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Faculty Experts
Dean and Distinguished University Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Dornsife School of Public Health
Expertise:
public health
urban health
Neighborhoods and health
Health in Latin America
Contact:
Avd37@drexel.edu
267.359.6070
Diez Roux is internationally known for her research on the social determinants of population health and the many ways that neighborhoods affect health. Her work on the impact of neighborhood conditions on health has been highly influential in the policy debate on population health and its determinants in Philadelphia and around the country and world. She especially focuses on social epidemiology and its relation to health disparities, environmental health effects, psychosocial factors in health, and cardiovascular disease epidemiology.
Of particular focus to her is urban health. In addition to establishing her school’s Urban Health Collaborative, Diez Roux is the lead investigator on the Salud Urbana en America Latina (SALURBAL) Project, which studies Latin and South American cities to determine how they affect the health of their residents.
More information about Diez Roux
Check out posts from the Drexel News Blog in which she is featured
For news media inquiries, contact Greg Richter at gdr33@drexel.edu or 215.895.2614.
It’s Covid Code Red in Latin America With No Signs of Peaking
Ana V. Diez Roux, MD, PhD, dean of the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in a June 6 Bloomberg story about the factors contributing to the spread of COVID-19 in Latin America.
National Coronavirus Updates: CDC to Resume Regular COVID-19 Briefings
Ana V. Diez Roux, MD, PhD, dean of the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in a May 30 Hearst television story about the CDC deciding to resume COVID-19 briefings. The story was published by Houston Chronicle and LMT online.
Poverty and the Pandemic
Ana Diez Roux, MD, PhD, dean of the Dornsife School of Public Health, was interviewed on the April 7 episode of WHYY-Radio's "Radio Times" about the toll the coronavirus is taking on low-income communities.
'Deaths of Despair' Meets 'Black Lives Matter'
Research by Ana Diez Roux, MD, PhD, dean of the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in a Jan. 16 Psychology Today post about racial disparities in life expectancy.
1 Big Thing: The Unequal Burden of Air Pollution
Ana Diez Roux, MD, PhD, dean of the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in a March 14 Axios story about a recently published study on the racial gap between those who cause air pollution and those who end up breathing it.
Study Finds Racial Gap Between Who Causes Air Pollution And Who Breathes It
Ana Diez Roux, MD, PhD, dean of the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in a March 11 NPR story that was picked up by dozens of media nationwide. Diez Roux commented on a recently published study about the racial gap between those who cause air pollution and those who breathe it.
The EPA just scrapped two expert panels tasked with evaluating air pollution
Ana Diez Roux, PhD, dean of the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in an Oct. 15 Popular Science story about the EPA’s recent decision to end an expert review panel tasked with evaluating air pollutants. Diez Roux served as the panel’s original chair.
Former Gov. Ed Rendell Is Leading Nonprofit To Open a Safe-Injection Site in Philadelphia
Ana Diez Roux, PhD, dean of the Dornsife School of Public Health, was mentioned in an Oct. 3 Philadelphia Inquirer story as a member of an advisory committee for a nonprofit whose goal is to open a safe injection site in Philadelphia. The story was also shared on Billy Penn.
Why 'Despair Deaths' Continue to Rise in the U.S.
Ana Diez Roux, MD, PhD, dean of the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in a March 6Healthline story about the increase of "despair deaths."
Here’s the Expertise Scott Pruitt Is Removing From the EPA’s Advisory Boards
Ana Diez Roux, MD, PhD, dean of the Dornsife School of Public Health, was highlighted in a Nov. 2 Slate story about a new EPA rule, which disallows scientists who have received grants from the agency from sitting on its advisory boards. Diez Roux had been the chairwoman of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory committee. She was also interviewed in a Nov. 2 WHYY story.
Trump’s EPA has Blocked Agency Grantees from Serving on Science Advisory Panels. Here is What it Means
Ana Diez Roux, MD, PhD, dean of the Dornsife School of Public Health, was mentioned in an Oct. 31 Science magazine story discussing potential concerns relating to the announcement by EPA chief Scott Pruitt that scientists who receive EPA grants will not be allowed to sit on the agency's advisory boards. Diez Roux was one of those affected.
