Research Interests:聽Jada Benn Torres鈥� primary research area is the Anglophone Caribbean where she explores genetic ancestry and population history of African and Indigenous Caribbean peoples. A second emerging area of her research combines the tools and theories of genetic epidemiology with anthropology in order to holistically examine health disparities.聽 This work focuses on women鈥檚 health disparities, with a specific focus on the uterine fibroids among women of African descent.
碍别测飞辞谤诲蝉:听genetics, race, genetic ancestry, ancient DNA, health disparities, African descendants, Caribbean