Sebastian S. James
· Professor of the Practice in the Sanford School of Public PolicyDuke University · Public Policy Studies
Active 1970–2026
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About
Sebastian S. James is a Professor of the Practice in the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University. He is also an affiliate of the Duke Center for International Development. His contact information includes an email address at sebastian.james@duke.edu and a physical office located at 276 Rubenstein Hall, 201 Science Drive, Durham, NC 27708. His role involves engaging in public policy education and research, contributing to the academic community at Duke University.
Research topics
- Medicine
- Demography
- Environmental health
- Sociology
- Gerontology
- Internal medicine
- Ethnology
- Cardiology
Selected publications
European Heart Journal · 2023 · 39 citations
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Even though vegetation size in infective endocarditis (IE) has been associated with embolic events (EEs) and mortality risk, it is unclear whether vegetation size associated with these potential outcomes is different in left-sided IE (LSIE). This study aimed to seek assessing the vegetation cut-off size as predictor of EE or 30-day mortality for LSIE and to determine risk predictors of these outcomes. METHODS: The European Society of Cardiology EURObservational Research Prog…
Socioeconomic Correlates of Obesity in African-American and Caribbean-Black Men and Women
Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities · 2020 · 23 citations
Education, perceived discrimination and risk for depression in a southern black cohort
Aging & Mental Health · 2019-08-07 · 21 citations
articleOpen accessSenior authorObjectives: Assess whether education moderates associations between discrimination and depression risk within a southern Black/African American cohort in a labor market shifting from manufacturing and farming to education-intensive industries, such as health care and technology.Methods: Data are from the Pitt County (NC) Study (n = 1154) collected in 2001. Depression risk was assessed with the Center for Epidemiologic Study-Depression (CES-D) scale. Discrimination was measured using a subset fro…
8. John Henryism, Structural Racism, and Cardiovascular Health Risks in Black Americans
American Public Health Association eBooks · 2019-01-01 · 11 citations
book-chapter1st authorCorrespondingRace and Mortality in Hemodialysis Patients in Brazil
Kidney Medicine · 2022-10-12 · 5 citations
articleOpen accessRationale & ObjectiveStudies in the United States and United Kingdom generally report better survival for Black than White patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis, a finding not explained by differences in sociodemographics or comorbid conditions. It is not clear if such findings can be generalized to other countries. We investigated the association between race and mortality among a Black, White, and Mixed-Race sample of maintenance hemodialysis patients in Salvador, Brazil.Study DesignPro…
Recent grants
NIH · $2.9M · 1997
NIH · $98k · 1988
NIH · $1.9M · 2006
Frequent coauthors
- 61 shared
S. Stephen Kegeles
- 55 shared
Suezanne Tangerose Orr
- 50 shared
Earl Siegel
- 49 shared
Donovan Teele
Columbia University
- 49 shared
W. Benson
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
- 49 shared
Jennifer L. Kelsey
California Animal Hospital
- 49 shared
John W. Knutson
- 49 shared
William Starfield
Kaiser Permanente
Education
- 1973
PhD, Psychology
Washington University in St Louis
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