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Tené T. Lewis, PhD

Tené T. Lewis, PhD
Yale University, School of Public Health

Dr. Tené T. Lewis was recently interviewed by NPR about her research.

Dr. Lewis is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at the Yale University School of Medicine. Dr. Lewis’ primary area of research is in the area of psychosocial epidemiology, with an emphasis on cardiovascular disease (CVD) in women. She has a particular interest in understanding how social and psychological factors contribute to the disproportionately high rates of CVD morbidity and mortality observed in African-American women compared to women of other racial/ethnic groups. Her research is funded by the American Heart Association and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health and has been featured in the Washington Post, USA Today and most recently on NPR. Click the below link to hear Dr. Lewis' complete radio interview with NPR.

Dr. Lewis received her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles and her bachelor’s degree in Honors Psychology with distinction from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Congratulations Dr. Lewis.

Study: Racism Is Unhealthy, Literally
NPR Radio Broadcast with host Michael Martin
It's well known that stress can lead to many health problems, and now a new study links the mistreatment frequently associated with racism to a protein that's linked to cardio-vascular disease, Alzheimer’s and other illnesses.
www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php

Congratulations Dr. Lewis!