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, MACP
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
Lisa A. Cooper, MD, MPH's research interests include: Epidemiology, Health Services Research, High Blood Pressure (Hypertension), Primary Care, and Public Health.
BIO
Lisa A. Cooper, MD, MPH, MACP, is the James F. Fries Professor of Medicine and the Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Equity in Health and Health Care at the Johns Hopkins University Schools of Medicine, Nursing, and Public Health. She founded and directs the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Equity and the Johns Hopkins Urban Health Institute.
A physician trained in internal medicine and public health researcher, Dr. Cooper’s work highlights the transformative role of doctor-patient relationships in reducing racial and ethnic health disparities. Regarded as one of the top clinicians and scientists in health equity, Dr. Cooper has designed innovative approaches to improve physicians’ communication skills, patients' self-management skills, and the ability of healthcare organizations to address the needs of populations experiencing health disparities. She has authored more than 300 highly cited and influential, peer-reviewed publications, including the book Why Are Health Disparities Everyone's Problem, and several book chapters—one of which was featured in the Institute of Medicine's 2003 Report, Unequal Treatment.
In 2021, President Biden appointed Dr. Cooper to the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, where she advises policymakers on crucial scientific and technological developments. She has been honored with numerous prestigious awards, including a MacArthur Genius Fellowship in 2007, the Helen Rodríguez-Trías Social Justice Award from the American Public Health Association in 2017, the 2023 Eisenberg Award for career achievement in research from the Society for General Internal Medicine, and the 2023 William B. Graham Prize for Health Services Research. She served on the Board of The Carter Center from 2020 to 2023. As a respected member of the U.S. National Academy of Medicine, Dr. Cooper is recognized globally for her research on health disparities in racially and economically marginalized communities.
Deidra Crews, MD, ScM
Professor, Department of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Areas of Expertise and Research Interest
Deidra Crews, MD, ScM's research interests include: Chronic Kidney Disease, Dialysis, and Nephrology.
Bio
Deidra Crews, MD, ScM is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, with appointments in the Schools of Public Health and Nursing, the Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research, the Center on Aging and Health, and the Center for Health Equity, where she is Deputy Director.
Through her work, she has highlighted the root causes of kidney disease among socially marginalized populations and developed interventions to address these issues. Her research has informed clinical guidelines and public policies.
Dr. Crews is an elected member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation, the Association of American Physicians, and the National Academy of Medicine. She has received the W. Lester Henry Award from the American College of Physicians (ACP) and is a Master of the ACP.
The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) has honored her with its Distinguished Leader Award, and she currently serves as ASN President.
Chidinma Ibe, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Areas of Expertise and Research Interest
Chidinma Ibe, PhD's research interests include: 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
Rexford Ahima, MD, PhD's research interests include: 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
Denis Antoine, MD's research interests include: 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
Lawrence Appel, MD's research interests include: 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
Mary Catherine Beach, MD, MPH's research interests include: Patient-Clinician Communication, Health Care Quality for Underserved Populations, Sickle-Cell Disease, HIV, and Substance Abuse
Wendy Bennett, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Areas of Expertise and Research Interest
Wendy Bennett, MD, MPH's research interests include: 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
Jagriti ‘Jackie’ Bhattarai, PhD, MS' research interests include: 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
Lee Bone, RN, MPH's research interests include: 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 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
Kelly Bower, PhD, MSN/MPH, RN's research interests include: 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
Janice Bowie, PhD, MPH's research interests include: 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
Jeanne Charleston, PhD's research interests include: 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
Yvonne Commodore-Mensah, PhD, RN's research interests include: Cardiovascular, Chronic Care, Community, Disparities, Equity, Global, Health Technology, Obesity, Public Health, Research Design, Social Determinants of Health
Thomas 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
Thomas Cudjoe, MD, MPH's research interests include: 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
Gail Daumit, MD, MHS's research interests include: 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
Cheryl Dennison-Himmelfarb, PhD, RN, ANP, FAAN, FAHA, FPCNA's research interests include: 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
Roland Faigle, MD, PhD's research interests include: 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
Oluwaseun Falade-Nwulia, MBBS, MPH's research interest is: Infectious Diseases
Kimberly Gudzune, MD, MPH
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Areas of Expertise and Research Interest
Kimberly Gudzune, MD, MPH's research interests include: 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
Sherita Hill Golden, MD, MHS's research interests include: 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
Risha Irvin, MD, MPH's research interest is Infectious Diseases.
Theodore "Jack" Iwashyna, MD, PhD
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Theodore "Jack" Iwashyna, MD, PhD's research interest is Pulmonary Disease
John Jackson, ScD
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Areas of Expertise and Research Interest
John Jackson, ScD's research interests include: 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
Fabian Johnston, MD, MHS's research interests include: 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
Jill Marsteller, PhD, MPP's research interests include: 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
Seth Martin, MD, MHS's research interests include: 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
Lena Molly Mathews, MD, MHS's research interests include: Cardiology, Echocardiography
Edgar 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
Chiadi Ndumele, MD, MHS's research interests include: 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
Oluwabunmi "Bunmi" Ogungbe, PhD, MPH, RN
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
Areas of Expertise and Research Interest
Bunmi" Ogungbe, PhD, MPH, RN's research interests include: Big Data, Cardiovascular, Community Health, Disparities, Equity, Health Technology, Public Health, Quantitative Research Methods/Statistics
Serena Michelle Ogunwole, MD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Areas of Expertise and Research Interest
Serena Michelle Ogunwole, MD's research interests include: 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
Eliana Perrin, MD, MPH's research interests include: 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
Tanjala Purnell, PhD, MPH's research interests include: 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
Somnath Saha, MD, MPH's research interests include: 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
Erica Shelton, MD, MPH, MHS, FACEP's research interests include: 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
Nakiya Showell, MD's research interests include: 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
Nae-Yuh Wang, MS, PhD's research interests include: 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
Jessica Yeh, PhD's research interests include: Epidemiology, Diabetes, Obesity, Cancer, Clinical Trials