Faculty
We promote collaborative team science.
Our faculty includes health professionals and public health scientists from multiple scientific disciplines who conduct groundbreaking research and lead award-winning educational programs.
Center Leadership
Lisa A. Cooper, MD, MPH
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Health Equity and James F. Fries Professor of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
Areas of Expertise and Research Interest
Epidemiology, Health Services Research, High Blood Pressure (Hypertension), Primary Care, Public Health
Deidra Crews, MD, ScM
Professor, Department of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Areas of Expertise and Research Interest
Chronic Kidney Disease, Dialysis, Nephrology
Kathryn (Kit) Carson, ScM
Senior Research Associate, Department of Epidemiology
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Areas of Expertise and Research Interest
Biostatistics, Epidemiological Methods, Cooperative Research, Clinical Trials, Study Design, Data Analysis
Chidinma Ibe, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Areas of Expertise and Research Interest
Community Engagement in Healthcare, Patient Activation Intervention and Communication, Health Disparities, Social Justice in Healthcare
Center Faculty
Rexford Ahima, MD, PhD
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Diabetes
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
Areas of Expertise and Research Interest
Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity
Denis Antoine, MD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Areas of Expertise and Research Interest
Addiction Medicine, Addiction Psychiatry Services, Adult Psychiatry, Psychiatry, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Substance Abuse, Substance Abuse Research
Lawrence Appel, MD
C. David Molina, MD, MPH Professor of Medicine
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Areas of Expertise and Research Interest
Cardiovascular Disease, Kidney Disease, Hypertension, Blood Pressure, Nutrition, Obesity, Lifestyle Modification, Behavioral Interventions, Fall Prevention, Clinical Trials, Global Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases
Mary Catherine Beach, MD, MPH
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Areas of Expertise and Research Interest
Patient-Clinician Communication, Health Care Quality for Underserved Populations, Sickle-Cell Disease, HIV and Substance Abuse
Wendy L. Bennett, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Areas of Expertise and Research Interest
Diabetes, Infectious Disease, Internal Medicine, Obesity, Preventive Medicine, Women's Health
Jagriti ‘Jackie’ Bhattarai, PhD, MS
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Areas of Expertise and Research Interest
Multiple Sclerosis, Multiple Sclerosis Rehabilitation, Neuropsychological Assessment and Intervention, Rehabilitation Psychology
Lee Bone, RN, MPH
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Areas of Expertise and Research Interest
Cancer Prevention and Treatment, COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), Cardiovascular Disease, Community-Based Health Promotion Programs, Community-Based Participatory Research, Community Health Workers, Diabetes, Disparities Research, Evaluation and Sustainability, Health Communication/Education, Health Services Research and Policy, Prevention of Youth Violence, Tobacco Control
Kelly M. Bower, PhD, MSN/MPH, RN
Associate Director, Johns Hopkins Urban Health Institute
Associate Professor
Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
Areas of Expertise and Research Interest
Cardiovascular, Community, Disparities, Diversity, Equity, Health Behavior, Maternal Health, Obesity, Public Health, Social Determinants of Health, Substance Use/Addiction, Trauma, Women's Health
Janice Bowie, PhD, MPH
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Areas of Expertise and Research Interest
Health Equity, Health Disparities, Cancer Control, Spirituality, Women’s Health, Community Engagement, Urban Health
Jeanne Charleston, PhD
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Areas of Expertise and Research Interest
Cardiovascular Disease, Dietary and Physical Activity in Minority Population, Recruitment and Retention of Minority Populations, Racial Disparity
Yvonne Commodore-Mensah, PhD, RN
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
Areas of Expertise and Research Interest
Cardiovascular, Chronic Care, Community, Disparities, Equity, Global, Health Technology, Obesity, Public Health, Research Design, Social Determinants of Health
Thomas K.M. Cudjoe, MD, MPH
Robert and Jane Meyerhoff Endowed Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Areas of Expertise and Research Interest
Geriatric Medicine, Gerontology, Internal Medicine, Social Isolation, Loneliness, Social Connections, Social Determinants of Health, Equity, Housing, Low Income Older Adults, Community Based Participatory Research, Community Based Interventions, Mixed Methods Research, Human Centered Design
Gail Daumit, MD, MHS
Samsung Professor, Department of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Areas of Expertise and Research Interest
Severe Mental Illness, Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Primary Care, Obesity, Tobacco Smoking Cessation, Physical Activity, Behavioral Interventions, Implementation Research, Clinical Trials, Health Services Research
Cheryl Dennison-Himmelfarb, PhD, RN, ANP, FAAN, FAHA, FPCNA
Sarah E. Allison Professor of Nursing
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
Areas of Expertise and Research Interest
Cardiovascular, Care Coordination, Chronic Care, Disabilities, Disparities, Equity, Health Behavior, Interprofessional, Palliative Care, Primary Care, Quality Improvement, Safety, Social Determinants of Health, Transition of Care
Roland Faigle MD, PhD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Areas of Expertise and Research Interest
Acute Stroke Care, Carotid Artery Disease, Cerebrovascular Diseases, Intracerebral Hemorrhage, Ischemic Heart Disease, Neurology, Stroke, Stroke Imaging, Stroke Prevention, Stroke Recovery, Stroke Rehabilitation, Transient Ischemic Attack
