Cheryl K. Nordstrom,  PhD, MPH, CHES

Wayne State University
College of Nursing
318 Cohn
5557 Cass Avenue
Detroit, MI 48202
(313) 577-2548
(313) 577-5777(FAX)
E-mail: aq2687@wayne.edu

EDUCATION:

• BA – University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
  
• MPH – University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI
  
• PhD – University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles
  

RESEARCH INTEREST:

# Urban health interventions, especially as related to cardiovascular disease and its risk factors
# Neighborhoods and health
# Socioeconomic and racial disparities in health and outcomes
# Psychosocial factors as related to cardiovascular disease epidemiology and prevention
# Translating Research into Practice

CURRENT RESEARCH:

Co-Investigator, Detroit Medical Center, Center for Clinical Research

CURRENT PUBLICATIONS:

Ogawa, T., Scotten, L.N., Walker, D.K., Yoganathan, A.P., Bess, R.L., Nordstrom, C.K. & Gardin, J.M. (in press). What parameters affect left ventricular diastolic flow propagation velocity? In vitro studies using color m-mode Doppler echocardiography. Cardiovascular Ultrasound 2005.

Kahlon, J.P.S., Torey, J., Nordstrom, C.K., LaLonde, T.A., Ali, A., Schreiber, T.L., Ogawa, T., Maciejko, J.J., Rosman, H. & Gardin, J.M. (in press). The Impact of Coronary Artery Disease Risk Factors on Intravascular Ultrasound-Derived Morphologic Indices of Human Coronaries. Echocardiography, 2005.

Khan, S., Bess, R.L., Rosman, H.S., Nordstrom, C.K., Cohen, G.I. & Gardin, J.M. Which echocardiographic Doppler left ventricular diastolic function measurements are most feasible in the clinical echocardiographic laboratory? Am J Cardiol 2004;94:1099-1101.

Nordstrom, C.K., Diez Roux, A.V., Jackson, S.A. & Gardin, J.M. The effect of personal and neighborhood socioeconomic status on subclinical atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease in an elderly cohort. The Cardiovascular Health Study. Soc Sci Med 2004;59:2139-47.

Nordstrom, C.K., Dwyer, K.M., Bairey Merz, C.N., Shircore, A. & Dwyer, J.H. Leisure-time physical activity and early atherosclerosis: The Los Angeles Atherosclerosis Study. Am J Med 2003;115:19-25.

Walton, K.G., Schneider, R.H., Nidich, S.I., Salerno, J.W., Dwyer, J., Nordstrom, C.K. & Bairey Merz, C.N. Psychosocial stress and cardiovascular disease, Part 2: Effectiveness of the transcendental meditation program in treatment and prevention. Behav Med 2003;28:106-23.

Bairey Merz, C.N., Dwyer, J.H., Nordstrom, C.K., Walton, K.G., Salerno, J.W. & Schneider, R.H. Psychosocial stress and cardiovascular disease, Part 1: Pathophysiological links. Behav Med 2002;27:141-8.

OFFICE HOURS:

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 12 noon-1 p.m., or by appointment