Member Details | Cornell Center for Health Equity

Total members: 337

Health Equity/Research Interest

I would like to offer opportunities to engage with MPA students to conduct research and policy projects driven by community needs, and can offer experience based on past research on improving health care access and quality for women and children age 0-5 in Central America, South America, and Mexico; best practices for providing mental health services for displaced persons; using telemedicine to →

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Ideas for collaborative projects driven by an immediate or long-term need within a community or organization. This could involve assessing needs, collecting data through interviews or surveys, analyzing existing data, developing program, funding or policy options, designing evaluations, or developing briefings to inform policy making.

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Dr. Minawi’s research focuses on the history of Ottoman imperialism in the Middle East and Africa in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as it relates to the current socio-political conditions in the region. Overall his academic work is informed by three main questions: What do we learn about the history of the Middle East if we were to expand our historical inquiries well beyond the limits of →

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Dr. Minawi is an Associate Professor of History at Cornell University and a leading scholar of Middle Eastern and Islamic History. Leveraging his unique background as an expert in the influence of imperialism on modern Middle Eastern societies, Dr. Minawi has contributed substantially to the service and study of Syrian refugees, collaborating with Cornell colleagues from medicine and law to →

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I have over a decade of experience designing and building software systems to empower marginalized communities. Currently, my research is in designing technology to collectively mobilize community-based caregivers, including home care workers in the United States and community health workers in India. I can contribute my skills in research (qualitative interviews and focus groups), design (design →

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I would like to collaborate with others who are also interested in empowering marginalized communities through meaningful participation and community-driven efforts. I would especially like to pair my skills in technology with others who have domain or geographic expertise in health, labor, or policy.

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I was referred by Dr. Elizabeth Fox to join the Cornell Center for Health Equity to explore my research interest areas of barriers to public health education that present in some rural populations; namely, why some rural populations do not implement what they have learned through public health education. Other research areas of interest include the intersection of social connectivity and →

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My research and experience focus on removing barriers that prevent populations (predominantly rural ones) from achieving good health. By gaining a better understanding into the needs of rural populations, along with the health disparities that present in those populations, strategies can be developed to effectively help public health professionals meet those needs. I look forward to engaging with →

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– Behavior nutrition – Community nutrition – Nutrition equity – Youth nutrition education

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In making a career change in my adult life, I hope to gain a strong network and build relationships within and beyond Cornell. I plan to explore potential existing and innovative career opportunities to utilize my skills and expertise developed throughout my career outside of nutrition.

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I am currently an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology at Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University and Assistant Attending Physician at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. My current research focuses on: 1) the development of new therapies for plasma cell disorders, such as multiple myeloma; 2) harnessing genomic and epigenomic tools to improve →

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As a hematologist and medical oncologist, I provide specialized hematologic care for patients with plasma cell disorders. I am interested in collaborating with other researchers interested in health equity with the goal of reducing outcome disparities in patients with hematologic malignancies.

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I work with many collaborators to increase the diversity of the health care workforce, so that it can address the needs of an increasingly diverse nation. Low income and minority people in our country are more likely to be sick and to die young, and we must work to change that. This is a challenging time for our country and for the world, as we confront important decisions about health care →

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As a long time physician educator, patient advocate, and current Director of the Diversity Center of Excellence, our mission is to enhance diversity in medicine and health care and to promote health equity through research, education, and advocacy, all in partnership with community.

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As a collaborator, I would like to offer open-mindedness in all areas of health equity. I am always open to learn more, and I can offer a perspective on educational processes (especially for teenagers).

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From a collaborator, I am looking for opportunities to sharpen new skills with guidance and feedback.

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My area of research focus is disparities that affect people with severe mental illness. I am currently involved in research that aims to better understand racial disparities in antipsychotic prescribing practices. My clinical focus is in providing care for people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders and helping those with severe mental illness advocate for their recovery.

