Assistant Professor

Carmen M. Dickinson-Copeland, PhD, MSCR Assistant Professor Microbiology, Biochemistry & Immunology cdcopeland@msm.edu Department of Public Health Education (404)756-5795 Medical Education Building (MEB) 318

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

Pediatric Environmental Health
Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD)

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.

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