Mercedes Carnethon PhD

Mercedes Carnethon, Ph.D. is a Professor at Northwestern University, Evanston, Evanston, United States. Her research focuses broadly on the epidemiology of cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes, lung health, and cognitive aging in the population subgroups defined by race/ethnicity, geography, socioeconomic status, gender, and sexual orientation/gender identity. Her research team has examined the role that health behaviors such as diet, physical activity, and sleep play on health across the life course. My research team receives funding from the National Institutes of Health and the American Heart Association. In addition to carrying out research, She is a leader in postdoctoral training and faculty development, having successfully mentored junior investigators who have subsequently earned their own grants and prestigious research awards.