Oluwaseun Falade-Nwulia, MBBS, MPH
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Areas of Expertise and Research Interest
Infectious Disease
Kimberly Gudzune, MD, MPH
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Areas of Expertise and Research Interest
Bariatrics, Disease Prevention, Dyslipidemia, High Blood Pressure (Hypertension), Nutrition, Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Sherita Hill Golden, MD, MHS
Hugh P. McCormick Professor of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Department of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Areas of Expertise and Research Interest
Epidemiology, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease, Endocrine, Cortisol, Stress
Yea-Jen Hsu, PhD
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Risha Irvin, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Areas of Expertise and Research Interest
Infectious Disease
Theodore "Jack" Iwashyna, MD, PhD
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
John Jackson, ScD
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Areas of Expertise and Research Interest
Causal Inference, Confounding, Decomposition, Epidemiology, Health Disparities, Instrumental Variable, Interaction, Intersectionality, Mediation-Analysis, Mental Health, Meta-Analysis, Pharmacoepidemiology, Psychotropics, Diagnostics, Observational-Study, Time-Varying Exposure, Translational Research, Transparency
Fabian Johnston, MD, MHS
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Areas of Expertise and Research Interest
Causal Inference, Confounding, Decomposition, Epidemiology, Health Disparities, Instrumental Variable, Interaction, Intersectionality, Mediation-Analysis, Mental Health, Meta-Analysis, Pharmacoepidemiology, Psychotropics, Diagnostics, Observational-Study, Time-Varying Exposure, Translational Research, Transparency
Jill Marsteller, PhD, MPP
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Areas of Expertise and Research Interest
Teamwork, Organizational Behavior, Organizational Theory, Quality Improvement, Patient Safety, Disparities, Implementation Science, Organizational Learning
Seth Martin, MD, MHS
Professor, Department of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Areas of Expertise and Research Interest
Abdominal Aneurysms, Arterial Occlusive Disease, Atherosclerosis, Atherosclerosis Imaging, Cardiac Disease, Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Medicine, Cardiovascular Risk Stratification, Chest Pain, Clinical Cardiology, Clinical Lipidology, Coronary Artery Disease, Dyslipidemia, General Cardiology, Heart Attack, Heart Disease, High Blood Pressure (Hypertension), High Cholesterol, Inherited Heart Diseases, Ischemic Heart Disease, Preventive Cardiology, Risk Factor Modification, Stress Testing, Subclinical Atherosclerosis, Valvular Heart Disease
Lena Molly Mathews, MD, MHS
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Areas of Expertise and Research Interest
Cardiology, Echocardiography
Edgar R. Pete Miller, MD, PhD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Chiadi Ndumele, MD, MHS
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Areas of Expertise and Research Interest
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), Acute Coronary Care, Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS), Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI), Angina, Atherosclerosis, Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Flutter, Cardiac Disease, Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Risk Stratification, Chest Pain, Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), Coronary Artery Disease, Coronary Care Unit, Dyslipidemia, Heart Attack, Heart Disease, High Cholesterol, Ischemic Heart Disease, Mitral Stenosis, Myocardial Infarction, Premature Coronary Artery Disease, Preventive Cardiology, Risk Factor Modification, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms, Valvular Heart Disease, Venous Thromboembolism
Serena Michelle Ogunwole, MD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Areas of Expertise and Research Interest
Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
Eliana Perrin, MD, MPH
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
Areas of Expertise and Research Interest
Adolescent/Young Adult Care, Cardiovascular, Care Coordination, Community, Diabetes, Disparities, Diversity, Equity, Family, Health Behavior, Health Technology, Newborns, Obesity, Parenting, Pediatrics, Primary Care, Public Health, Quantitative Research, Research Design, Resilience/Stress Coping, Social Determinants of Health
Tanjala Purnell, PhD, MPH
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Areas of Expertise and Research Interest
Epidemiological Studies to Improve Equity in Access to Kidney Transplantation, Interventions to Address Disparities in Cardiometabolic Diseases, Patient-Centered Care for Adults with Chronic Kidney Disease, Hypertension, Diabetes, Community-Based and Stakeholder-Engaged Interventions, Social Epidemiology
Somnath Saha, MD, MPH
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Areas of Expertise and Research Interest
Health Equity, Racial Disparities in Health Care, Workforce Diversity, Patient-Clinician Relationships, Social Determinants of Health
Erica Shelton, MD, MPH, MHS, FACEP
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Areas of Expertise and Research Interest
Community Engagement, Patient Engagement, Health Outcomes and Disparities Research, Improving Health Care Access for Underserved and Vulnerable Populations
Nakiya Showell, MD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Areas of Expertise and Research Interest
Obesity Prevention, Obesity Disparities, Multilevel Interventions, Clinic-Based Interventions
Nae-Yuh Wang, MS, PhD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Areas of Expertise and Research Interest
Clinical and Translational Research, Clinical Trials, Longitudinal Studies, Multicenter Studies, Clinical Research Network, Cochlear Implantation, Type 2 Diabetes, Biostatistics, Epidemiology
Jessica Yeh, PhD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Areas of Expertise and Research Interest
Epidemiology, Diabetes, Obesity, Cancer, Clinical Trials