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My experience thus far has been largely clinical, and I have gained expertise in the evaluation and treatment of individuals with psychotic disorders. I have also completed a fellowship in public psychiatry, which has helped me to understand the treatment of individuals in the public sector as well as many of the political and institutional factors that contribute to health care disparities. I →

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My primary role is to work with patients to resolve individual gaps in health literacy and improve self-efficacy. I am actively involved in program development at the Ithaca Health Alliance including work with Cornell student groups. My primary interests are in community interventions that alleviate upstream barriers to care.

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I am an RN diabetes Educator with extensive experience in the local health equity community. Over the next few years I plan to become a nurse practitioner and continue these efforts at a different licensing level. I hope that a relationship with the CCHE will be mutually beneficial.

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I have been a basic scientist all my life up until this point, working in laboratory based research in Biophysics and Cell Biology. Currently, I am one of the co-Directors of Microscopy and Image Analysis Core Facility at Weill Cornell Medicine.

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I have a great personal interest and passion about health disparities, but no real background in research in this field. I am not sure if there’s a pathway for me to be able to engage in this work. I am a very good writer. In fact, for several years, I co-taught a scientific writing course (with Dr. John Wagner) for CTSC, WCM. I am also good at analyzing and visualizing large amounts of data and →

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As a pre-medical student, I have had the opportunity to receive mentorship and guidance from a variety of medical professionals through shadowing and volunteering experiences. I’ve come to realize that the quality of care and nature of interactions between patients and medical personnel can vary across facilities, often as a result of their respective settings/resources and patient backgrounds. I →

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My research interests and volunteer experiences at the Cayuga Medical Center and Stony Brook University Hospital have inspired me to pursue an MPH and MD. As a CCHEq Student Member, I look forward to engaging in enriching and exciting conversations with both professionals that have a deep knowledge of health equity, as well as students interested in interdisciplinary research and creating change. →

Eunyoung Myung, PhD in Mass Communication

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I would like to share my experience and expertise in quantitative methods and media psychology.

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I would like to gain knowledge and skills in applied settings, especially in the community, and further community engagement and program evaluation.

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I am a practicing Rheumatologist and health service researcher. My research focus is on factors that influence outcomes particularly cardiovascular (CV) disease among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). My goals include developing testing and implementing behavioral patient-centered interventions to reduce cardiovascular risk in RA patients and address issues of health equity.

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My expertise and goals will contribute to the CCHeq in terms of networking and collaborations that I have with other institutions such as the Hospital for Special Surgery and the team of collaborators there who have an extraordinary interest in addressing issues of health equity in musculoskeletal diseases. I have also a commitment in mentoring and contribute to training of fellows interested in →

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I would provide my insight and experience as a tobacco education nonprofit leader.

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I am looking to learn more about how to improve health equity and ways to implement education to prevent unfavorable health outcomes.

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Jeff Niederdeppe is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at Cornell University. His research examines the strategic use of media health messages and news coverage in shaping health behavior health disparities and social policy. He has published over 120 peer-reviewed articles in communication public health health policy and medicine journals and his work has been funded by the →

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Dr. Niederdeppe has over 15 years of experience in health communication research and evaluation and a major focus of his work has been on the role of communication in reducing or (inadvertently) widening disparities in health behavior and health outcomes. He has worked on the design of strategic messages to reduce health disparities in a variety of contexts including obesity tobacco alcohol and →

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Need to learn how to address stigma.

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Education and network to understand how to improve accessibility and affordability to fresh food in order to improve our health outcomes.

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Dr. Lynda Nwabuobi is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology and Assistant Attending Neurologist at New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical College, specializing in Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders. Dr. Nwabuobi offers compassionate and personalized care in Movement Disorders including Parkinson’s Disease and parkinsonism, essential tremor, Huntington’s disease, dystonia, →

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My experience in health equity research and community engagement/outreach work will add to the vast knowledge in this group and allow for interdisciplinary collaborations. I also look forward to gaining and giving mentorship.

