Faculty Spotlight: Dayna Johnson
Category : #WeAreEmoryEPI
Dayna A. Johnson, PhD, MPH, MSW, MS
My research is aimed at understanding the root causes of sleep health disparities and their impact on cardiovascular disease by 1) addressing the social and environmental determinants of sleep disorders and insufficient sleep; and 2) investigating the influence of modifiable factors such as sleep disorders and disturbances on disparities in cardiovascular outcomes.
Favorite Lecture to Teach: Social determinants of sleep
How I interact with students: I have 4 students that work in my research lab. They help with launching new studies, scoring sleep, literature searches and participate in manuscript as well as grant preparation.
Twitter Handle: @DrDaynaAJohnson
Fun Facts: I have run 4 half marathons and was on a marathon relay team.
Recent Publications:
Johnson, D. A., et al. (2018). “Prevalence and correlates of obstructive sleep apnea among African Americans: the Jackson Heart Sleep Study.” Sleep 41(10).
Johnson, D. A., et al. (2018). “Association Between Sleep Apnea and Blood Pressure Control Among Blacks: Jackson Heart Sleep Study.” Circulation.
