Emily W. Gower, PhD, is an associate professor at the Gillings School of Global Public Health working in ocular epidemiology. Her primary area of research interest is in improving trichiasis surgery outcomes for individuals with trachoma, which is the leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide. She has led multiple clinical trials in Africa, and an ongoing clinical trial is investigating different approaches to trichiasis surgery in Ethiopia. In a recent article in the American Geriatrics Society, Dr. Gower says the impact of COVID-19 on physical function (PF) outcomes among older adults remains unclear. She examined the long-term association between COVID-19, physical function, and activities of daily living (ADLs) among women from the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI).
Participants from the WHI who completed the COVID-19 survey (2021–2022) and the annual survey (2022) were included. Read more
Dr. Gower is a member of the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases.