Research
Cardiovascular and Cardiometabolic Diseases
Cardiovascular and Cardiometabolic Diseases
Cardiovascular and cardiometabolic diseases are major causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Gillings researchers investigate diverse factors ranging from genetic and molecular to social and behavioral to environmental factors so we can better prevent, manage, and treat these chronic diseases.
Highlighted Leaders in the Field
Other Leaders in the Field
| Linda Adair, PhD | Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Lorraine Alexander, DrPH | Associate Professor | Department of Epidemiology |
| Ralph S. Baric, PhD | William R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor | Department of Epidemiology |
| Margaret (Peggy) Bentley, MA, PhD | Distinguished Professor Emerita | Department of Nutrition |
| Cynthia Bulik, PhD, FAED | Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Jianwen Cai, PhD | Cary C. Boshamer Distinguished Professor | Department of Biostatistics |
| David Couper, PhD | Professor | Department of Biostatistics |
| Carolyn Crump, PhD | Associate Professor | Department of Health Behavior |
| Julie L. Daniels, PhD | Professor | Departments of Epidemiology and Maternal and Child Health |
| Molly De Marco, PhD | Assistant Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Radhika Dhingra, PhD | Assistant Professor | Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering |
| Shufa Du, MD, PhD | Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Lawrence S. Engel, PhD | Associate Professor | Department of Epidemiology |
| Lori A. Evarts, MPH, PMP, CPH, MBTI | Associate Director, Operations Excellence | Public Health Leadership Program |
| Kelly R. Evenson, PhD | Professor | Department of Epidemiology |
| Nora Franceschini, MD, MPH, FAHA | Professor | Department of Epidemiology |
| Rebecca Fry, PhD | Carol Remmer Angle Distinguished Professor in Children’s Environmental Health and Associate Chair for Strategic Initiatives | Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering |
| Shoshana K. Goldberg, PhD | Adjunct Assistant Professor | Department of Maternal and Child Health |
| Penny Gordon-Larsen, PhD | Carla Smith Chamblee Distinguished Professor of Global Nutrition and Interim Vice Chancellor for Research | Department of Nutrition |
| Emily W. Gower, PhD | Associate Professor | Department of Epidemiology |
| Misa Graff, PhD | Associate Professor | Department of Epidemiology |
| Anthony Hackney, PhD | Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Carolyn T. Halpern, PhD | Professor and Chair | Department of Maternal and Child Health |
| Annie Green Howard, PhD | Associate Professor | Department of Biostatistics |
| Stephen D. Hursting, PhD | Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Jon M. Hussey, PhD | Assistant Professor | Department of Maternal and Child Health |
| Folami Ideraabdullah, PhD | Associate Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Yuchao Jiang, PhD | Assistant Professor | Department of Biostatistics |
| Martin Kohlmeier, MD | Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Lisa M. LaVange, PhD | Professor and Chair | Department of Biostatistics |
| Meg Landfried, MPH | Assistant Professor and MPH Practicum Director | Department of Health Behavior |
| Feng-Chang Lin, PhD | Professor | Department of Biostatistics |
| Laura Loehr, MD, PhD, MS | Assistant Professor | Department of Epidemiology |
| Jennifer L. Lund, PhD | Associate Professor | Department of Epidemiology |
| Leslie A. Lytle, PhD | Adjunct Professor | Department of Health Behavior |
| Nobuyo Maeda, PhD | Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Suzanne Maman, PhD | Associate Dean for Global Health and Professor | Department of Health Behavior |
| Stephanie L. Martin, PhD | Assistant Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Chantel Martin, PhD | Assistant Professor | Department of Epidemiology |
| Elizabeth Mayer-Davis, PhD | Cary C. Boshamer Distinguished Professor of Nutrition and Medicine | Department of Nutrition |
| Katie Meyer, ScD | Assistant Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Sonia Napravnik, PhD | Associate Professor | Department of Epidemiology |
| Hazel B. Nichols, PhD | Associate Professor | Department of Epidemiology |
| Rachel Noble, PhD | Professor | Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering |
| Kari North, PhD | Professor | Department of Epidemiology |
| Andrew Olshan, PhD | Barbara Sorenson Hulka Distinguished Professor in Cancer Epidemiology | Department of Epidemiology |
| Matthew A. Psioda, PhD | Adjunct Professor | Department of Biostatistics |
| Wayne Rosamond, PhD | Professor | Department of Epidemiology |
| Carmen Samuel-Hodge, RD, PhD | Associate Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Todd Schwartz, DrPH | Professor | Department of Biostatistics |
| Saame "Raz" Shaikh, PhD | Associate Professor and Associate Chair for Research | Department of Nutrition |
| Jeffrey Simms, MSPH | Assistant Professor, Director of Student Life and Alumni Relations | Department of Health Policy and Management |
| Lindsey Smith Taillie, PhD | Associate Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Daniela Sotres-Alvarez, DrPH | Associate Professor | Department of Biostatistics |
| Sally Clark Stearns, PhD | Professor | Department of Health Policy and Management |
| June Stevens, PhD | Distinguished Professor | Departments of Epidemiology and Nutrition |
| Delisha Stewart, PhD | Assistant Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Til Stürmer, MD, MPH, PhD | Nancy A. Dreyer Distinguished Professor and Chair | Department of Epidemiology |
| Mirek Styblo, PhD | Professor | Departments of Environmental Sciences and Engineering and Nutrition |
| Susan Sumner, PhD | Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Deborah Tate, PhD | Professor | Departments of Health Behavior and Nutrition |
| Amanda Thompson, PhD | Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Justin Trogdon, PhD | Professor and Director, PhD program | Department of Health Policy and Management |
| Kimberly Parker Truesdale, PhD | Associate Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Carmina G. Valle, PhD | Assistant Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Anthony J. Viera, MD, MPH | Adjunct Professor | Departments of and Epidemiology, and Public Health Leadership Program |
| Anissa I. Vines, MS, PhD | Associate Professor | Department of Epidemiology |
| Saroja Voruganti, PhD | Associate Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Dianne Stanton Ward, EdD, FTOS, FACSM | Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Sharon Stucker Weir, PhD | Assistant Professor | Department of Epidemiology |
| Daniel Westreich, PhD | Professor | Department of Epidemiology |
| Eric A. Whitsel, MD, MPH | Professor | Department of Epidemiology |
| Karin B. Yeatts, PhD | Associate Professor and MPH Concentration Lead, Applied Epidemiology | Department of Epidemiology |
| Steven Zeisel, MD, PhD | Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Donglin Zeng, PhD | Professor | Department of Biostatistics |
Highlighted Courses Related to Cardiovascular and Cardiometabolic Diseases
- EPID 735 – Cardiovascular Epidemiology
- EPID 814 – Obesity Epidemiology
- EPID 897 – Advanced Seminar in Cardiovascular Research