (2019-2022) and served briefly as President of the Chicago Chapter of the Yale Black Alumni Association (YBAA).

Professor Singleton received her doctorate in Anthropology from Northwestern University, a Master’s degree in International Relations from Yale University and a Bachelor’s degree in Communication Arts from University of Wisconsin-Madison.