Patricia Coogan

Patricia Coogan
Patricia Coogan
Alma mater	University of Cincinnati (BA); Boston University (MPH, D.Sc.);
	Scientific career
Fields	Epidemiology

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]

Biography

Education

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Boston University, DSc Epidemiology
Boston University, MPH Environmental Health
University of Cincinnati, BA Urban Studies

Career

Her 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

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

^ "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.

External links

Publications by Patricia Coogan at ResearchGate

[Slone-1] "Patricia F. Coogan, D.Sc". Slone Epidemiology Center. Retrieved February 11, 2023.

[BU-2] "Patricia F. Coogan, DSc". Boston University School of Public Health. Retrieved February 11, 2023.

[SEC-3] "Patricia Coogan, ScD, awarded two NIH grants". Slone Epidemiology Center. Retrieved February 11, 2023.

[4] "Depressive symptoms linked to adult-onset asthma in African-American women". ScienceDaily. January 21, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2023.

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