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Robert Turner II

Instructor in the Department of Population Health Sciences
Population Health Sciences
DUMC 3003, Durham, NC 27710

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Instructor in the Department of Population Health Sciences · 2024 - Present Population Health Sciences, Basic Science Departments

Recent Publications


Race and Incident Dementia Among Older Black and Older White Men.

Journal Article Journal of aging and health · March 2025 The objective of this study was to determine if racial differences exist between older Non-Hispanic Black (NHB) and White (NHW) men in incident dementia over 11 years (2011-2022) in the National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS). The analytic sample in ... Full text Cite

Paper 3: a systematic review of definitions for "racial health equity" and related terms within health-related articles.

Journal Article Journal of clinical epidemiology · December 2024 ObjectivesTo systematically evaluate definitions of "racial health equity" (RHE) and related terms within health-related academic literature.Study design and settingWe systematically evaluated definitions of RHE and related terms within h ... Full text Cite

Effects of mTBI with loss of consciousness on neurobehavioral symptoms, depression, and insomnia in former collegiate and NFL football athletes.

Journal Article Brain Inj · September 18, 2024 OBJECTIVE: Considering that diagnostic decisions about mTBI are often predicated on clinical symptom criteria, it is imperative to determine which initial presentation features of mTBI have prognostic significance for identifying those at high risk for lon ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Super Bowl R13 Conference Emerging Scholars Program

ConferencePrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Alzheimer's Association · 2024 - 2025

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Education, Training & Certifications


City University of New York · 2010 Ph.D.