Jamila Kwarteng, PhD

Instructor; 2017-2019; Institute for Health and Equity

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Instructor, Division of Epidemiology

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Biography

Dr. Jamila Kwarteng is an instructor in the Division of Epidemiology in the Institute for Health & Equity and a fellow in the Primary Care Research Fellowship. She received her PhD in Health Behavior and Health Education from the University of Michigan, School of Public Health. Her research focuses on the influence of neighborhood poverty and psychosocial stress on obesity and breast cancer survival.

Dr. Kwarteng is committed to developing interventions that work towards addressing social factors that contribute to racial health disparities. As a member of the MCW Cancer Center Community Advisory Board’s Prevention and Healthy Communities (PHC) workgroup, she plans to identify potential community partners to develop community-engaged interventions that address risk factors relating to disparities in cancer survival.

She has published several articles on neighborhood characteristics and health outcomes in journals such as the Journal of Public Health and the American Journal of Health Promotion.

Research Interests

African American Cancer Survivor Network: Building Community among African American Cancer Survivors

Does Perceived Safety Modify the Effectiveness of a Walking-Group Intervention Designed to Promote Physical Activity?

(Kwarteng JL, Schulz AJ, Mentz GB, Israel BA, Shanks TR, Perkins DW.) Am J Health Promot. 2018 02;32(2):423-431.
Independent Effects of Neighborhood Poverty and Psychosocial Stress on Obesity Over Time.

(Kwarteng JL, Schulz AJ, Mentz GB, Israel BA, Perkins DW.) J Urban Health. 2017 12;94(6):791-802.
Do Neighborhood Demographics Modify Walking Group Intervention Effectiveness in Urban Neighborhoods?

(Schulz AJ, Mentz GB, Kwarteng J, Israel BA, Gamboa C, Sand SL, Gaines C, Reyes AG, Rowe Z.) Health Promot Pract. 2017 Jan;18(1):62-74.
Neighborhood Disadvantage and Preterm Delivery in Urban African Americans: The Moderating Role of Religious Coping.

(Sealy-Jefferson S, Slaughter-Acey J, Caldwell CH, Kwarteng J, Misra DP.) SSM Popul Health. 2016 Dec;2:656-661.
NEIGHBOURHOOD POVERTY, PERCEIVED DISCRIMINATION AND CENTRAL ADIPOSITY IN THE USA: INDEPENDENT ASSOCIATIONS IN A REPEATED MEASURES ANALYSIS.

(Kwarteng JL, Schulz AJ, Mentz GB, Israel BA, Shanks TR, Perkins DW.) J Biosoc Sci. 2016 11;48(6):709-22.
Associations between observed neighborhood characteristics and physical activity: findings from a multiethnic urban community.

(Kwarteng JL, Schulz AJ, Mentz GB, Zenk SN, Opperman AA.) J Public Health (Oxf). 2014 Sep;36(3):358-67.

Jamila Kwarteng, PhD