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Research Team  

The BWHS is run by principal investigators Lynn Rosenberg and Julie Palmer, both from Boston University School of Medicine, and Lucile Adams-Campbell, from Georgetown University's Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Before the study began, a group of black women from various organizations around the country were asked to be on the BWHS Advisory Board. Their diversity of interests and expertise has been a great asset to this research.

Investigators
Advisory Board
Collaborators and Consultants
Staff

Investigators

  • Lynn Rosenberg, Sc.D. is the Principal Investigator of the BWHS, Professor of Epidemiology, and Associate Director of the Slone Epidemiology Center at Boston University. She has studied women’s health for over three decades.
  • Julie Palmer, Sc.D. is a Co-Principal Investigator of the BWHS and Professor of Epidemiology, Slone Epidemiology Center at Boston University. Her research has focused on breast cancer and diabetes.
  • Lucile Adams-Campbell, Ph.D.is a Co-Principal Investigator of the BWHS and Associate Director for Minority Health and Health Disparities Research at Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. Her research has focused on cancer and heart disease.
  • Lauren Wise, Sc.D. is an Associate Professor of Epidemiology at Boston University School of Public Health. Her work focuses primarily on environmental and genetic risk factors for benign gynecologic conditions, adverse birth outcomes, and early menopause. She has a particular interest in identifying determinants of Multiple Sclerosis in black women.
  • Yvette Cozier, D.Sc. is an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at Boston University School of Public Health. Her research interests include the influence of genetics and social factors (e.g., neighborhood socioeconomic status, experiences of racism and discrimination) on cardiovascular disease and sarcoidosis.
  • Edward Ruiz-Narvaez, Sc.D. is an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at Boston University School of Public Health. He investigates genetic risk factors associated with health outcomes that include breast cancer, type 2 diabetes, systemic lupus erythematosus, and uterine fibroids.
  • Kepher Makambi, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Biostatistics at Georgetown University. His research interests include longitudinal data analysis, structural equation modeling, meta-analysis, and survey sampling.
  • Teletia Taylor, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Psychology at Howard University and Director of the Biobehavioral and Exercise Laboratory at the Howard University Cancer Center. She conducts research exploring psychological stress and exercise as a form of stress management among minority cancer survivors.
  • Patricia Coogan, Sc.D. is an Associate Professor of Epidemiology at Boston University School of Public Health. She conducts research on the health effects of neighborhood factors, including socioeconomic status, the built environment, and air pollution.
  • Deborah Boggs, Sc.D. is a Postdoctoral Associate at Slone Epidemiology Center at Boston University. Her research has focused on dietary and other lifestyle risk factors for breast cancer and obesity.
  • Traci Bethea, D.Sc. is a Postdoctoral Associate at the Slone Epidemiology Center at Boston University.  She has a background in environmental health and epidemiology and is studying breast cancer within the BWHS.

Advisory Board

  • Ruth Cage is a teacher in Tennessee and former chairperson of the National Education Association Black Caucus.
  • Linda Clayton, M.D., M.P.H., gynecologic oncologist, is a Senior Research Scientist at the Harvard School of Public Health and author (with W. Michael Byrd, M.D.) of the book series "An American Health Dilemma," which documents the history of poorer health of African-Americans and the failures of the American health care system.
  • C. Alicia Georges, Ed.D., R.N., F.A.A.N. is the President of the Black Nurses' Foundation and chairperson of the Lehman College Department of Nursing.
  • Ellen Grant, Ph.D., L.C.S.W. is the Vice President for Community Affairs, HealthNow New York, Inc., d/b/a BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York & BlueShield of Northeastern New York.
  • Shiriki Kumanyika, Ph.D., M.P.H. is the Associate Dean for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
  • Jacqueline McLeod, M.P.H., M.Ed. is the Senior Vice President of Financial Development, Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic.

Collaborators and Consultants

  • Michelle Albert, M.D. - Cardiologist and Epidemiologist, Harvard Medical School
  • Jeffrey Berman, M.D. - Director, The Sarcoidosis Clinic, Boston University Medical Center
  • Patricia Fraser, M.D. - Rheumatologist and Geneticist, Harvard Medical School
  • Tim McAlindon, M.D., M.P.H. - Chief of Division of Rheumatology, Tufts-New England Medical Center
  • David Reich, Ph.D. - Geneticist and Statistician, Harvard Medical School and Broad Institute
  • Paul Ridker, M.D. - Cardiologist and Epidemiologist, Harvard Medical School
  • Michael Ronthal, M.D. - Associate Professor of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
  • Johanna M. Seddon, M.D., Sc.M. - Director, Ophthalmic Epidemiology and Genetics Service, Tufts-New England Medical Center
  • Elizabeth A. Stewart, M.D. - Clinical Director, Center for Uterine Fibroids, Brigham & Women's Hospital; Reproductive Endocrinologist, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mayo Clinic

Staff

  • Delia Russell, M.P.H., Project Coordinator
  • Carolyn Conte, M.P.H., Research Coordinator
  • Dianne Dunn, Research Coordinator
  • Patricia Simmons, M.S., Interviewing Supervisor
  • Helen Bond
  • Sharon Cornelius, M.S.
  • Cassaundra Edwards
  • Juanita Hope
  • Kristen Javorski
  • Peilan Lee
  • Se Li, M.D.
  • Hannah Lord
  • Lynn Murray
  • Meghan O’Connor, M.S.
  • Maria Petzold
  • Zainab Shuaib, M.D., M.P.H.
  • Jackie Smith, R.N., M.P.H.
  • Oleg Starobinets
  • Jeffrey Yu, M.P.H.