RCMAR Lecture October 27, 2026

As a health demographer and health data scientist, his research is focused on how exposure to trauma contributes to accelerated aging and premature mortality by triggering physiological dysregulation. His research into this process focuses on 4 distinct, but often overlapping exposure domains: (1) traumatic injury (within military and civilian settings), (2) racial/ethnic health and mortality disparities, (3) environmental and mass traumatic events (climate events and COVID-19 pandemic), and (4) substance use/misuse.  Within these 4 exposure domains, he examines how these processes operate within short-term (immediate death/survival) and long-term time scales (accelerated aging, chronic disease and premature mortality).   His research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, US Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Defense (DoD).  He has authored and co-authored over 130 peer-reviewed research articles in top journals, including JAMA, Circulation, Hypertension, Proceedings of the National Academy of Science and Scientific Reports.