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Working to improve health equity amongst marginalized communities who use the public hospital system in New York City.

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We have experience doing research projects to improve childhood asthma, bullying, high-risk pregnancy for women with CVD, to name a few. Currently, we are in an NIH collaboration with Cornell, Columbia, CUNY to address chronic health issues of hypertension and diabetes in the poorest communities of New York. I think being a member would help us network with others and keep me posted on funding →

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I would like to offer expertise in the field of Allergy & Immunology related to health equity in the diagnosis and management of primary immunodeficiency disorders.

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I am looking for mentorship in expanding my research, educational, and clinical endeavors related to health equity in local communities and on a national level related to my field of Allergy & Immunology, with a special interest in health equity and primary immunodeficiency disorders.

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My research explores the social and structural determinants of dietary behaviors and diet-related diseases in low-income and Black/Latinx populations and centers on identifying culturally appropriate programs and policies that promote health equity, food justice, and community resilience.

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My expertise is consistent with the center’s vision and mission, particularly applying knowledge to maximize its impact on practice and policy and training outstanding investigators, with an emphasis on people from underrepresented groups. I hope to connect with other researchers and community partners working on projects that promote equity and justice and center on addressing the social and →

Olorunseun O.. Ogunwobi, MD, PhD, MS-CTS

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Biological mechanisms underlying cancer health disparities in solid organ cancers with particular interest in prostate cancer health disparities in males of African ancestry.

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I have expertise in studying biological mechanisms of cancer health disparities and experience in collaborating with community-based organizations for community engagement. I am interested in continuing to expand my network and collaborations.

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My research leverages computer vision methods to improve the rapid diagnosis and treatment of infectious and tropical diseases in the Global South. The goal of this work is to integrate these models into mobile health applications that will aid community health workers in low-resource regions, fundamentally altering the way patients are managed and treated. Additionally, I lead research projects →

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I have deep expertise in AI tools developed for healthcare and for use in the Global South. My research has pioneered the evaluation of AI in community healthwork in low-resource regions and fits nicely with the goals of the Center for Health Equity. I have leveraged my work outside of academia into premier tech companies such as Microsoft, where I built domain-specific computational models for →

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My research interest focuses on programs and initiatives that prepare and allow underrepresented minorities to be more successful on their paths towards becoming a physician. I want to be a part of the growing necessity to strengthen the physician workforce through the equity and diversity of future physicians.

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During my undergraduate academic journey, I focused on tutoring other students. I guided students in completing, comprehending, and mastering principles of organic chemistry problem sets. I also helped students review key concepts to build confidence and solidify information for class exams. As a tutor, I was able to learn from the students that I taught. Each style of learning is different, and I →

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I have always been drawn to work in medically underserved populations, both in local and global health spheres. Time and time again, our most vulnerable communities are continually disadvantaged by healthcare systems. Health crises such as chronic disease, nutritional deficiencies, and pandemics disproportionately affect minority communities, many of which are already underserved by their local →

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I have worked closely with several members from the Cornell Center for Health Equity in initiatives to increase the diversity of Weill Cornell Medicine curriculum, students and staff. In continuing to work with the Cornell Center of Health Equity, I hope to gain additional exposure and education in health equity research to create more strides in this field.

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Research and policy interests span gender equity, education, and global health disparities

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Learning opportunities to expand knowledge, technical skills, and experience within the field of public health and health equity

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Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in the world among men, with significant racial/ethnic disparities in treatment and survival observed. Our project focuses on AA men (a racial group that has the lowest prostate cancer survival rates in New York City, State, and the US) and H/L men (an ethnic group that is less likely to receive therapy for prostate cancer compared to whites, even when →

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A dual interest in molecular imaging probe development and the genetic/socioeconomic causes of the uneven burden of illness.

