Presented by: Shakira Suglia, ScD, MS

Dr. Suglia's research examines the impact of social determinants of health across the lifecourse. She is particularly interested in learning how social factors can affect cardiometabolic health through a stress pathway and whether sociocultural context can modify these associations. Dr. Suglia also leads several studies that seek to understand how social factors affect epigenomic markers that can, in turn, alter cardiometabolic health and other chronic health conditions. She leads two projects within the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos which examine the associations of childhood and adult socioeconomic status and social stressors on methylation age in adulthood. Dr. Suglia obtained her MS in Epidemiology from the University at Albany, SUNY and her ScD in Epidemiology and Environmental Health from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She is a fellow of the American Heart Association and the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research.

The focus of the Spring 2024 Epidemiology Seminar Series is Health Equity & Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Students and GSR’s attending in person should swipe their Panther ID at the bottom entrance to G23 to register their attendance.
Students should come prepared with engaging questions for the presenters.
Students not registered for the course, postdocs, & faculty are welcome to participate. 
Course Director: Tiffany Gary-Webb, PhD, MHS