Center for the Elimination of Minority Health Disparities

Executive Commitee  |  Advisory Committee  |  Associates  |  Staff

Executive Committee

Thomas Begley, Ph.D. Department of Biology and the RNA Institute, College of Arts and Sciences	Co-Chair, Research Committee
Catherine Lawson, Ph.D. Department of Geography and Planning, College of Arts and Sciences	Co-Chair, Research Committee
Annis Golden, Ph.D. Department of Communication, College of Arts and Sciences	Co-Chair, Engagement Committee
Allison Appleton, Ph.D. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics School of Public Health	Co-Chair, Academic Committee
Hayward D. Horton, Ph.D. Department of Health Policy, Management and Behavior School of Public Health	Co-Chair, Academic Committee
Debernee Privott, Ph.D. Assistant Dean for Public Engagement for CAS, Director of UHS	Co-Chair, Fellowship Committee
Elizabeth Vasquez, Ph.D. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics School of Public Health	Co-Chair, Fellowship Committee
Blanca Ramos, Ph.D.  School of Social Welfare	Liaison, Amsterdam Minority Health Task Force
Greg Owens, MSW Macedonia Baptist Church	Convener, Albany Minority Health Task Force
Lawrence M. Schell, Ph.D. Department of Anthropology, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics	Senior Associate

Advisory Committee

Roberto Lewis-Fernandez	NYS Psychiatric Institute
Bruce Link	University of California Riverside
Darrell Wheeler	Iona College

We are saddened by the death of Francis E. Johnston in 2020, who served on the advisory committee for many years.

Associates

Rukhsana Ahmed	Communication	College of Arts and Sciences
Elise Andaya	Anthropology	College of Arts and Sciences
Allison Appleton	Epidemiology & Biostatistics	School of Public Health
Jennifer Burrell	Anthropology	College of Arts and Sciences
James Boswell	Psychology	College of Arts and Sciences
Christine T. Bozlak	Health Policy, Management, and Behavior	School of Public Health
David O. Carpenter	Environmental Health Sciences	School of Public Health
Klaus Cavalhieri	Educational & Counseling Psychology	School of Education
Pinka Chatterji	Economics	College of Arts and Sciences
Sridar Chittur	Biomedical Sciences	School of Public Health
James Collins	Anthropology	College of Arts and Sciences
Dev Dalal	Psychology	College of Arts and Sciences
Lindsey Disney	Social Welfare	School of Social Welfare
Marlese Durr	Sociology and Anthropology	Wright State University
Beth Feingold	Environmental Health Sciences	School of Public Health
Ricky Fortune	Social Welfare	School of Social Welfare
Ashley Fox	Public Administration & Policy	Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
Micki Friedlander	Education & Counseling Psychology	School of Education
Mia V. Gallo	Anthropology/CEMHD	College of Arts and Sciences
Annis Golden	Communication	College of Arts and Sciences
Angela N. Hackstadt	Political Science, Public Administration, Public Policy, & Law	University Libraries
Julia Hastings	Health Policy, Management, and Behavior	School of Public Health
Akiko Hosler	Epidemiology & Biostatistics	School of Public Health
Youqin Huang	Geography & Planning	College of Arts and Sciences
Lani V. Jones	Women's Gender & Sexuality Studies	School of Social Welfare
Janine Jurkowski	Health Policy, Management, and Behavior	School of Public Health
Archana Krishnan	Communication	College of Arts and Sciences
Kajal Lahiri	Economics	College of Arts and Sciences
Benita L. Law-Diao	NYS EPIC Program	NYS Bureau of Program Development and Review
Catherine Lawson	Geography & Planning	College of Arts and Sciences
Rui Li	Geography & Planning	College of Arts and Sciences
Betty Lin	Psychology	College of Arts and Sciences
Jennifer Manganello	Health Policy, Management, and Behavior	School of Public Health
Alex Pieterse	Counseling, Developmental & Educational Psychology	Boston College
Cornelia Porter	School of Nursing	University of Michigan
Debernee Privott	Associate Dean for Public Engagement	College of Arts and Sciences
Blanca Ramos	Social Welfare	School of Social Welfare
Dina Refki	Public Administration & Policy	Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
Lawrence M. Schell	Anthropology	College of Arts and Sciences
Gabriel Schlomer	Education & Counseling Psychology	School of Education
Kate W. Strully	Sociology	College of Arts and Sciences
Melissa Tracy	Epidemiology & Biostatistics	School of Public Health
Elizabeth Vasquez	Epidemiology & Biostatistics	School of Public Health
Christine K. Wagner	Psychology	College of Arts and Sciences
Barry D. Walston	Division of HIV Prevention	AIDS Institute
Darrell Wheeler	Office of the Provost	Iona College
Dwight Williams	Health Policy, Management, and Behavior	School of Public Health
Masahiro Yamamoto	Communication	College of Arts and Sciences
Recai Yucel	College of Public Health	Temple University
Alan Zemel	Communication	College of Arts and Sciences

 

Persons wishing to become associates should contact [email protected].

Staff Support

	Mia Gallo Ph.D, Research Scientist
	Casey West, Logistical Support, PhD. Candidate