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    Eliminating Minority Health Disparities in a 21st-Century Pandemic

Gov. Cuomo charged the University at Albany with leading a team of public health, social welfare, emergency preparedness and other experts to engage stakeholders to study the environmental, socioeconomic and occupational factors causing Latinx and Black populations in the state to be disproportionately harmed by COVID-19.

The team is looking at factors such as housing and food security; employment opportunities; how communities learned and responded to the dangers of COVID-19; and the availability and access to health insurance coverage and health care. By further analyzing and building upon research that’s already been done on these disparities, the team will develop data-driven prevention strategies to help inform New York’s response to this and future public health threats. The University is partnering in this work with the NYS Department of Health and Northwell Health, as well as a number of additional community partners. The project is another demonstration of the University’s longstanding commitment to address and eliminate racial and ethnic disparities. Beyond 2020, UAlbany intends to build on its extensive expertise and strong commitment to social and economic justice to expand its health equity research portfolio.

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Rukhsana Ahmed
Rukhsana Ahmed
Professor
College of Arts and Sciences; Department of Communication
Jeanette Altarriba
Jeanette Altarriba
Dean of College of Arts and Sciences; Professor
Department of Psychology; College of Arts and Sciences; Department of Africana, Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies
Cognitive Psychology
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Elise Andaya
Elise Andaya
Associate Professor of Anthropology; Affiliated Faculty for Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Department of Anthropology
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DeeDee Bennett Gayle
DeeDee Bennett Gayle
Associate Professor, Chair of Emergency Management and Homeland Security Department
College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity; Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security
Rajani Bhatia
Rajani Bhatia
Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies
Department of Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies
Dev Dalal
Dev Dalal
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Lindsey Disney
Lindsey Disney
Assistant Professor
College of Integrated Health Sciences; School of Social Welfare
Lindsey Disney
Lindsey Disney
Assistant Professor
College of Integrated Health Sciences; School of Social Welfare
Beth J. Feingold
Beth J. Feingold
Associate Professor
College of Integrated Health Sciences; Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Beth J. Feingold
Beth J. Feingold
Associate Professor
College of Integrated Health Sciences; Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Ashley M. Fox
Ashley M. Fox
Associate Professor, Undergraduate Program Director
Department of Public Administration & Policy; International Affairs; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
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Samantha Friedman
Samantha Friedman
Professor
Department of Sociology
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Annis Golden
Annis Golden
Associate Professor
Department of Communication
Rose Greene
Rose Greene
Director Emeritus
Center for Human Services Research; Minority Health Disparities
Alex Greer
Alex Greer
Associate Professor, Emergency Management and Homeland Security Department
College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity; Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security
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Angela N. Hackstadt
Angela N. Hackstadt
Subject Librarian for Political Science, Public Administration, Public Policy, & Law
Minority Health Disparities
Teresa Harrison
Faculty Fellow
Minority Health Disparities
Julia F. Hastings
Julia F. Hastings
Associate Professor
College of Integrated Health Sciences; Department of Health Policy, Management and Behavior; School of Social Welfare
Julia F. Hastings
Julia F. Hastings
Associate Professor
College of Integrated Health Sciences; Department of Health Policy, Management and Behavior; School of Social Welfare
Julia F. Hastings
Julia F. Hastings
Associate Professor
College of Integrated Health Sciences; Department of Health Policy, Management and Behavior; School of Social Welfare
David R. Holtgrave
David R. Holtgrave
SUNY Distinguished Professor Emeritus
College of Integrated Health Sciences
Youqin Huang
Youqin Huang
Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Success; Professor
Provost's Office; Department of Geography, Planning, and Sustainability
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Janine M. Jurkowski
Janine M. Jurkowski
Professor, Department Chair
College of Integrated Health Sciences; Department of Health Policy, Management and Behavior
Janine M. Jurkowski
Janine M. Jurkowski
Professor, Department Chair
College of Integrated Health Sciences; Department of Health Policy, Management and Behavior
Archana Krishnan
Archana Krishnan
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences; Department of Communication
Elaine M. Lasda
Elaine M. Lasda
Coordinator of Scholarly Communication, Associate Librarian
Minority Health Disparities
Rui Li
Rui Li
Associate Dean for Social Sciences, Associate Professor of Geography, Planning, and Sustainability
College of Arts and Sciences; Department of Geography, Planning, and Sustainability
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Sandra McGinnis
Sandra McGinnis
Senior Research Scientist, Research Professor
Center for Human Services Research; Minority Health Disparities
Samantha Penta
Samantha Penta
Associate Professor, Emergency Management and Homeland Security Department
College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity; Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security
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Dina Refki
Dina Refki
Clinical Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
Lawrence M. Schell
Lawrence M. Schell
Distinguished Professor
Department of Anthropology; College of Integrated Health Sciences; Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics
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Lawrence M. Schell
Lawrence M. Schell
Distinguished Professor
Department of Anthropology; College of Integrated Health Sciences; Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics
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Kate W. Strully
Kate W. Strully
Associate Professor
Department of Sociology
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Tomoko Udo
Tomoko Udo
Associate Professor
College of Integrated Health Sciences; Department of Health Policy, Management and Behavior; Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Tomoko Udo
Tomoko Udo
Associate Professor
College of Integrated Health Sciences; Department of Health Policy, Management and Behavior; Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Elizabeth Vásquez
Elizabeth Vásquez
Associate Professor; Director of CEMHD
College of Integrated Health Sciences; Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics; Center for the Elimination of Minority Health Disparities (CEMHD); Department of Africana, Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies
Lynn A. Warner
Lynn A. Warner
Professor
College of Integrated Health Sciences; School of Social Welfare
Lynn A. Warner
Lynn A. Warner
Professor
College of Integrated Health Sciences; School of Social Welfare
Kristen C. Wilcox
Kristen C. Wilcox
Professor
Department of Educational Policy & Leadership; School of Education
Dwight C. Williams
Dwight C. Williams
Clinical Professor, Emeritus
College of Integrated Health Sciences; Department of Health Policy, Management and Behavior
Dwight C. Williams
Dwight C. Williams
Clinical Professor, Emeritus
College of Integrated Health Sciences; Department of Health Policy, Management and Behavior
Masahiro Yamamoto
Masahiro Yamamoto
Associate Professor and Department Chair
Department of Communication
Advisory Committee to President Havidán Rodríguez

Jeanette Altarriba
James Dias
Annis Golden
Robert Griffin
David Holtgrave
Carol Kim
Theresa Pardo
Karl Rethemeyer
Lawrence Schell
Sheila Seery
Bruce Szelest
Lynn Warner 

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Group working together at a table
Project Team

Theresa Pardo, Project Director
Kelsey Butz
Jordan Carleo-Evangelist
Robert Griffin
Teresa Harrison
Jane Krumm-Schwan
Kristen Marlow
Jill Reid
Sheila Seery
Julia Singleton
Lynn Warner