Higher Risk of Heart Disease for Blacks in Poorer Neighborhoods
Sharrelle Barber, ScD, a research fellow at the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in a HealthDay story on the study she did along with dean Ana Diez Roux, MD, PhD, on the effects of socioeconomic status of neighborhoods on cardiovascular disease in black residents. This story was picked up Jan. 17 by U.S. News & World Report and Philly.com, along with more than a dozen local newspapers across the country.
On the Distinction — or Lack of Distinction — Between Population Health and Public Health
Ana Diez Roux, MD, PhD, professor and dean of the Dornsife School of Public Health, wrote an op-ed comparing the terms "population health" and "public health" April 1 for the American Journal of Public Health.
Science committee says U.S. ozone limits are too high
Ana Diez Roux, MD, PhD, dean of the School of Public Health, was mentioned in a Philadelphia Inquirer article on June 27 for being a member of a committee reviewing studies of the health effects of ozone for the Environmental Protection Agency.
Is Philadelphia Advancing in the War Against Cancer?
As recent racial justice protests and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic illuminate the role that structural racism and socioeconomic factors play in the health of Americans, significant disparities may be found in cancer rates and outcomes, according to “State of Cancer in Philadelphia,” a report issued this week from Drexel University’s Urban Health Collaborative, the Philadelphia Department of Public Health, and Fox Chase Cancer Center, sponsored by Lazarex Cancer Foundation.
Drexel and Lazarex Cancer Foundation Establish Program to Help Improve Health Outcomes for Philadelphia Neighborhoods
Drexel University is partnering with the Lazarex Cancer Foundation to establish Community IMPACT, a program that will focus on reducing cancer and improving health outcomes in Philadelphia, starting in West Philadelphia neighborhoods. The program involving the Dornsife School of Public Health, College of Nursing and Health Professions and the College of Medicine will combine public health qualitative and quantitative assessment and research methods with a grassroots engagement in communities that are often not invited to make their own decisions for health care.
Dornsife School of Public Health Wins Inaugural Harrison Spencer Community Service Award
The award recognizes the Dornsife School of Public Health for its extensive work in Philadelphia.
Drexel Celebrates Convocation With an Eye on the Power of Truth
Drexel University kicked off the new academic year with attention paid to the critical role of a higher-education institution in challenging times.
Research Lacking When it Comes to Heart Disease in Prison Populations
A multi-institution team found multiple areas of research that can be explored in both the incarcerated and released population — which number more than 13 million Americans — to better understand and prevent cardiovascular disease.
Drexel Hosting Discussions on the Health Dangers of Rolling Back Environmental and Climate Policies
Drexel’s Dornsife School of Public Health will hold a discussion and host a leading expert to talk about the human health effects that could result from potential rollbacks on climate and environment policy in the United States.
Faculty Forum Discusses Executive Order Banning Travel
About 100 members of the Drexel community gathered last evening for a wide-ranging informational forum with a panel of professors to learn more about President Donald Trump’s executive order banning travel from seven countries.
As Neighborhood Status Falls, Cardiovascular Disease Risk Among Black Residents Spikes
A Drexel University-led study found that significant increases in cardiovascular disease was linked to black residents of neighborhood with lower socioeconomic status and higher levels of violence and disorder.
How “Psychosocial Vital Signs” in Electronic Medical Records Can Improve Medical Care and Public Health
A committee convened by the Institute of Medicine, including Drexel's Ana Diez Roux, MD, PhD, has released a set of recommendations of 12 social and behavioral measures that should be collected as part of patients’ electronic health records.
At the Helm of the School of Public Health: Q&A with Ana Diez Roux
At Drexel, Ana Diez Roux is leading efforts to understand what makes people, and cities, healthy or unhealthy, as the new dean of the School of Public Health.
Ana Diez Roux Named Dean of the Drexel University School of Public Health
Dr. Ana V. Diez Roux has been named the new dean of the Drexel University School of Public Health. She will begin her term in February 2014. Diez Roux is a physician and epidemiologist known worldwide for seminal research on multilevel determinants of population health. Her work has had a major impact on public health research and practice.