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Jamila L. Kwarteng PhD

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Assistant Professor

Institution: Medical College of Wisconsin
Department: Institute for Health and Humanity
Division: Community Health
Program: Research

Member of the Cancer Center
Member of the Cardiovascular Research Center
Member of the Institute for Health & Humanity


I am willing to collaborate on research projects.
I am willing to be a peer mentor.

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Research Areas of Interest

  • Cancer Survivors
  • Exercise
  • Obesity, Abdominal
  • Quality of Life
  • Risk Factors
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Waist Circumference
  • Weight Loss
  • Women's Health

    • Research Experience

  • Cancer Survivors
  • Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Obesity, Abdominal
  • Quality of Life
  • Risk Factors
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • United States
  • Waist Circumference
  • Weight Loss
  • Women's Health

    • Methodologies and Techniques

  • Breast Neoplasms
  • Cancer Survivors
  • Exercise
  • Obesity, Abdominal
  • Quality of Life
  • Risk Factors
  • Waist Circumference
  • Weight Loss

    • Educational Expertise

  • Community-Based Participatory Research
  • Health Behavior
  • Health Education
  • Health Risk Behaviors
  • Program Evaluation
  • Public Health
  • Women's Health

    • Publications (27)

  • Domain-Specific Physical Activity and Obesity Risk among Black Men in the United States: Evidence of a Physical Activity Paradox. (Coleman A, Johnson JL, Kwarteng JL, Holmes AU, Thorpe RJ Jr, Heitman E) J Racial Ethn Health Disparities 2026 Jan 05 PMID: 41491755 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105026675857 01/06/2026    
  • Adapting an evidence-based cancer survivor lifestyle program for cancer prevention and control in African American and Hispanic/Latino communities. (Kwarteng JL, Sheean P, Pinsoneault L, Contreras S, Aboagye S, Wasserman E, Vidaver RM, O'Connell K, Tovar M, Manriquez Prado A, Stolley MR) Transl Behav Med 2025 Jan 16;15(1) PMID: 41165249 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105020257337 10/30/2025    
  • Urban greenspace and cardiovascular disease comorbidity at breast cancer diagnosis in the US: Regional, racial/ethnic, and socioeconomic variations among older women. (Bikomeye JC, McGinley EL, Zhou Y, Tarima S, Kwarteng JL, Beyer AM, Yen TWF, Winn AN, Beyer KMM) Cancer Surviv Res Care 2025;3(1) PMID: 40881314 PMCID: PMC12382361 09/01/2025    
  • Greenspace and Survival Among Older Women With Breast Cancer: Regional Variations Within the U.S. SEER-Medicare-Linked Database. (Bikomeye JC, McGinley EL, Zhou Y, Tarima S, Kwarteng JL, Beyer AM, Yen TWF, Winn AN, Beyer KMM) JACC Adv 2025 Sep;4(9):102069 PMID: 40829368 PMCID: PMC12396096 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105013235004 08/20/2025    
  • A Comprehensive User Study on Medical Device Threat Modeling Methodologies and CyberLlama2 - MEDICALHARM Threat Modeling Assistant. (Kwarteng E, Cebe M, Kwarteng J, Bansal N) International Journal of Information Security August 2025;24(4) SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105011198339 08/01/2025    
  • Associations between childhood socioeconomic characteristics, race, and risk of adverse childhood experiences in a population-based sample of US-born non-Hispanic Black and White women. (Marcus Post L, Topitzes J, Do DP, Cho YI, Pathak DR, Nuru-Jeter A, Kwarteng JL, Dominguez TP, Hamilton AS, Hirko KA, Schwartz AG, Velie EM) BMC Public Health 2025 May 02;25(1):1636 PMID: 40316955 PMCID: PMC12046649 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105004009664 05/03/2025       1 Citation
