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2007 MacArthur Fellow Dr. Lisa A. Cooper Delivers Bowman Lecture
Dr. Lisa A. Cooper, MD
September 28, 2007 - Dr. Lisa A. Cooper, a 2007 recipient of the MacArthur “Genius” Grant, presented the Bowman Society lecture on Thursday, September 27th at 5:30 pm at the Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine.
Dr. Cooper was recently recognized by the MacArthur Foundation for her distinctive analysis in evaluating health care disparities. While many researchers look at socioeconomic factors when evaluating health care disparities, Dr. Cooper takes careful note of differences in terms of gender, race, and ethnicity. Her analysis has led to innovative educational programs that are “designed to improve the diagnosis and treatment of hypertension and depression among African-Americans.” The lecture Dr. Cooper presented recently at the University of Chicago discussed in detail her motivations, procedures, and results in researching the issue.
Dr. Lisa A. Cooper is Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. She has joint appointments at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing and in the Departments of Epidemiology and Health Policy and Management at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She is a board-certified general internist, health services and outcomes researcher, medical educator, and a member of Johns Hopkins Hospital Medical Staff. For the last two years, she has served as Chairman of the Diversity Council of the Department of Medicine and a member of the Diversity Committee of Johns Hopkins Medicine.
Dr. Cooper is a native of the Republic of Liberia, West Africa. She received her undergraduate degree from Emory University, her medical degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and her Master of Public Health degree from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She completed residency training in Internal Medicine at the University of Maryland and General internal Medicine Fellowship training at Johns Hopkins. She is a former Picker/Commonwealth Scholar in Patient-Centered Care Research and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Amos Medical Faculty Development Program Scholar.
The Bowman Society lectures highlight medical research issues and topics that are important to the health care of minority communities. Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs, the Bowman Society Lecture Series commenced in 2005 through the generous support of Dr. James E. Bowman, Professor Emeritus in the Departments of Pathology and Medicine, and the Biological Sciences Division’s first tenured African-American Professor.
For more information on past lecturers, please visit the Bowman Society page.
