Research Investigator Biographies
Jerilyn K. Allen, RN, ScD, FAAN
Director of the Ph.D. Program, Professor
Johns Hopkins University School of NursingCardiovascular risk factors; primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease; women and heart disease; nurse case management; risk factor modificationResearch interests:
Susan E. Appling, MS, RN, CRNP
Assistant Professor
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
Research interests:
Health promotion, disease prevention, nursing and health policy and politics, prescriptive practices of nurse practitioners, evaluation of care provided by nurse practitioners, breast-related diseases and care
Diane M. Becker, ScD
Professor
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Nutrition education; smoking behavior; surveys and survey researchResearch Interests:
Roger Scott Blumenthal, MD, FACC
Associate Professor
Cardiology Director , The Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention
of Heart Disease
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Research Interests:
Cardiology; cardiovascular diseases
Neil R. Powe, MD, MPH, MBA
Professor
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Research Interests:
Epidemiology, health services research and outcomes research in medicine; cost-effectiveness analysis, technology assessment; renal disease, endocrine disease, radiology, cardiovascular disease and eye disease
Simeon Margolis, MD, PhD
Professor
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Research Interests:
Biochemistry; endocrinology; metabolism
Deborah Rohm Young, PhD
Assosiate Professor
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Research Interests:
Community-based models to examine dose-response associations between physical activity and health outcomes; develop effective community-based interventions for increasing physical activity; and examine the health benefits that regular physical activity can provide for older individuals
Peter O. Kwiterovich, Jr, MD
Professor
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Research Interests:
Elucidate the molecular basis for dyslipidemias that cause premature coronary artery disease (CAD) to better diagnosis; dietary and drug therapy
Edgar R. Miller, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Internal Medicine
Research Interests:
Hypertension prevention & control