Emma J.M. Barinas-Mitchell, PhD

Dr. Barinas-Mitchell’s research focuses on the application of subclinical vascular measures to the study of the natural history and prevention of CVD. As Co-Director (2006-2012) and Director (December 2012-present) of the University of Pittsburgh Ultrasound Research Lab (URL), she has collaborated on the application of early markers of vascular aging for >20 NIH-funded observational and intervention studies, including study design and implementation, oversight of collection of primary and secondary vascular outcome measures, data management and analyses of these vascular measures, and interpretation of these data for presentation and >50 peer-reviewed publications. She is also actively involved in her own research on vascular aging in women and in investigating the role of obesity, related cardiometabolic disturbances, and race/ethnicity in the development and progression of subclinical CVD.  Dr. Barinas-Mitchell is one of the Co-Directors of the CVD Epidemiology T32 training program and actively mentors students and trainees at the master's, doctoral and post-doctoral level.

1991 | Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA | BA Chemistry
1998 | University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA | PhD Epidemiology
2001 | University of Pittsburgh,Pittsburgh, PA | Post-doctoral training in CVD Epidemiology

EPIDEM 2152: Workshop in Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology (2007-2012, Co-Instructor; 2012- Present, Instructor)
EPIDEM 2150: Epidemiology Cardiovascular Diseases (2011-Present, Guest Lecturer)   

BCHS 2526: Health Equity Research Methods (2015-2017, Guest Lecturer)                                                                                               

Co-Director, CVD Training Program (2012-Present)

• Application of subclinical CVD methodology in CVD epidemiology
• Cardiometabolic risk factors related to vascular aging in Women
• Racial/ethnic disparities in CVD risk

Active Research Support:

Co-Investigator

• Menopausal Vasomotor Symptoms as a Marker of Brain Aging in Women (NIA)  2016-2021 (PI: R. Thurston)
• Vascular Moderators of Amyloid-Related Decline:From normal cognition to dementia (NIA) 2016-2021 (PI: O.Lopez)

• Study of Women's Health Across the Nation - Coordinating Center (NIA) 2009-2012 (PI: K Sutton-Tyrrell), 2012- 2019 (PI: M Brooks)   
• Resistance and Cardiorespiratory Time-matched Exercise in Youth (NHLBI) 2013-2018 (PI:S Lee)
• Multicenter Study on Exceptional Survival in Families (NIA) 2014-2019 (PI:A Newman)   
• Depression and Subsequent Cardiac Risk Factors (NHLBI) 2015-2019 (PI:  M Kovacs)
  
• Sleep, Circadian Rhythms, and Cardiometabolic Risk (NIA) 2015-2020 (PI:D Buysse)
• Social Stressors and Atherosclerosis in Women with Lupus (NIAMSD) 2017-2021 (PI: T Lewis)
• Expectations of Discrimination and CVD Risk in Women (NHLBI) 2017-2019 (PI: T Lewis)

Completed Research Support (past 4 years):

Principal Investigator

• Clinical Trial to Reverse Early Arterial Stiffening (NHLBI) 2013

Co-Investigator

• Role of Femoral Atherosclerosis in Functional Status, CVD Events and Mortality (NHLBI) 2013-2017 (PI: C Wassel)

• Mechanisms Linking Hot Flashes to Cardiovascular Risk (NHLBI) 2011-2016 (PI: R Thurston
• Progression of Cardiovascular Disease in Lupus (NIAMS) 2006-2013 (PI: S Manzi)

• Clinical Trial to Reverse Early Arterial Stiffening (NHLBI) 2006-2012 (PI: K. Sutton-Tyrrell)
• Preterm Delivery and Maternal CVD Risk (NHLBI) 2010-2014 (Co-PIs: J. Catov & C Holtzman)
• In vivo PiB Pet Amyloid Imaging:Normals, MCI & Dementia (NIA) 2010-2013 (Co-PI: O Lopez, W Klunk)

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A complete list of published work can be found in MyBibliography:

Egnot NS, Barinas-Mitchell E, Criqui MH, Allison MA, Ix JH, Jenny NS, Wassel CL. An exploratory factor analysis of inflammatory and coagulation markers associated with femoral artery atherosclerosis in the San Diego Population Study. Thromb Res. 2018 Feb 13;164:9-14. doi: 10.1016/j.thromres.2018.02.003. PubMed PMID: 29459247.  

Mahajan H, Choo J, Masaki K, Fujiyoshi A, Guo J, Hisamatsu T, Evans R, Shangguan S, Willcox B, Okamura T, Vishnu A, Barinas-Mitchell E, Ahuja V, Miura K, Kuller L, Shin C, Ueshima H, Sekikawa A. Association of alcohol consumption and aortic calcification in healthy men aged 40-49 years for the ERA JUMP Study. Atherosclerosis. 2018 Jan;268:84-91. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2017.11.017. Epub 2017 Nov 21. PubMed PMID: 29195109; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5869702.

Thurston RC, Chang Y, Barinas-Mitchell E, Jennings JR, von KänelR, Landsittel DP, Matthews KA. Physiologically assessed hot flashes and endothelial function among midlife women. Menopause2017; Aug; 24(8): 886-893. PMID: 28399007.

Hsu S, Rifkin DE, Criqui MH, Suder NC, Garimella P, Ginsberg C, Marasco AM, McQuaide BJ, Barinas-Mitchell EJ, Allison MA, Wassel CL, Ix JH. Relationship of Femoral Artery Ultrasound Measures of Atherosclerosis with Chronic Kidney Disease. J Vasc Surg. 2017 Dec 22. pii: S0741-5214(17)32513-2. doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2017.09.048. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29276107.