Patricia Coogan is Senior Epidemiologist at the Slone Epidemiology Center[1] and a Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) Research Professor in the Department of Epidemiology. She is a co-investigator for the Black Women’s Health Study (BWHS), a prospective study at the Slone Epidemiology Center.[2]
Patricia Coogan | |
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| Fields | Epidemiology |
Biography
editEducation
edit- Boston University, DSc Epidemiology
- Boston University, MPH Environmental Health
- University of Cincinnati, BA Urban Studies
Career
editHer research interests focus on “environmental influences on health outcomes including cancer, obesity, and physical activity.[2]
Coogan has received research grants from the National Institutes of Health including one to study air pollution and risk of incident hypertension and diabetes in African American women. It is a five year grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Another is a three year study funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to study the incidence of asthma in African American women.[3]
Select publications
edit- Wesselink, A. K.; Rosenberg, L.; Wise, L. A.; Jerrett, M.; Coogan, P. F. (2021). "A prospective cohort study of ambient air pollution exposure and risk of uterine leiomyomata". Human Reproduction (Oxford, England). 36 (8): 2321–2330. doi:10.1093/humrep/deab095. PMC 8487660. PMID 33984861.
- Coogan, P. F.; Rosenberg, L.; Palmer, J. R.; Cozier, Y. C.; Lenzy, Y. M.; Bertrand, K. A. (2021). "Hair product use and breast cancer incidence in the Black Women's Health Study". Carcinogenesis. 42 (7): 924–930. doi:10.1093/carcin/bgab041. PMC 8496025. PMID 34013957.
- White, A. J.; Gregoire, A. M.; Niehoff, N. M.; Bertrand, K. A.; Palmer, J. R.; Coogan, P. F.; Bethea, T. N. (2021). "Air pollution and breast cancer risk in the Black Women's Health Study". Environmental Research. 194: 110651. Bibcode:2021ER....194k0651W. doi:10.1016/j.envres.2020.110651. PMC 7946730. PMID 33387538.
- Coogan, Patricia F.; Coogan, Matthew A. (August 25, 2016). "When Worlds Collide: Observations on the Integration of Epidemiology and Transportation Behavioral Analysis in the Study of Walking". American Journal of Health Promotion. 19 (1): 39–44. doi:10.4278/0890-1171-19.1.39. PMID 15460100. S2CID 3322398.
- "Depressive symptoms linked to adult-onset asthma in African-American women". ScienceDaily. January 21, 2014.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Patricia F. Coogan, D.Sc". Slone Epidemiology Center. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Patricia F. Coogan, DSc". Boston University School of Public Health. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
- ^ "Patricia Coogan, ScD, awarded two NIH grants". Slone Epidemiology Center. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
- ^ "Depressive symptoms linked to adult-onset asthma in African-American women". ScienceDaily. January 21, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2023.