Education
MPH, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 1993
MD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1988
BA, Emory University, 1984
Overview
Dr. Lisa Cooper (she/her) is a Liberian-born general internist, social epidemiologist, and health services researcher. She was one of the first scientists to document disparities in the quality of relationships between physicians and patients from socially at-risk groups. She then designed innovative interventions targeting physicians’ communication skills, patients’ self-management skills, and healthcare organizations’ ability to address needs of populations experiencing health disparities. She is the author of over 200 publications and has been the principal investigator of more than 20 federal and private foundation grants. She has also been a devoted mentor to more than 75 individuals seeking careers in medicine, nursing, and public health.
Dr. Cooper has received several honors for her pioneering research, teaching, and mentoring. She has also been recognized by several community organizations for her community engagement and advocacy to address health disparities. Currently, Dr. Cooper directs The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Equity, where she and her transdisciplinary team work with stakeholders from healthcare and the community to implement rigorous clinical trials, identifying interventions that alleviate racial and income disparities in social determinants and health outcomes. The Center also provides training to a new generation of health equity scholars and advocates for social change with policymakers.
Honors and Awards
2007 Fellow, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Member, National Academy of Medicine
Member, American Society for Clinical Investigation
Member, Association of American Physicians
Member, Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health
Herbert W. Nickens Award, American Association of Medical Colleges
Herbert W. Nickens Award, Society of General Internal Medicine
Helen Rodriguez-Trias Social Justice Award, American Public Health Association
Picker/Commonwealth Scholar in Patient-Centered Care Research, The Commonwealth Fund
Amos Medical Faculty Development Program Scholar, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
George Engel Research Award, American Academy of Communication in Healthcare
James D. Bruce Memorial Award for Distinguished Contributions to Preventive Medicine, American College of Physicians
Fellow, American College of Physicians
Watkins-Saunders Award, American Heart Association
One of 100 “History Makers in the Making”, MSNBC’s theGrio.com
Distinguished Alumni Award, Emory College
Gilman Scholar, Johns Hopkins University
James F. Fries Professorship in Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor, Johns Hopkins University
David M. Levine Excellence in Mentoring Award, Department of Medicine
Sponsorship Award, Department of Medicine Task Force on Women’s Academic Careers in Medicine
Vice-Dean’s Award for the Advancement of Women in Science, School of Medicine
Provost’s Inaugural Award for Excellence in Faculty Mentoring, Johns Hopkins University
Provost’s Inaugural Award for Excellence in Diversity, Johns Hopkins University
Excellence in Teaching, Bloomberg School of Public Health