Lisa Staimez is an Assistant Professor at Emory University in the Hubert Department of Global Health, part of the Rollins School of Public Health. She grew up in the southwestern United States, and in her free time she likes to hike, go on nature walks, listen to music, and go to dinner parties. As a faculty member in the Emory Global Diabetes Research Center, she integrates epidemiology, diabetes pathophysiology, nutritional sciences, and laboratory sciences to examine the early stage mechanisms of type 2 diabetes. Her goals are to leverage mechanisms to identify new prevention strategies that can reduce health disparities in diabetes treatment.