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My multi-faceted research interests pointedly overlap the fields of global public health, health equity, health practice and the sociology of healing. I am not only interested in the interconnectedness of health practices and the policy that governs them, but also in bio-sovereignty. I am interested in the Cornell Center for Health Equity because it aligns with my research interests and may be a →

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When I graduate from Cornell University, I plan to pursue a PhD in Health Policy to learn more about how political structures shape health. I hope to someday apply my studies to my own research to impact public policy. I hope my experience in the center will connect me to like-minded individuals as well as those who are successful in the field I intend on entering. I also look forward to the →

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My research interests are at the intersection of gender equity, health disparities, and gender-based violence and prevention and intervention to address related outcomes.

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Chelsea Pallatino, PhD, MPH is the Research, Evaluation, and Learning Manager at Making Cents International in Washington, D.C. where she is responsible for guiding qualitative and quantitative research activities and program design, implementation, analysis, evaluation, and dissemination that integrates community-based participatory approaches. In her over ten years of research experiences she →

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My research group studies the design and use of information and communication technologies for sustainable development. We develop, deploy, and evaluate the impact of new community information platforms supporting applications in agriculture, health education, finance, governance and other areas, both locally and around the world.

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I am looking forward to collaborate with other center members on topics of mutual interest and related to my expertise in HCI, IS, and Learning.

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I’m interested in connecting health equity research with public health practice. I have a unique combination of training and experience that allow me to think and communicate across disciplinary and professional boundaries. My past experience operating Ithaca’s syringe exchange and my current experience doing local-public health coordinating and policy work build on my academic work on the →

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I’m interested in connecting with researchers who are invested in using research to substantively challenge public health systems, infrastructures, and models that contribute to health disparities. I want partners who do research with–not just on–marginalized/vulnerable people and center their voices and needs throughout the research process.

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My interest in Health Equity started while working as a Hospital Medicine at Lower Manhattan Hospital and witnessing the broad range of healthcare disparities of patients who were in my care. There was a growing interest in our hospital from different disciplinary groups on ways to address health inequities and create an opportunity for education and activism. Our call to action was to create a →

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Through the creation of the health equity taskforce, our group is looking for ways to learn and collaborate with other members and organizers who are working to address social determinants of health. We hope to keep members engaged through educational opportunities, local and state level organizing and round table discussions on sectors of health including housing, immigration, homelessness, →

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My research interests focus on leveraging electronic health records (EHRs) for studying chronic diseases and implementing practice improvement interventions. In particular my research is directed to use EHR data from resources such as NYC-CDRN (http://nycdrn.org) of which I am a Co-PI to understand risk and protective factors for major depression. My team is developing and applying novel data →

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As a computer scientist by training I can provide methodological expertise in mining large datasets including EHRs. I am the PI of multiple NIH R01 and R25 research and training grants respectively. These opportunities have provided me with significant experience in training junior investigators and students in doing research in applying machine learning methods for healthcare. I also hold →

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My area of interest is cardiovascular health care disparities, particularly among women and persons of color. I am interested in examining access to care, primordial and primary prevention of heart disease and identification and treatment of heart disease. I am also interested in cardio-obstetrics, especially the connection between obstetrical history and future cardiovascular risk as well as →

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I am a general cardiologist who provides outpatient cardiac care, cardiac critical care, and cardiac stepdown care and performs and interprets echocardiography. This involves a spectrum of disease from prevention to advanced cardiac disease necessitating mechanical support. I am heavily involved in community engagement in underserved areas of the New York tri-state area through my professional →

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I’ve been a practicing internist for over 20 years and a clinician educator working in a large academic medical center’s faculty practice. I’ve been involved in the medical education of Internal Medicine residents quality improvement projects and curriculum development and efforts to innovate and transform the healthcare system. We serve an incredibly diverse population from across New York City →

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As the medical director of Weill Cornell Medicine and a practicing internist in our practice I am ideally positioned to help develop research and implementation of research studies to help address inequities in healthcare.

