Yvette CozierDr. Yvette Cozier is an Associate Professor of Epidemiology, and the Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice (DEIJ) at Boston University School of Public Health. She is also a Senior Epidemiologist at the Slone Epidemiology Centerat Boston University School of Medicine. A social epidemiologist, Dr. Cozier’s overall research focus has been on the influence of psychosocial and structural factors on health - including racism and neighborhood socioeconomic status (SES). Dr. Cozier co-leads (MPI) the Black Women’s Health Study (BWHS), a prospective follow-up of over 59,000 African American women begun in 1995. She has published over 100 abstracts, manuscripts, invited commentaries and reviews, monographs, and book chapters on health disparities, cardiometabolic, and immune-mediated conditions including obesity, lupus, and sarcoidosis. Read More Read Less