  • Effects of urban greenspace on time to major adverse cardiovascular events among women with breast cancer in the US: Insights from the Greater Milwaukee, WI Area. (Bikomeye JC, Tarima S, Zhou Y, Kwarteng JL, Beyer AM, Yen TWF, Winn AN, Beyer KMM) Health Place 2025 May;93:103460 PMID: 40187121 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105001825932 04/06/2025       1 Citation
  • Implementation and Efficacy of Total Wellness: A Community-Based Cancer Prevention and Lifestyle Intervention Program. (Riegel DC, Kwarteng JL, Pinsoneault L, Contreras S, Wasserman E, Visotcky A, Manriquez Prado A, Villarreal Espinosa O, Sheean P, Tovar M, Jensik K, Vidaver RM, Stolley MR) J Cancer Educ 2025 Dec;40(6):886-893 PMID: 40156663 PMCID: PMC12717134 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105001477626 03/30/2025    
  • CyberLlama2-MEDICALHARM Threat Modeling Assistant. (Kwarteng, E., Cebe, M., & Kwarteng, J. ) In 2024 International Conference on Machine Learning and Applications (ICMLA). IEEE Kwarteng, E., Cebe, M., & Kwarteng, J. (2024, December). CyberLlama2-MEDICALHARM Threat Modeling Assistant. In 2024 International Conference on Machine Learning and Applications (ICMLA) (pp. 930-934). IEEE. 03/04/2025    
  • Equipping Faith-Based Communities for Cancer Support Ministry: A Pilot Study of Cancer Support Training for Members of African-American Churches in the USA. (Kwarteng JL, White K, Nevels D, Brown S, Stolley MR) J Relig Health 2024 Apr;63(2):1523-1537 PMID: 38453721 PMCID: PMC11672192 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85186850594 03/08/2024       2 Citations
  • Examining the role of social relationships on health and health behaviors in African American men with prostate cancer: a qualitative analysis. (Awoyinka I, Tovar M, Young S, Beyer K, Kwarteng J, Knight J, Stolley M) Support Care Cancer 2024 Feb 21;32(3):178 PMID: 38381216 PMCID: PMC12108550 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85185668818 02/21/2024       1 Citation
  • Disparities in Cardiovascular Disease-Related Outcomes Among Cancer Survivors in the United States: A Systematic Review of the Literature. (Bikomeye JC, Awoyinka I, Kwarteng JL, Beyer AM, Rine S, Beyer KMM) Heart Lung Circ 2024 May;33(5):576-604 PMID: 38184426 PMCID: PMC11144115 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85181809389 01/07/2024       9 Citations
  • Exploring Medical Device Manufacturing Domain Threat Modeling Methodologies: User Perspectives on Security, Privacy and Safety (Kwarteng E, Kwarteng J, Bansal N, Cebe M) International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology Ismict 2024:22-27 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85210555898 01/01/2024    
  • CyberLlama2 - MEDICALHARM Threat Modeling Assistant (Kwarteng E, Cebe M, Kwarteng J) Proceedings 2024 International Conference on Machine Learning and Applications Icmla 2024 2024:930-934 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105000848580 01/01/2024    
  • The Association between Adult Sport, Fitness, and Recreational Physical Activity and Number and Age of Children Present in the Household: A Secondary Analysis Using NHANES. (Johnson JL, Coleman A, Kwarteng JL, Holmes AU, Kermah D, Bruce MA, Beech BM) Int J Environ Res Public Health 2023 May 24;20(11) PMID: 37297546 PMCID: PMC10253130 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85163065065 06/10/2023    
  • The impact of greenspace or nature-based interventions on cardiovascular health or cancer-related outcomes: A systematic review of experimental studies. (Bikomeye JC, Balza JS, Kwarteng JL, Beyer AM, Beyer KMM) PLoS One 2022;17(11):e0276517 PMID: 36417344 PMCID: PMC9683573 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85142876878 11/24/2022       35 Citations
  • Greenspace, Inflammation, Cardiovascular Health, and Cancer: A Review and Conceptual Framework for Greenspace in Cardio-Oncology Research. (Bikomeye JC, Beyer AM, Kwarteng JL, Beyer KMM) Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Feb 19;19(4) PMID: 35206610 PMCID: PMC8872601 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85124908145 02/26/2022       33 Citations
  • Addressing the disparities and the factors related to prolonged inpatient length of stay for solid tumor oncology patients during the COVID-19 pandemic: A narrative review (Kamaraju S, Mohan M, Wright T, Charlson J, Wiger W, Kwarteng J, Rezazadeh A, Hammons L and Power S) J Radiol Oncol Kamaraju S, Mohan M, Wright T, Charlson J, Wiger W, et al, Hammons L1 and Power S3. Addressing the disparities and the factors related to prolonged inpatient length of stay for solid tumor oncology patients during the COVID-19 pandemic: A narrative review. J Radiol Oncol. 2021; 5: 046-053. 09/17/2021    
  • Mortgage Lending Bias and Breast Cancer Survival Among Older Women in the United States. (Beyer KMM, Zhou Y, Laud PW, McGinley EL, Yen TWF, Jankowski C, Rademacher N, Namin S, Kwarteng J, Beltrán Ponce S, Nattinger AB) J Clin Oncol 2021 Sep 01;39(25):2749-2757 PMID: 34129388 PMCID: PMC8407650 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85115440319 06/16/2021       58 Citations
  • The association of stressful life events on weight loss efforts among African American breast cancer survivors. (Kwarteng JL, Matthews L, Banerjee A, Sharp LK, Gerber BS, Stolley MR) J Cancer Surviv 2022 Jun;16(3):604-613 PMID: 33977342 PMCID: PMC11322957 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85105805769 05/13/2021       4 Citations
  • Facilitators of behavior change and weight loss in an intervention for African American Breast Cancer Survivors. (Kwarteng JL, Beyer KMM, Banerjee A, Stolley MR) Cancer Causes Control 2020 Aug;31(8):737-747 PMID: 32415529 PMCID: PMC11196002 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85085011567 05/18/2020       14 Citations
  • Independent Effects of Neighborhood Poverty and Psychosocial Stress on Obesity Over Time. (Kwarteng JL, Schulz AJ, Mentz GB, Israel BA, Perkins DW) J Urban Health 2017 Dec;94(6):791-802 PMID: 28895036 PMCID: PMC5722729 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85029107977 09/13/2017       36 Citations
  • Neighborhood Disadvantage and Preterm Delivery in Urban African Americans: The Moderating Role of Religious Coping. (Sealy-Jefferson S, Slaughter-Acey J, Caldwell CH, Kwarteng J, Misra DP) SSM Popul Health 2016 Dec;2:656-661 PMID: 28367490 PMCID: PMC5371396 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84988024926 04/04/2017       7 Citations
  • Does Perceived Safety Modify the Effectiveness of a Walking-Group Intervention Designed to Promote Physical Activity? (Kwarteng JL, Schulz AJ, Mentz GB, Israel BA, Shanks TR, Perkins DW) Am J Health Promot 2018 Feb;32(2):423-431 PMID: 28317385 PMCID: PMC6091212 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85041009983 03/21/2017       8 Citations
  • Do Neighborhood Demographics Modify Walking Group Intervention Effectiveness in Urban Neighborhoods? (Schulz AJ, Mentz GB, Kwarteng J, Israel BA, Gamboa C, Sand SL, Gaines C, Reyes AG, Rowe Z) Health Promot Pract 2017 Jan;18(1):62-74 PMID: 27357203 PMCID: PMC9254165 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85008249175 07/01/2016       2 Citations
  • NEIGHBOURHOOD POVERTY, PERCEIVED DISCRIMINATION AND CENTRAL ADIPOSITY IN THE USA: INDEPENDENT ASSOCIATIONS IN A REPEATED MEASURES ANALYSIS. (Kwarteng JL, Schulz AJ, Mentz GB, Israel BA, Shanks TR, Perkins DW) J Biosoc Sci 2016 Nov;48(6):709-22 PMID: 27238086 PMCID: PMC5800399 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84971440589 05/31/2016       19 Citations
  • Associations between observed neighborhood characteristics and physical activity: findings from a multiethnic urban community. (Kwarteng JL, Schulz AJ, Mentz GB, Zenk SN, Opperman AA) J Public Health (Oxf) 2014 Sep;36(3):358-67 PMID: 24159053 PMCID: PMC4181423 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84942306943 10/26/2013       39 Citations
    • Last update: 01/12/2026