Carmen M. Dickinson-Copeland, PhD, MSCR 

Education

POSTGRADUATE:
Satcher Health Policy Leadership Institute
Fellowship: Postdoctoral 

GRADUATE:
Morehouse School of Medicine
Degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Research

Morehouse School of Medicine
Degree: Master of Science in Clinical Research

UNDERGRADUATE:
Western Michigan University
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Science

Research Interests

• Pediatric Environmental Health

• Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD)

Publications

• Frndak S, Yan F, Edelson M, Immergluck LC, Kordas K, Idris MY, Dickinson-Copeland CM. Predicting Low-Level Childhood Lead Exposure in Metro Atlanta Using Ensemble Machine Learning of High-Resolution Raster Cells. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Mar 2;20(5). doi: 10.3390/ijerph20054477. PubMed PMID: 36901487; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10002062.
• Holliday RC, Piper KD, Trimble SX, Dickinson-Copeland CM, Mitchell AK, Akintobi TH, Bond VC, Floyd VD. Moving Morehouse School of Medicine Translation T(x) Research through MDTTs-Multidisciplinary Translational Teams. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Feb 28;20(5). doi: 10.3390/ijerph20054302. PubMed PMID: 36901310; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10002169.
• Dickinson-Copeland CM, Immergluck LC, Britez M, Yan F, Geng R, Edelson M, Kendrick-Allwood SR, Kordas K. Increased Risk of Sub-Clinical Blood Lead Levels in the 20-County Metro Atlanta, Georgia Area-A Laboratory Surveillance-Based Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 May 13;18(10). doi: 10.3390/ijerph18105163. PubMed PMID: 34068063; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8152486.
• Dickinson-Copeland C, Weber SB. Rethinking the Black Panther Party Can Help Us Rethink Our Strategies in Public Health. Am J Public Health. 2017 May;107(5):e1. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2017.303679. PubMed PMID: 28398800; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5388946.
• Salifu H, Wilson NO, Liu M, Dickinson-Copeland C, Yatich N, Keenan J, Turpin C, Jolly P, Gyasi R, Adjei AA, Stiles JK. Iron Supplementation Alters Heme and Heme Oxygenase 1 (HO-1) Levels In Pregnant Women in Ghana. SOJ Microbiol Infect Dis. 2016;4(3). doi: 10.15226/sojmid/4/2/00154. Epub 2016 Sep 14. PubMed PMID: 28124024; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5258109.
• Iqbal SA, Botchway F, Badu K, Wilson NO, Dei-Adomakoh Y, Dickinson-Copeland CM, Chinbuah H, Adjei AA, Wilson M, Stiles JK, Driss A. Hematological Differences among Malaria Patients in Rural and Urban Ghana. J Trop Pediatr. 2016 Dec;62(6):477-486. doi: 10.1093/tropej/fmw038. Epub 2016 Jun 17. PubMed PMID: 27318111; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5141942.
• Liu M, Dickinson-Copeland C, Hassana S, Stiles JK. Plasmodium-infected erythrocytes (pRBC) induce endothelial cell apoptosis via a heme-mediated signaling pathway. Drug Des Devel Ther. 2016;10:1009-18. doi: 10.2147/DDDT.S96863. eCollection 2016. PubMed PMID: 27042002; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4780719.
• Dickinson-Copeland CM, Wilson NO, Liu M, Driss A, Salifu H, Adjei AA, Wilson M, Gyan B, Oduro D, Badu K, Botchway F, Anderson W, Bond V, Bacanamwo M, Singh S, Stiles JK. Correction: Heme-Mediated Induction of CXCL10 and Depletion of CD34+ Progenitor Cells Is Toll-Like Receptor 4 Dependent. PLoS One. 2016;11(1):e0147460. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0147460. eCollection 2016. PubMed PMID: 26765684; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4713153.
• Dickinson-Copeland CM, Wilson NO, Liu M, Driss A, Salifu H, Adjei AA, Wilson M, Gyan B, Oduro D, Badu K, Botchway F, Anderson W, Bond V, Bacanamwo M, Singh S, Stiles JK. Heme-Mediated Induction of CXCL10 and Depletion of CD34+ Progenitor Cells Is Toll-Like Receptor 4 Dependent. PLoS One. 2015;10(11):e0142328. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0142328. eCollection 2015. PubMed PMID: 26555697; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4640861.
• Wilson N, Driss A, Solomon W, Dickinson-Copeland C, Salifu H, Jain V, Singh N, Stiles J. CXCL10 gene promoter polymorphism -1447A>G correlates with plasma CXCL10 levels and is associated with male susceptibility to cerebral malaria. PLoS One. 2013;8(12):e81329. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0081329. eCollection 2013. PubMed PMID: 24349056; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3857834.

Honors and Awards

• 2026 — Teachers of Distinction – Teaching Academy Mentorship Program Certificate of Completion
• 2024 — AIM-AHEAD Program for Artificial Intelligence Readiness (PAIR) (renewed)
• 2023 — AIM-AHEAD Program for Artificial Intelligence Readiness (PAIR)
• 2022 — National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Loan Repayment Program Awardee (RENEWED)
• 2022 — Pediatric and Reproductive Environmental Health Scholars – Southeastern Environmental Exposures and Disparities (PREHS-SEED) Mentored K12 Career Development Award Recipient, Emory University
• 2021 — Center for Primary Care Research, Tx Pilot Award Recipient, Morehouse School of Medicine
• 2020 — Center for Translational Research Health Disparity, U54 Pilot Award Recipient, Morehouse School of Medicine (RENEWED)
• 2019 — Center for Translational Research Health Disparity, U54 Pilot Award Recipient, Morehouse School of Medicine
• 2019 — National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Loan Repayment Program Award Recipient
• 2017 — Tuskegee Airman Global Academy Elementary Mentorship Service Recognition Award
• 2017 — MSM Faculty Development Program Certificate
• 2016 — UNC–Chapel Hill, Johns Hopkins University, Morehouse School of Medicine, and Tulane University – UJMT Fogarty Global Health Fellowship Award
• 2016 — American Society for Microbiology Grant Writing Institute
• 2016 — Outstanding Graduate Student in the Biomedical Sciences
• 2015 — Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology Shining Star Award, Morehouse School of Medicine
• 2014 — American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Young Investigator Award
• 2013 — American Society for Microbiology 113th General Meeting Travel Award
• 2012–2015 — American Society for Microbiology Robert D. Watkins Graduate Research Fellowship
• 2010 — UNC–Chapel Hill, Johns Hopkins University, Morehouse School of Medicine, and Tulane University – UJMT Fogarty Global Health Fellowship Award
• 2010 — Graduate Education Rising Star, Morehouse School of Medicine
• 2003–2008 — Dean's List, Kellogg Community College & Western Michigan University