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Clinical Natural Language Processing

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I want to use natural language processing to study how social determinants of health derived from EHR impact the risk of psychiatric outcomes.

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My primary research agenda examines how public sector trade unions can influence the provision of health and social welfare services, with a focus on the development of mental health policy in the United States and France. As part of this project, I pursued a post-doctoral fellowship in medical ethics to determine the fair allocation of resources in psychiatry. In other work, I have examined how →

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I look forward to meeting and collaborating with researchers, educators, and community partners interested in similar themes. As someone with training in both the social and medical sciences, I also look forward to developing linkages between those areas at Cornell.

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My research interests involve looking at health equity specifically with minority and underrepresented youth and adolescents. As I gear towards applying to medical school, I am interested in techniques and opportunities to ensure that I am culturally competent in both public health and healthcare in general. My interests further include community health interventions and behavioral interventions →

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My experiences at Miami University (OH) include 4 years of intensive research in the Behavioral Neuroscience Department looking at decision making and risk/reward benefit associated with alcohol/drug use and abuse. This combined with my classwork training as a Public Health major at Miami have equipped me with a wide framework of experiences involving Public Health Planning, Communication, →

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My research focuses on the impact of team composition on conflict and performance. I have a particular interest in how power and status structures impact intragroup dynamics, and when and why particular team formations lead to collaboration versus competition.

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I am interested in networking and collaborating with others in Center.

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My research focuses on developing and testing novel behavioral medicine approaches to promote self-management and healthy behavior change in individuals with chronic disease. I am particularly interested in approaches that address health disparities and enhance reach to medically under served populations.

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Networking and collaborating with other clinicians and researchers.

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As a collaborator, I can offer my past research experience and my patient experience. In addition, I have a very welcoming personality, therefore, I find that I can add to a supportive atmosphere and encourage greater collaboration.

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From a collaborator, I am looking to have more hands on experiences through education and service. I am also excited to continue researching and work together with my collaborator.

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Dr. Phillips’ research efforts have focused on translating basic social and behavioral science theories into effective community-based interventions to address health inequities in high-risk populations.

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My experience as the former co-director of WCM’s NIH funded disparities center will be instrumental in forging new community partners.

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Adrienne A. Phillips, MD, MPH, is an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College and Associate Attending Physician at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Phillips cares for patients with all types of hematologic malignancies (blood cancers) with a special interest in treating lymphoma patients requiring stem cell transplantation, and reducing cancer disparities by →

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I hope to broaden my network, develop clinical research collaborations, and mentor students and trainees.

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I am interested in food systems related issues as they relate to health and equity within communities and across the value chain from producer to consumer. I recently completed a year long fellowship focused on that topic and the role that Land Grant institutions Cooperative Extension and libraries like mine (Mann Library @Cornell) can play in promoting those outcomes. That includes those aligned →

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I have over 20 years of agrifood systems experience including close partnerships with community and regional organizations specifically promoting health and equity. Through work at Cornell’s Mann Library I have also initiated and led a variety of outreach and engagement activities bringing on and off campus communities together exploring a variety of issues related to health and equity. My library →

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I am a health services researcher with long-term interests that build upon my previous and current work and address three primary areas: minority health disparities quality of life and cancer outcomes. With my appointment in the Division of General Internal Medicine my long-term goal is to build a robust research program at the intersection of primary care and oncology with a focus on minority →

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Through rigorous methodological training in epidemiology biostatistics econometrics and measurement of patient-reported outcomes I have developed a broad quantitative skill set. This enables me to lead and design research studies collaborate with investigators across multiple disciplines and implement sophisticated statistical approaches. Through my Center membership I hope to build collaborations →

Anabella Pinton, Master of Public Health

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As a current public health student at Cornell, my research interests relate to population health and health policy. A large part of population health revolves around health disparities and through my work, I would like to improve the lives of individuals by making effective and more inclusive health policies. Particularly, I am interested in minority populations and aiding in reducing health →

