About the Authors
Michele L. Casper is an epidemiologist in the Cardiovascular Health
Branch of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). She received her
PhD in epidemiology from the University of North Carolina School of Public
Health. Her research focuses primarily on the geographic, racial, and ethnic
disparities in cardiovascular disease.
Clark H. Denny is an epidemiologist in the Cardiovascular Health Branch
of CDC. He received his PhD in sociology from Emory University, specializing in
demography. He has 8 years of experience studying the health behaviors of
American Indians and Alaska Natives.
Jonathan N. Coolidge was an Association of the Schools of Public Health
fellow working in the Cardiovascular Health Branch of CDC in 2004. He is now
attending Albany Medical College. He received his MPH from Emory University,
concentrating in epidemiology, and his BA in biology from the College of the
Holy Cross.
G. Ishmael Williams, Jr., is a Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
analyst in the Cardiovascular Health Branch of CDC. He received his MA in
anthropology from the University of Arkansas and has more than 15 years
of experience in GIS research, spanning archeology, environmental management,
and public health.
Amanda Crowell is a writer–editor in the National Center for Chronic
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion of CDC. She attended the University of
Alabama, majoring in English.
James M. Galloway, MD, FACP, FACC, is the senior cardiologist for the
Indian Health Service (IHS) and is based at the University of Arizona. His
primary focus is the optimal prevention, detection, and control of
cardiovascular disease among American Indians and Alaska Natives.
Nathaniel Cobb is the principal chronic disease epidemiologist for IHS.
He received his MD from Harvard Medical School. He did his residency at the
University of New Mexico and then a fellowship in epidemiology at CDC.
Date last reviewed:
05/12/2006
Content source: Division for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention,
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion |
