Departmental Affiliations
Center & Institute Affiliations
Mary Rooney, PhD, MPH, is working to improve approaches to diabetes risk stratification through the use of clinical and novel biomarkers.
Research Interests
Epidemiology; Diabetes; Biomarkers; Cardiovascular disease; Aging
Experiences & Accomplishments
Honors & Awards
2023 Young Investigator Award, American Diabetes Association 83rd Scientific Sessions
2022 Trudy Bush Fellowship for Cardiovascular Disease Research in Women’s Health, American Heart Association, Council on Epidemiology and Prevention
2021 W.H. Linda Kao Collaboration Award, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology
2013 Bronze Tablet Scholar, University of Illinois, College of Applied Health Sciences (Top 3% of graduating college class)
2010-2013 Edmund J. James Scholar, University of Illinois, College of Applied Health Sciences
Select Publications
Selected publications
Rooney MR, Chen J, Echouffo-Tcheugui JB, Walker KA, Schlosser P, Surapaneni A, Tang O, Chen J, Ballantyne CM, Boerwinkle E, Ndumele CE, Demmer RT, Pankow JS, Lutsey PL, Wagenknecht LE, Liang Y, Sim X, van Dam R, Tai ES, Grams ME, Selvin E, Coresh J. Proteomic Predictors of Incident Diabetes: Results From the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study. Diabetes Care. 2023 Apr 1;46(4):733-741.
Rooney MR, Rawlings AM, Pankow JS, Echouffo Tcheugui JB, Coresh J, Sharrett AR, Selvin E. Risk of Progression to Diabetes Among Older Adults With Prediabetes. JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(4):511-519.
Rooney MR, Chen J, Ballantyne CM, Hoogeveen RC, Tang O, Grams ME, Tin A, Ndumele CE, Zannad F, Couper DJ, Tang W, Selvin E, Coresh J. Comparison of Proteomic Measurements Across Platforms in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study. Clin Chem. 2023 Jan 4;69(1):68-79.
Rooney MR, Tang O, Echouffo Tcheugui JB, Lutsey PL, Grams ME, Windham BG, Selvin E. American Diabetes Association Framework for Glycemic Control in Older Adults: Implications for Risk of Hospitalization and Mortality. Diab Care. 2021;44:1524-1531.
Rooney MR, Alonso A, Folsom AR, Michos ED, Rebholz CM, Misialek JR, Chen LY, Dudley S, Lutsey PL. Serum magnesium and the incidence of coronary artery disease over a median 27 years follow-up in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study and a meta-analysis. Am J Clin Nutr. 2020;111(1):52-60.
Rooney MR, Harnack L, Michos ED, Ogilvie RP, Sempos CT, Lutsey PL. Trends in use of high dose vitamin D supplements exceeding 1,000 or 4,000 international units daily, 1999-2014. JAMA. 2017;317(23):2448–2450.