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My previous experience as a research assistant for the Hospitalist Project at UChicago Medicine allowed me to see firsthand disparities in our healthcare system and has motivated me to work to address those matters. Specifically, in the role, I conducted inpatient interviews asking patients about the quality of care they received at UChicago hospitals. One of the most glaring disparities is the →

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JP conducts research on user engagement and behavior in health technology applications across multiple health and wellness contexts. His primary research focus is on improving data collection methods particularly the usability sustainability and reliability of patient-reported outcomes. This often includes working with patients and clinicians to develop streamlined visual reporting tools to →

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JP Pollak is a Senior Researcher in Residence and Cornell Tech and Weill Cornell Medicine. He is also the co-founder of Curiosity Health whose mission is to enable any researcher or clinician to incorporate mobile apps into their work. Recently he has led the development of several visual self-report tools for health and health related behavior including PAM the Photographic Affect Meter. JP has →

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My research and practice follow a model of embedding oneself in communities to build understanding and trust, working with communities to identify needs, involving community stakeholders in applied research, and assisting in the implementation and assessment of evidence-based practices. I am interested in facilitating more inclusive and equitable community engagement to develop holistic and →

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I’d like to connect with others who are interested in building community capacity around evidence-based approaches to address local concerns related to personal and environmental health.

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I am interested in studying maternal mortality and morbidity, where health equity clearly plays a role in the adverse outcomes and experiences many women face while pregnant and postpartum.

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I hope to meet a network of likeminded researchers, with different backgrounds, in order to come together to study severe maternal morbidity and mortality with a level of sophistication and quantitative methods that I alone do not have. I am primarily a clinician and know that my best contribution to research will be in the context of a collaboration.

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I am currently partnering with the Cornell School of Law to develop a toolkit to improve the process of advocating for youth migrant farmworkers.

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I have expertise in pediatric medicine and medical education and experience working with underserved pediatric populations and the Weill Cornell Center for Human Rights. I hope to obtain additional opportunities for collaboration.

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As a representative with Feeding America, I’d be able to offer connections to members across the organization and with food bank network members across the nation. In addition, I work with over 75+ community-based partner organizations who are POC-led and centered nationwide. Through these key connections and collaborations, I’d be able to build deeper connections between all entities.

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I’d like to learn and be more closely connected with other representatives in my field, and/or from different research backgrounds.

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As part of Cornell University’s Community Work Study Program, I have developed experience in community engagement and research as the editorial assistant for the Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development. I have also been a part of various student organizations that have familiarized me with health equity, nutrition, and policy, such as the Cornell Healthcare Review and the →

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I am looking for mentorship in pursuing research and internships related to maternal health equity. I am also specifically interested in maternal mental health, racial disparities, and Community-based participatory research.

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One of my areas of interest is the intersection of health and disability. This could involve specific health conditions such as Diabetes Rheumatoid Arthritis or Autism that could be reasons for disability or health related disability more generally. The policy implications of health-related disability on equity in health services is where this work aligns with the goals of the Cornell Center For →

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I have over 20 years of work experience managing and analyzing data in areas from survey research marketing/advertising research to health services research and public health. My expertise is analysis of large databases like Medicare Medicaid and VHA data to understand health outcomes related to Diabetes Autism or Rheumatoid Arthritis. Weill Cornell Medicine has tremendous expertise in →

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As a Cornell alum, I had the opportunity to participate in the first Social Inequality minor program. As a Cornell faculty, I have initiated multiple projects looking at various aspects of disparities in the subspecialty of laryngology. This includes scoping reviews on disparities research in laryngology and dysphagia, a free gender affirming voice app to improve access to transgender individuals →

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I bring clinical research expertise in disparities in otolaryngology, and experience as a female academic laryngologist in a male-dominated surgical field.

