Samar Nasser, PhD, MPH, MS

Associate Professor
Primary Department
Clinical Research & Leadership
Secondary Department
Physical Assistant Studies
Affiliation
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Research Interests

Dr. Nasser’s research focuses on evaluating factors that support prevention, treatment, and management of hypertension and cardiometabolic disease in special populations, and translating evidence-based methods to curb these disparate effects. She is an expert in evaluating the role racial and ethnic disparities play in medication adherence. She is skilled in the clinical trial methodologies and the application of systematic and scoping review methodologies. She has experience participating in large multidisciplinary research teams, and in treating patients with chronic hypertension.

Keywords

health equity health function, Prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease, Hypertension, Racial & ethnic disparities, Quality improvement, Clinical trials,

Research Level
T2: Translation to Patients
T3: Translation to Practice
T4: Translation to Population Health
Research Method(s)
  • Translating Knowledge to Action
  • Systematic reviews
  • Scoping reviews
  • Epidemiological approaches