Professor Yvonne Commodre-Mensah. The Beauty of Research, Leadership, Mentorship, and Advocacy

She is a renowned cardiovascular nurse epidemiologist with national and international recognition. With expertise in immigrant health, global health, cardiovascular disease epidemiology, and social determinants of health, Prof. Commodore-Mensah leads groundbreaking studies to improve cardiovascular outcomes. 
Her contributions to the field have earned her fellowships and awards from the American Academy of Nursing, American Heart Association, and the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association. 

Dr. Commodore-Mensah directs the Glocal Cardiovascular Health Equity Lab and co-directs the Cardiometabolic Health Interest Group at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. Through her research, leadership, mentorship, and advocacy, she continues to make significant strides in advancing cardiovascular health equity and promoting better health outcomes for African communities worldwide.

Her leadership extends to serving on the boards of several prestigious organizations, including the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association, Greater Baltimore and Maryland American Heart Association, Horizon Foundation, and the Nursing is STEM Coalition. As President and Co-founder of the Ghanaian-Diaspora Nursing Alliance (G-DNA), she works to advance nursing and healthcare in Ghana. 

She serves as the principal investigator for several significant projects, including the ADHINCRA Program, a randomized controlled trial addressing hypertension control in Africa, and the LINKED-BP and LINKED-HEARTS Programs, which are cluster-randomized controlled trials implementing multi-level interventions to enhance hypertension control and chronic condition management in primary care settings in the United States.