Susan J. Appel Professor

Research Interests:

• Health Disparities:
  • Cardiometabolic Risk among Premenopausal Caucasian and African-American women
  • Genetics and Genetic Admixture r/t CVD (Inflammation and Dysfibrinolysis)
  • Telehealth
  • Diabetes Education for Patients and Healthcare Professionals
• Clinical Interests:
  • Women's Health
  • Health Disparities
  • Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
  • Cardiometabolic Risk, Metabolic Syndrome and Pre-diabetes
  • Telehealth
  • Diabetes Education for Patients and Healthcare Professionals
  • The role of the Nurse Practitioner in acute and episodic care
  • Acute and episodic health issues

Areas of Interest

• Social Determinants of Health & Health Disparities
• Chronic Disease Management and/or Prevention
• Cardiovascular Health
• Diabetes