Susan Everson-Rose

Susan Everson-Rose is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Minnesota, affiliated with the Division of General Internal Medicine. She serves as Associate Director of the Program in Health Disparities Research and holds an Affiliate Professor appointment at the School of Public Health.

• Focuses on psychosomatic medicine, cardiovascular health, and social determinants of health
• Principal investigator in studies related to the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) and Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN)
• Expertise in behavioral interventions for smoking cessation, alcohol abstinence, and hypertension management

Her recent work connects proteomic aging clocks with social support networks, explores stress biomarkers in cancer survivors, and develops community-based stroke prevention strategies for African American populations. She also investigates lipid metabolism dynamics during menopause and their cardiovascular implications.

Key collaborations include community-based participatory research projects targeting health disparities in homeless populations and women's heart health studies examining estradiol, stress, and subclinical atherosclerosis.