Roland J. Thorpe Jr., MS, PhD
Highlights
Languages
- English
Gender
MaleJohns Hopkins Affiliations:
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Roland J. Thorpe Jr.
Professional Titles
- Director, Program for Research on Men's Health, Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions
Background
Dr. Roland J. Thorpe Jr. holds joint appointments in medicine and in neurology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He is an associate professor of health, behavior and society at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He serves as the director of the Program for Research on Men's Health at the Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions.
Dr. Thorpe’s research focuses on racial and socioeconomic health disparities, particularly among U.S. men.
He received his B.S. from Florida A&M University. He earned his M.S. and his Ph.D. from Purdue University.
Dr. Thorpe is a member of the Advisory Committee on Minority Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Centers and Institutes
Additional Academic Titles
Joint Appointment in Medicine, Joint Appointment in Neurology
Research Interests
Functional decline, Functional status, Health disparities, Hypertension, Life course, Lower extremity functioning, Men's health, Men's health disparities across the life course, Mobility limitation, Older adults, Poverty status, Race, SES
Courses & Syllabi
- Health Disparities Journal Club, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 410.864.01, 1/1/16
- Research Design In The Social And Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 410.615.01, 1/1/16
- Health Disparities Journal Club, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 410.864.01, 1/1/16
- Advanced Methods In Health Services Research: Analysis, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 309.716.01, 1/1/16
- Seminar In Health Disparities, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 301.615.01, 1/1/16
Professional Activities
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Advisory Committee on Minority Health, 1/1/14