Jimmie Roberts

PhD Student in Epidemiology

jer183@pitt.edu

Jimmie received a B.A. in Linguistics and a B.A. in Comparative Literature from Emory University. Following his bachelor’s training, he received a Master of Public Health from the University of Pittsburgh under the leadership of Dr. Maria Brooks and Dr. Kristine Ruppert in the area of pharmacoepidemiology focused on assessing the annualized change in BMD among women with hypothyroidism over the menopausal transition. and 

Jimmie’s passion for public health arose from his internship at the CDC through the CDC Undergraduate Public Health Scholars (CUPS) program, and from 2020 – 2021, he worked as a Graduate Student Researcher at the University of Pittsburgh under the guidance of Dr. Elsa Strotmeyer. In 2022, he was accepted into the NIH/NIA T32 Epidemiology of Aging Training program and transitioned to become an Aging Pre-Doctoral Fellow. His interests include pharmacoepidemiology and health equity research in older adults. 

Select presentations

  • Roberts J. (2020) Investigation of Bone-Mineral Density while using Thyroid Medication: a SWAN Cohort Study. Epidemiology in Action, University of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh, PA. 

Research Area(s) of Emphasis 

Social Epidemiology and Health Equity 

Education

MPH in Epidemiology,
University of Pittsburgh 

BA in Linguistics, 
Emory University

BA in Comparative Literature,
Emory University