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LaShaunta Glover

Assistant Professor in Population Health Sciences
Population Health Sciences

Overview


LaShaunta Glover is an epidemiologist with expertise in cardiovascular, social, and genetic epidemiology. Her research focuses on evaluating and understanding the social determinants of health that exacerbate cardiovascular disease. Her research additionally focuses on exploring social-biological pathways to cardiovascular disease risk with specific focus on OMICs (e.g. epigenomics, proteomics, metabolomics), as a way to understand how social factors lead to upstream cardiovascular disease. Dr. Glover primarily utilizes data from longitudinal cohort studies to understand these associations and is passionate about investigating reasons for health disparities in populations.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Professor in Population Health Sciences · 2024 - Present Population Health Sciences, Basic Science Departments
Member in the Duke Clinical Research Institute · 2023 - Present Duke Clinical Research Institute, Institutes and Centers

Recent Publications


Plasma Proteins Associated With Psychosocial Factors and Heart Disease: The Jackson Heart Study.

Journal Article Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology · May 2026 BackgroundKnowledge of proteomic mechanisms explaining the link between psychosocial stress and cardiovascular disease is limited. This study aimed to (1) identify plasma proteins associated with psychosocial factors and (2) assess associational p ... Full text Cite

Alterations in DNA Methylation, Proteomic, and Metabolomic Profiles in African Ancestry Populations with APOL1 Risk Alleles.

Journal Article J Am Soc Nephrol · April 7, 2025 KEY POINTS: We aimed to elucidate potential methylation, proteomic, and metabolomic mechanisms by which APOL1 variants may be linked to kidney disease. We report distinct methylation profiling between APOL1 risk allele carriers and noncarriers, many near A ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Proteomic Biomarkers of Incident Cognitive Impairment in Black and White Adults

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · 2024 - 2029

REGARDS-MI-4

ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by Weill Cornell Medicine · 2022 - 2026

Jackson Heart Study Cardiovascular Disease Working Group and Medicare Data Linkage

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by University of Mississippi Medical Center · 2023 - 2025

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Education


University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · 2022 Ph.D.
University of Mississippi · 2015 M.S.