Area of research
Health · Physiology
Research interest
Research interests include Health disparities and outcomes, Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence, Birth, Development, and Health, and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation.
The mediating role of DNA methylation clocks in associations of race, ethnicity, education, income, and occupation with mortality: findings from NHANES 1999-2002
Exposome-wide association study of environmental chemical exposures and epigenetic aging in the national health and nutrition examination survey
One-carbon metabolism-related compounds are associated with epigenetic aging biomarkers: results from the cross-sectional National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999–2002
Influence of race, ethnicity, and sex on the performance of epigenetic predictors of phenotypic traits
Sex-specific associations between per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance exposure and epigenetic age: Findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination survey 1999–2000
The environmental chemical exposome and health insurance: Examining associations and effect modification of epigenetic aging in a representative sample of United States adults
Social support and epigenetic aging at the intersections of race, ethnicity, and gender: findings from NHANES 1999–2002
Dietary fatty acids and epigenetic aging in US adults: results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Physical fitness is associated with slower epigenetic aging in US adults: evidence from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Dietary Fatty Acids and Epigenetic Aging in US Adults: Results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Comparing Veteran and Nonveteran Epigenetic Aging in a Representative Sample of United States Adults
A multilevel framework to investigate cardiovascular health disparities among South Asian immigrants in the United States
The longitudinal association of changes in diurnal cortisol features with fasting glucose: MESA
Social regulation of inflammation related gene expression in the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis
Methods to Account for Uncertainty in Latent Class Assignments When Using Latent Classes as Predictors in Regression Models, with Application to Acculturation Strategy Measures
Discrimination, social support, and telomere length: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)
Body mass index is negatively associated with telomere length: a collaborative cross-sectional meta-analysis of 87 observational studies
Child and Adult Socioeconomic Status and the Cortisol Response to Acute Stress: Evidence From the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Leukocyte Telomere Length in Relation to 17 Biomarkers of Cardiovascular Disease Risk: A Cross-Sectional Study of US Adults
Leukocyte Telomere Length and Mortality in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999–2002
Diurnal salivary cortisol, glycemia and insulin resistance: The multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis
Physician Communication in Pediatric End-of-Life Care
Depression, anxiety and telomere length in young adults: evidence from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Neighborhood characteristics and leukocyte telomere length: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Mental and Physical Gendered Health Links
Socioeconomic status, health behavior, and leukocyte telomere length in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999–2002
Socioeconomic status and cell aging in children