Catherine Cubbin is professor and associate dean for research in the Steve Hicks School of Social Work, and a faculty research associate at the Population Research Center, The University of Texas at Austin.

Cubbin uses epidemiological methods to better understand socioeconomic and racial/ethnic inequalities in health for the purpose of informing policy. Specific areas of her research include investigating how neighborhood environments may explain social inequalities in health, and the measurement of socioeconomic status in studies of racial/ethnic disparities in health. Using national and statewide representative data sets, she has studied social inequalities in injuries, cardiovascular disease, health behaviors, mortality, and maternal, infant, and adolescent health.