April Carson
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April Carson | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | University of Georgia UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Cardiovascular epidemiologist |
| Institutions | University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| Doctoral advisor | Gerardo Heiss |
April Perry Carson is an American epidemiologist. She is an associate professor of epidemiology and associate dean for diversity, equity, and inclusion at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health.[1] Carson is director of the Jackson Heart Study.[1]
Carson completed a B.S. in microbiology at University of Georgia. She earned a M.S.P.H. and Ph.D. in epidemiology at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health.[1] Carson was a postdoctoral researcher in cardiovascular disease epidemiology at UNC.[2] Her 2005 dissertation was titled Individual and neighborhood socioeconomic status across the life course and subclinical atherosclerosis.[3] Carson's doctoral advisor was Gerardo Heiss.[4]
