Dr. Chamberlain, an epidemiologist specializing in family violence, is an internationally recognized speaker on childhood exposure to violence and early brain development, the health effects of domestic violence, and domestic violence as a public health issue. Her audiences include health care providers, therapists, educators, law enforcement, child protective service workers, foster parents, day-care providers, judges, policy-makers, parents, and communities that want to make a difference. She is a frequent keynote speaker for the California Attorney General's Safe from the Start initiative to reduce the impact of violence on children. Dr. Chamberlain is a consultant for the Family Violence Prevention Fund. She is editor in chief for their e-journal, Family Violence Prevention and Practice and the author of their nationally distributed curriculum, " Making the Connection: Domestic Violence and Public Health."

As the founding director of the Alaska Family Violence Prevention Project, Dr. Chamberlain developed and implemented a train-the-trainer model to create sustainable training resources in rural communities throughout Alaska. This model, which has been replicated in other states, has received national recognition as a "best practices" model. Dr. Chamberlain has developed a series of curricula on domestic violence and childhood exposure to violence. Often working in remote and indigenous communities, she has extensive hands-on experience and is known for her ability to convey complex, scientific information in a practical, user-friendly format that helps everyone see how they can make a difference in the lives of adults and children exposed to violence. She provides technical assistance to help service providers integrate assessment, intervention, and prevention for domestic violence into daily practices. Dr. Chamberlain also has extensive experience with designing surveys, needs assessments, and evaluation tools. She has designed and conducted evaluation on family violence initiatives for a variety of agencies including the U.S. Department of Defense, the State of Washington, and the Family Violence Prevention Fund.

Dr. Chamberlain has received numerous awards and recognition for her innovative work and was selected as a W.K. Kellogg National Leadership Fellow. She earned a doctoral degree in injury prevention and epidemiology from Johns Hopkins University and a Masters of Public Health (MPH) in maternal and child health and epidemiology from Yale School of Medicine. She holds affiliate faculty positions in the Department of International Health and the Department of Health Policy and Management at Johns Hopkins.