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Discriminatory Stressors and Early Markers of Cardiovascular Disease: Implications for African-American Women's Health

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The 2023 Sutton-Tyrell Lecture presented by Tené T. Lewis, president of the American Psychosomatic Society and associate professor at Emory Rollins School of Public Health. 

A post-lecture reception is scheduled in the Commons from 1-2 p.m. 

Tené T. Lewis is an Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology in the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University. Her research focuses on understanding how psychological and social factors contribute to the disproportionately high rates of cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality observed in African-American women compare to women of other racial/ethnic groups. She is currently Principal Investigator of two NIH-funded R01 cohorts examining the effects of discrimination and other psychosocial factors on various indices of cardiovascular health in healthy African-American women and African-American women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. She was also dual-PI of a project funded by the American Heart Association (AHA) focused on understanding cardiovascular resilience in African-Americans. Lewis’ scientific work has received honors from the American Psychosomatic Society and the American Psychological Association and has been featured in the Washington PostUSA TodayEssence MagazineJET and on National Public Radio (NPR). She is also a fellow of the American Heart Association, the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research and is current President of the American Psychosomatic Society.

This annual lecture is dedicated to the memory of Kim Sutton-Tyrrell, former vice-chair and professor of academics in the Department of Epidemiology and dedicated, pioneering investigator and beloved mentor. Contributions to the Sutton-Tyrrell fund can be made via the lecture site.

Dial-In Information

Please join us in person if you can! Registrants will receive Zoom information. 

Thursday, April 13 at 12:00 p.m.

Public Health, G23
130 Desoto Street, Pittsburgh, 15261

Discriminatory Stressors and Early Markers of Cardiovascular Disease: Implications for African-American Women's Health

The 2023 Sutton-Tyrell Lecture presented by Tené T. Lewis, president of the American Psychosomatic Society and associate professor at Emory Rollins School of Public Health. 

A post-lecture reception is scheduled in the Commons from 1-2 p.m. 

Tené T. Lewis is an Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology in the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University. Her research focuses on understanding how psychological and social factors contribute to the disproportionately high rates of cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality observed in African-American women compare to women of other racial/ethnic groups. She is currently Principal Investigator of two NIH-funded R01 cohorts examining the effects of discrimination and other psychosocial factors on various indices of cardiovascular health in healthy African-American women and African-American women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. She was also dual-PI of a project funded by the American Heart Association (AHA) focused on understanding cardiovascular resilience in African-Americans. Lewis’ scientific work has received honors from the American Psychosomatic Society and the American Psychological Association and has been featured in the Washington PostUSA TodayEssence MagazineJET and on National Public Radio (NPR). She is also a fellow of the American Heart Association, the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research and is current President of the American Psychosomatic Society.

This annual lecture is dedicated to the memory of Kim Sutton-Tyrrell, former vice-chair and professor of academics in the Department of Epidemiology and dedicated, pioneering investigator and beloved mentor. Contributions to the Sutton-Tyrrell fund can be made via the lecture site.

Dial-In Information

Please join us in person if you can! Registrants will receive Zoom information. 

Thursday, April 13 at 12:00 p.m.

Public Health, G23
130 Desoto Street, Pittsburgh, 15261

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