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Sherman A James

Susan B. King Professor of Public Policy; Professor of Sociology, Community and Family Medicine, African and African American Studies

Office Phone: (919) 613-7338
Office Fax: +1 919 6818288
E-mail Address: sjames@duke.edu
Location:   213 Sanford Building
Mailing Address: 213 Sanford Building Box 90245 Duke University Durham, NC 27708
CV: Curriculum Vitae

Research Summary

Research: Social determinants of U.S.racial, ethnic and socioeconomic health disparities; community-based and public policy interventions to reduce health disparities

Publications (More Publications)

1. Abdelrahim S, James SA, Yamout R, Baker, W (2012) Discrimination and Psychological Distress: Does Whiteness Matter for Arab Americans? Social Science & Medicine
2. Orr ST, Orr CA, James SA, Blazer DG (2012) Life Satisfaction and Preterm Birth among Urban, Black Women: Findings from the Baltimore Preterm Birth Study Annals of Epidemiology
3. Sims M, Diez-Roux A, Dudley A, Gebreab S, Wyatt SB, Bruce M, James SA et al (2012) Perceived Discrimination and Hypertension among African Americans in the Jackson Heart Study American Journal of Public Health
4. Anthopolos R, James SA, Gelfand AE, Miranda ML (2011) A Spatial Measure of Neighborhood Level Racial Isolation Applied to Low Birthweight, Preterm Birth, and Birthweight in North Carolina Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology
5. James SA, VanHoewyk J., Belli RF, Strogatz DS, Williams DR (2006) Life-course Socioeconomic Position and Risk for Hypertension in African American Men: The Pitt County Study American Journal of Public Health
6. Stanton MV, Jonassaint CR, Williams RB, James SA (2010) Socioeconomic Status Moderates the Association between John Henryism and NEO-PI-R Personality Domains Psychosomatic Medicine