She earned her Ph.D. in Epidemiology from the Graduate School of Public Health at the University of Pittsburgh. Her dissertation research focused on factors associated with pediatric asthma at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. After graduating from the University of Pittsburgh, Dr. Carter-Nolan returned to Howard University as a Post-doctoral Fellow in Cancer Epidemiology. Upon completion of her post-doctoral work she was given the honor of being named as an Avon Scholar and promoted to Assistant Professor of Medicine.
Dr. Nolan is currently an Assistant Professor of Medicine and the Director of the new Master of Public Health Program at Howard University, located in Washington, DC. Her research areas of interests are the effects physical activity has on cancer, the impact of fatigue on cancer patients, mammography utilization and adherence, and general study design and methodology of cancer prevention and control research protocols. Dr. Nolan has developed exercise research protocols focusing on cancer fatigue and behavioral medicine. Prior to her current position she served as project director of several research protocols which examined such things as: reproducibility and validity of physical activity among Black women, diet, genetic polymorphisms and breast cancer among Black women, impact of an exercise intervention among individuals with tobacco related cancer.
Dr. Nolan has conducted research addressing various risks factors associated with cancer and she strongly promotes preventive methods to address health conditions and illnesses. Her commitment to the study of epidemiological and bio-behavioral factors implicated in health disparities, particularly among people of color, has been exemplified throughout her research.
Dr. Nolan is currently an Assistant Professor of Medicine and the Director of the new Master of Public Health Program at Howard University, located in Washington, DC. Her research areas of interests are the effects physical activity has on cancer, the impact of fatigue on cancer patients, mammography utilization and adherence, and general study design and methodology of cancer prevention and control research protocols. Dr. Nolan has developed exercise research protocols focusing on cancer fatigue and behavioral medicine. Prior to her current position she served as project director of several research protocols which examined such things as: reproducibility and validity of physical activity among Black women, diet, genetic polymorphisms and breast cancer among Black women, impact of an exercise intervention among individuals with tobacco related cancer.
Dr. Nolan has conducted research addressing various risks factors associated with cancer and she strongly promotes preventive methods to address health conditions and illnesses. Her commitment to the study of epidemiological and bio-behavioral factors implicated in health disparities, particularly among people of color, has been exemplified throughout her research.
Pamela Carter-Nolan, PhD, MPH
Dr. Nolan is currently an Assistant Professor of Medicine and the Director of the new Master of Public Health Program at Howard University, located in Washington, DC. Dr. Pamela Carter-Nolan has a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Community Health Education from the University of Massachusetts and a Master of Public Health in Health Policy and Resources from Yale University.
Dr. Nolan is currently an Assistant Professor of Medicine and the Director of the new Master of Public Health Program at Howard University, located in Washington, DC. Dr. Pamela Carter-Nolan has a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Community Health Education from the University of Massachusetts and a Master of Public Health in Health Policy and Resources from Yale University.
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