Dr. Conway is an associate professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the Colorado School of Public Health. She is a diabetes epidemiologist with a broad research interest in diabetes incidence and complications. Her research interests includes both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Within diabetes, specific areas of interest include adiposity/obesity, iron as risk factor for diabetes complications, cancer as a consequence of diabetes, and electronic health records for diabetes surveillance.
Areas of Expertise
- Diabetes complications
- Iron related indices and diabetes
- Diabetes surveillance
- Electronic health record informatics
Education, Licensure & Certifications
- PhD, Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, 2008
- MPH, Epidemiology, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, 2004
- MA, Teaching English as a Second/Foreign Language, University of Birmingham (UK), 2000
- BS General Studies, Andrews University, 1999
Resumes/CV:
Affiliations
Editor-in-Chief, Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity
Research
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Epidemiology Assessments for the White River Junction VAMC, August 2021-December 2021
Publications and Presentations
- Conway RB, Armistead MG, Denney MJ, Smith GS. Validating matching of patients in the linkage of a large hospital system’s EHR with state and national death databases. Applied Clinical Informatics 2021: 82-89.;
- Conway RB, Sudenga S, McClain D, Blot WJ. Diabetes and Liver Cancer Risk: a stronger effect in Whites than Blacks? J Diab Comp 2021; 35 (3):107816;
- George C, Ducatman AM, Conway B. Increased Risk of Respiratory Diseases in Adults with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice 2018; 142: 46-55;
- Conway RB, Pratte KA, Bowler RP, Young KA, Kinney GL, Austin E, Li Y, Hokanson J, Crapo JD. Plasma Proteomic Markers of Iron and Risk of Diabetes in a Cohort of African American and White American Current and Former Smokers. Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes 2024 Dec 11:17:4767-4776. doi: 10.2147/DMSO.S492124;
- Conway RB, Snell-Bergeon J, Honda-Kohmo K, Peddi AK, Isa SB, Sulong S, Sibomana L, Gonzalez AG, Song J, Lomax KE, Lo C-N, Kim W, Haynes A, de Bock M, Burckhardt MA, Schwab S, Hong K. Disparities in Diabetes Technology Uptake in Youth and Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes: A Global Perspective. J Endocr Soc 2025, 9, bvae210 https://doi.org/10.1210/jendso/bvae210 Advance access publication 28 November 2024