Yvette Cozier
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Yvette C Cozier, DSc

Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice, Dean’s Office - Boston University School of Public Health

(617) 734-6006
yvettec@bu.edu
School of Med, Instructional (L) - L-7
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Biography

Dr. Cozier is an investigator on the Black Women’s Health Study (BWHS) and the BWHS Sarcoidosis Study at the Slone Epidemiology Center. Her research interests include social and genetic determinants of health in African-American women -- specifically, the influence of psychosocial stressors (e.g., racism, neighborhood socioeconomic status), and genetics in the development of cancer, cardiometabolic, and immune-mediated diseases (sarcoidosis, lupus). Additional research interests include oral health, and the role that religiosity/spirituality and the faith community, particularly the black church, plays in health promotion/disease prevention in the Black community.

Other Positions

  • Professor, Epidemiology - Boston University School of Public Health
  • Member, Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research - Boston University

Education

  • Boston University School of Public Health, DSc Field of Study: Epidemiology
  • Boston University School of Public Health, MPH Field of Study: Epidemiology
  • Harvard University Extension School, BA Field of Study: Liberal Arts

Websites

Classes Taught

  • SPHEP775
  • SPHPH717

Publications

  • Published on 4/29/2026

    Ogunwole SM, Bertrand KA, Palmer JR, Bennett WL, Zeng Y, Jennings JM, Amoah AA, Boyer T, Cozier YC, Thorpe RJ. Experiences of Racism and Risk of Preeclampsia in the Black Women's Health Study. Hypertension. 2026 Apr 29. PMID: 42052660.

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  • Published on 2/6/2026

    Djelmami-Hani R, Adebile T, Zhao R, Kwakyi E, Amira O, Omotoso B, Mamven M, Raji YR, Solarin A, Umeizudike T, Eduful E, Olokode BF, Ripiye N, Oluwadare T, Braimoh R, Ijoma C, Mumuni AA, Cozier Y, Quintiliani L, Arogundade F, Salako B, Parekh R, Gbadegesin RA, Dupuis J, Ulasi I, Adu D, Ojo A, Waikar S, Mitchell D, Anderson C, Ilori TO. Beverage patterns, blood pressure, and proteinuria among West Africans with chronic kidney disease: a cross-sectional analysis of the diet, CKD, and apolipoprotein L1 study. Front Nutr. 2026; 13:1724375. PMID: 41727202.

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  • Published on 2/1/2026

    Lovett SM, Campbell EJ, Richardson AS, Wesselink AK, Ncube CN, Cozier YC, Wise LA, Willis MD. Racialized economic segregation in relation to fecundability in a preconception cohort study. J Urban Health. 2026 Feb; 103(1):104-119. PMID: 41422358.

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  • Published on 1/29/2026

    Willis MD, Sheng C, Lovett SM, Feldscher T, Sims KD, Francis B, Hicks JM, Holder EX, Wise LA, Cozier YC, Wesselink AK. Historical Neighborhood Redlining and Fertility in a Cohort of US Black Women. Epidemiology. 2026 Mar 01; 37(2):268-277. PMID: 41397260.

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  • Published on 1/28/2026

    Hahm HC, Tang M, Lupaczyk L, Lee J, Lapa Y, Lam J, Nguyen UDT, Cozier YC. Beyond the shot: A framework of individual and external influences on U.S. young adults' COVID-19 vaccination decisions derived from thematic analysis. Vaccine. 2026 Mar 07; 75:128283. PMID: 41610461.

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  • Published on 1/23/2026

    Obi ON, Arkema EV, Cozier YC. Patterns and trends in sarcoidosis: an epidemiological perspective. Curr Opin Immunol. 2026 Apr; 99:102723. PMID: 41579607.

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  • Published on 1/23/2026

    Omosigho U, Zhao Z, Dupont C, Adam R, Cozier Y, Giri A. Prevalence of Incontinence in the Black Women's Health Study. Int Urogynecol J. 2026 Jan 23. PMID: 41575521.

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  • Published on 12/15/2025

    Cozier YC, Ganduri B, Tang M, Xie Y, Nguyen UDT, Hahm HC. The Association Between Racial Microaggressions and Stereotypes and Self-Rated Mental Health in Asian Women. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2025 Dec 15; 22(12). PMID: 41464502.

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  • Published on 12/2/2025

    McAllister TR, Govender P, Hicks JM, Wason SEL, Cozier YC. Sarcoidosis and Risk of Nephrolithiasis in US Black Women: Data from the Black Women's Health Study. CHEST Pulm. 2025 Dec; 3(4). PMID: 41646626.

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  • Published on 11/3/2025

    Rowatt WC, Latendresse S, Kent BV, Fergus TA, Warner ET, Marr J, Cozier YC, Kanaya AM, Eliassen AH, Daviglus ML, Cole SA, Chavarro JE, Pargament KI, Shields AE. The Structure of Religion and Spirituality in a Diverse Sample of Adults in the U.S.: A Report on Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analyses in the Study on Stress, Spirituality, and Health. Psycholog Relig Spiritual. 2025 Nov 03. PMID: 41267825.

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