Randi A. Bates

Randi A. Bates studies stress and mental health in caregiving contexts, including early childhood educators, mothers and toddlers living in poverty, and parents experiencing postnatal depression. Her work often combines physiological measures like hair cortisol (a marker of chronic stress) with surveys and interviews to understand how work conditions, wages, and social support affect wellbeing. Much of the research focuses on early childhood education settings and maternal/paternal mental health, including studies conducted in Tanzania.

Publication output has grown over the past decade, rising from a couple of papers per year around 2017-2019 to 7-8 per year in 2024-2025.

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