Dr. Glass is a social epidemiologist with broad interests in the role of social and behavioral factors in population health. He has conducted research on social support, social networks and social engagement and how they impact health and functioning in older adults. He has been involved in several intervention studies in the general population and in stroke survivors. He is currently funded by the National Institute on Aging to develop and test a new real-time data acquisition system to measure social, physical and cognitive function using sensors. His recent work explores the characteristics of the built and social environments and how they impact a variety of health outcomes. He directs the Baltimore Neighborhood Research Consortium (www.jhsph.edu/bnrc) for the advancement of neighborhood research in the Baltimore area.

social epidemiology, chronic disease epidemiology, aging, behavior and health, neighborhoods, cerebrovascular disease, disaster epidemiology, bioterrorism

Brookdale National Fellow

Golden Apple Award, small class

2009 Huang TT, Drewnosksi A, Kumanyika S, Glass TA. A systems-oriented multilevel framework for addressing obesity in the 21st century. Prev Chronic Dis Vol. 6 (3) p. A82.

2009 Glass TA, Bandeen-Roche K, McAtee M, Bolla K, Todd AC, Schwartz BS. Neighborhood psychosocial hazards and the association of cumulative lead dose with cognitive function in older adults American Journal of Epidemiology Vol. 169 (6) pp. 683-92.

2009 Franco M, Diez-Roux AV, Nettleton JA, Lazo M, Brancati F, Caballero B, Glass T, Moore LV. Availability of healthy foods and dietary patterns: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Vol. 89 (3) pp. 897-904.

2009 Fichtenberg CM, Muth SQ, Brown B, Padian NS, Glass TA, Ellen JM. Sexual network position and risk of sexually transmitted infections. Sex Transm Infect.

2009 Fichtenberg CM, Muth SQ, Brown B, Padian NS, Glass TA, Ellen JM. Sexual network structure among a household sample of urban african american adolescents in an endemic sexually transmitted infection setting. Sex Transm Dis Vol. 36 (1) pp. 41-8.

2009 Fichtenberg CM, Muth SQ, Brown B, Padian NS, Glass TA, Ellen JM. Sexual network structure among a household sample of urban African American adolescents in an endemic sexually transmitted infection setting. Sex Transm Dis Vol. 36 (1) pp. 41-48.

2009 Cagney KA, Glass TA, Skarupski KA, Barnes LL, Schwartz BS, Mendes de Leon CF. Neighborhood-level cohesion and disorder: measurement and validation in two older adult urban populations. Journal of Gerontology B: Psychological Sciences/Social Sciences Vol. 64 (3) pp. 415-24.

2009 Bandeen-Roche K, Glass TA, Bolla KI, Todd AC, Schwartz BS. Cumulative Lead Dose and Cognitive Function in Older Adults. Epidemiology.

2008 Xue QL, Fried LP, Glass TA, Laffan A, Chaves PH. Life-space constriction, development of frailty, and the competing risk of mortality: the Women's Health And Aging Study I. American Journal of Epidemiology Vol. 167 (2) pp. 240-8.

2008 Theppeang K, Glass TA, Bandeen-Roche K, Todd AC, Rohde CA, Schwartz BS. Gender and race/ethnicity differences in lead dose biomarkers. American Journal of Public Health Vol. 98 (7) pp. 1248-1255.

2008 Theppeang K, Glass TA, Bandeen-Roche K, Todd AC, Rohde CA, Links JM, Schwartz BS. Associations of bone mineral density and lead levels in blood, tibia, and patella in urban-dwelling women. Environmental Health Perspectives Vol. 116 (6) pp. 784-90.

2008 Lee BK, Glass TA, Wand GS, McAtee MJ, Bandeen-Roche K, Bolla KI, Schwartz BS. Apolipoprotein e genotype, cortisol, and cognitive function in community-dwelling older adults. American Journal of Psychiatry Vol. 165 (11) pp. 1456-64.

2008 Huang T-TK, Glass TA. Transforming research strategies for understanding and preventing obesity. Jama-Journal of the American Medical Association Vol. 300 (15) pp. 1811-1813.

2008 Glymour MM, Weuve J, Fay ME, Glass T, Berkman LF. Social ties and cognitive recovery after stroke: does social integration promote cognitive resilience? Neuroepidemiology Vol. 31 (1) pp. 10-20.

2008 Franco M, Diez Roux AV, Glass TA, Caballero B, Brancati FL. Neighborhood characteristics and availability of healthy foods in Baltimore. American Journal of Preventive Medicine Vol. 35 (6) pp. 561-7.

2008 Carlson MC, Saczynski JS, Rebok GW, Seeman T, Glass TA, McGill S, Tielsch JM, Frick KD, Hill J, Fried LP. Exploring the effects of an “everyday” activity program on executive function and memory in older adults: Experience Corps. The Gerontologist Vol. 48 (6) pp. 793-801.

2008 Augustin T, Glass TA, James BD, Schwartz BS. Neighborhood psychosocial hazards and cardiovascular disease: the Baltimore Memory Study. American Journal of Public Health Vol. 98 (9) pp. 1664-70.

2007 Glymour MM, Berkman LF, Ertel KA, Fay ME, Glass TA, Furie KL. Lesion characteristics, NIH stroke scale, and functional recovery after stroke. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Vol. 86 (9) pp. 725-733.

2007 Ertel KA, Glymour MM, Glass TA, Berkman LF. Frailty modifies effectiveness of psychosocial intervention in recovery from stroke. Clinical Rehabilitation Vol. 21 (6) pp. 511-522.

2007 Lee BK, Glass TA, McAtee MJ, Wand GS, Bandeen-Roche K, Bolla KI, Schwartz BS. Associations of salivary cortisol with cognitive function in the Baltimore Memory Study. Archives of General Psychiatry Vol. 64 (7) pp. 810-818.

2007 Wolf DA, Mendes de Leon CF, Glass TA. Trends in rates of onset of and recovery from disability at older ages: 1982-1994. Journal of Gerontology B: Psychological Sciences/Social Sciences Vol. 62 (1) pp. S3-S10.

2007 Gibbons MC, Brock M, Alberg AJ, Glass T, Laveist TA, Baylin S, Levine D, Fox CE. The Sociobiologic Integrative Model (SBIM): Enhancing the Integration of Sociobehavioral, Environmental, and Biomolecular Knowledge in Urban Health and Disparities Research. Journal of Urban Health Vol. 84 (2) pp. 198-211.

2007 Franco M, Nandi A, Glass T, Diez-Roux A. Smoke Before Food: A Tale of Baltimore City. American Journal of Public Health.