Jannie Nielsen
Visiting Assistant Professor
Adjunct or Visiting, Global Health
Dr. Jannie Nielsen is a Visiting Assistant Professor at Emory Global Diabetes Research Center and holds a PhD in Global Health from University of Copenhagen. Dr. Nielsen’s main research interest is in translation of the current clinical proof-of-concept evidence for prevention of type 2 diabetes into low-cost effective and feasible population-wide interventions, especially in low- and middle-income countries.
Her work focuses on identifying family related risk and psychosocial factors associated with prevention and caretaking of diabetes and lead to a novel understanding of which role the family should have, when the family should have such roles and when the family needs help to carry the burden of diabetes care.
Contact Information
Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
Atlanta , GA 30322
Email: jannie.nielsen@emory.edu
Areas of Interest
- Cardiometabolic Diseases
- Diabetes
- Exercise Science/ Physical Activity
- Global Health
- Social Determinants of Health
Education
- PhD. Global Health 2014, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
- MSc. Human Physiology 2007, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
- BA. Exercise and Sport Sciences 2004, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Affiliations & Activities
Associate Researcher at the Global Health Section, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Publications
- Schmittdiel JA, Cunningham SA, Adams SR, Nielsen J, Ali MK, 2018, Influence of a New Diabetes Diagnosis on the Health Behaviors of the Patient's Partner, Annals of Family Medicine, 16,
- Schramm S, Nielsen J, Kaducu FO, Okumu CL, Ovuga E, Sodemann M, 2018, Post-conflict household structures and underweight: a multilevel analysis of a community-based study in northern Uganda, Public Health Nutrition, ,
- Nielsen J, Hulman A, Witte DR, 2018, Spousal cardiometabolic risk factors and incidence of type 2 diabetes: a prospective analysis from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing, Diabetologia, ,
- Nielsen J., Bahendeka S.K., Whyte S.R., Meyrowitsch D.W., Bygbjerg I.C., Witte D.R, 2017, Household and familial resemblance in risk factors for type 2 diabetes and related cardio-metabolic diseases in rural Uganda, BMJ Open, ,
- Nielsen J, Bahendeka SK, Bygbjerg IC, Meyrowitsch DW, Whyte SR, 2016, Accessing Diabetes Care in Rural Uganda: Economic and Social Resources, Global Public Health, ,
- Nielsen J, Bygbjerg IC, Whyte SR, 2016, Caregivers and Families of Critically Ill Patients, The New England journal of medicine , ,
- Nielsen J, Bahendeka SK, Bygbjerg IC, Meyrowitsch DW, Whyte SR: , 2016, Diabetes Treatment as ‘Homework’: Consequences for Household Knowledge and Health Practices in Rural Uganda, Health Education & Behavior, 43,
- Nielsen J, Bahendeka SK, Gregg EW, Whyte SR, Bygbjerg IC, Meyrowitsch DW, 2015, A comparison of cardiometabolic risk factors in households in rural Uganda with and without a resident with type 2 diabetes, Preventing Chronic Disease, 12,
- Nielsen, J. & Nielsen, K.K, 2014, Sexual dysfunction in diabetes - a taboo not limited to men, Diabetes Research & Clinical Practice, ,
- Nielsen, J. & Christensen, D.L, 2011, Glucose intolerance in the West African Diaspora: a skeletal muscle fiber type distribution hypothesis., Acta Physiologica, ,