Major Areas of Discovery:

• Racial inequities in cardiovascular risk factors and outcomes.
• Cardiovascular function: distribution, evolution, predictors, and abnormalities. e.g., Carotid IMT, Coronary calcium, LVM
• The role of diet, physical activity, and fitness in body composition, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, diabetes, inflammation, lipids, blood pressure.
• The role of psychosocial factors (e.g., stress, discrimination, social support) on health.
• Social and environmental determinants of health, including health care access.
• The influence of genetics on health.
• Lung function: distribution, evolution, predictors, and abnormalities.
• Women’s health with a special focus on pregnancy-related issues.