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 8/2/2025

    Bond JC, Velez M, McDonough R, Casey SM, Wise LA, Cozier YC, Fox MP, Garcia RI, Heaton B. Multi-cohort evaluation of "Don't know" responders to self-report oral health questions: Implications for etiologic research. J Periodontol. 2025 Aug 02. PMID: 40751474.

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  • Published on 7/3/2025

    Hill-Jarrett TG, Buto PT, Delaney D, Sol K, Barnes LL, Bailey Z, Ortiz K, Hicks JM, Delp L, Cozier YC, Coogan P, Rosenberg L, Glymour MM. Neighborhood disadvantage and subjective cognitive function among older Black women. Psychol Aging. 2025 Nov; 40(7):822-831. PMID: 40608454.

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  • Published on 4/22/2025

    Nguyen UDT, Hahm HC, Boateng S, Tran PK, Gururaghavendran R, Cozier YC. The Association Between Perceived Discrimination and Body Mass Index (BMI) Among Asian American Women Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2025 Apr 22; 22(5). PMID: 40427778.

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  • Published on 1/21/2025

    Griswold MK, Crawford SL, Person SD, Rosenberg L, Palmer JR, Cozier YC. Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status and Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration Among Primiparous Black Women. Breastfeed Med. 2025 May; 20(5):310-319. PMID: 39835974.

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  • Published on 12/1/2024

    Anyane-Yeboa A, Casey K, Roberts AL, Lopes E, Burke K, Ananthakrishnan A, Richter J, Cozier YC, Koenen KC, Chan AT, Khalili H. Association of Childhood Abuse With Incident Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Clin Transl Gastroenterol. 2024 Dec 01; 15(12):e00718. PMID: 39450870.

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  • Published on 10/16/2024

    Arkema EV, Darlington PL, Cozier YC. Predicting the risk of pulmonary deterioration in sarcoidosis. Thorax. 2024 Oct 16; 79(11):1004-1005. PMID: 39362784.

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  • Published on 10/7/2024

    D'Amico M, Babayan RK, Wang DS, Wason S, Cozier YC. Clinical, Diagnostic, and Metabolic Characteristics Associated with Nephrolithiasis in the Black Women's Health Study. J Clin Med. 2024 Oct 07; 13(19). PMID: 39408008.

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  • Published on 8/20/2024

    Cozier Y, Mellman L, Galea S. The Evolving Role of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programs in Academic Health Institutions. JAMA. 2024 Aug 20; 332(7):531-532. PMID: 39046748.

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  • Published on 6/28/2024

    Harper L, Culver DA, Cozier YC. Race and class in big data. Sarcoidosis Vasc Diffuse Lung Dis. 2024 Jun 28; 41(2):e2024001. PMID: 38940705.

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  • Published on 2/7/2024

    Ruiz-Narváez EA, Cozier Y, Zirpoli G, Rosenberg L, Palmer JR. Perceived Experiences of racism in Relation to Genome-Wide DNA Methylation and Epigenetic Aging in the Black Women's Health Study. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2025 Apr; 12(2):754-763. PMID: 38324238.

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