Faculty

Research Interests

Health disparities; racial and ethnic differences in kidney disease, diabetes, and transplantation

Education

MPH Epidemiology, University of Washington, 2001

MD Medicine, University of Washington, 1987

BS Chemistry, Pacific Lutheran University, 1983

In the News

100 Percent Fruit Juice, in Moderation, Not Tied to Diabetes or Hypertension in Adults
SPH News, 10/02/2017

Depression and Diabetes Don't Play Nice with Kidneys
dailyRX, 03/28/2014

Depression may be Linked to Kidney Failure in Diabetic Patients
Science Daily, 03/27/2014

Depression May Increase Diabetes' Patients Risk of Kidney Failure
Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 03/01/2014

Home Dialysis an Option for Some with Chronic Kidney Disease
US News & World Report, 10/04/2012

Overcoming Barriers to Home Dialysis for Kidney Patients
Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 10/04/2012

Checking Our Pulse: Health and Healers in the African American Community
UW School of Public Health News, 11/09/2010