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My area of interest on the need for clinicians to incorporate knowledge of social determinants of health into their bedside practice. Additionally needed is a systematic way to teach medical school students about the importance of factors such as housing access to food transportation during their clinical years. I am currently directing a medical student course allowing medical students to focus →

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I am conducting a medical student elective to allow both medical students and practicing hospitalists to learn more about the factors that most impact health outcomes and contribute to the health disparities to which we bear witness in the inpatient setting. From bedside teaching and interviews to interventions during the inpatient setting we hope to expand our knowledge and efforts to the →

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I would like to offer my time to help develop/support initiatives that support our diverse learners and the diverse clinical staff that already work here.

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To help develop DEI initiatives in my division that are effective and long-lasting.

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Currently mobile health (mHealth) is poised to dramatically improve chronic disease management but may also exacerbate existing health disparities due to lack of tailored interventions for underserved populations. My research focuses on developing and implementing mHealth solutions that support self-management for a diverse range of patients living with chronic conditions. I am particularly →

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I have received public health and informatics training and practiced for several years as a registered nurse in New York City. My goal is to engage in rich discussions surrounding health equity at the Center and collaborate across disciplines. This will advance a major career aim of mine to better understand health equity and develop and implement mobile health solutions that seek to reduce →

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Child Development and Health

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I have many years of experience in parent education and child development. I hope to gain networking opportunities.

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My research seeks to understand dietary behavior to ultimately improve nutrition and health. My primary research examines food choice for young children children through an analysis of social networks and the food environment in rural settings. In my current role as a Postdoctoral Associate, I work under the mentorship of Associate Professor Laura Bellows to develop a digital intervention to →

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I am committed to advancing science that better understands drivers of dietary behavior among populations with limited resources, especially among Latin-heritage populations. I value building and maintaining collaborations with diverse stakeholders, including disseminating findings to various audiences. I want to connect and collaborate with peers at various stages of their career who share a →

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My experiences as a physician caring for patients from diverse racial, geographic, and socioeconomic backgrounds has made me acutely aware of how these factors contribute to disparate health outcomes. I am interested in the ways that physicians can use their experiences with individual patients to promote systemic changes that will lead to greater equity in health outcomes. By assessing the needs →

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I have clinical experience in general and vascular surgery, and have worked in a variety of clinical settings and hospital systems throughout my training. During my general surgery residency, I completed a master’s degree in public health with a thesis in improving access to vascular surgical services at an under-resourced county hospital. I am co-founder of an educational podcast for vascular →

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Kristy Richards’ research interests include finding better treatments for lymphoma by using comparative genomics and canine clinical trials to test new therapeutic combinations.

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As a physician I have lobbied at both the state and federal level for oral chemotherapy parity laws which is a significant health equity issue facing my patients. I remain interested in issues related to health equity and trying to break down barriers to health care that some of my patients experience. I also am interested in engaging the public in issues related to science and medicine so that →

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Cancer, patient engagement.

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Very engaged in cancer networks in Tompkins County and nationally. Survivor of both breast and prostate cancer.

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I’d like to offer my skills as an epidemiologist with a community-focused research background. I have experience in individual- and neighborhood-level assessments, qualitative and quantitative, of basic needs and socioeconomic indicators, and also in designing/implementing cross-sectional and longitudinal outcome analyses.

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I’m looking for a collaborator who emphasizes community-focused health equity research and enjoys collaborating with interdisciplinary teams.

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Dr. Minerva A. Romero Arenas is an Endocrine & General Surgeon at NYP Brooklyn Methodist Hospital. She is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College. Dr. Romero Arenas completed a fellowship in Oncologic Surgical Endocrinology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX. She completed her General Surgery Residency at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore. →

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My clinical experience in general and endocrine surgery and my public health background coupled with the personal life experience of being a member of a minority group and immigrant to the US are valuable perspectives for creating practical and effective programs to mitigate disparities. I look forward to collaborating with other researchers and organizations who may help provide unique →

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My research interest is in identifying and overcoming inequities for patients with liver disease. Specifically, my interests are in two specific fields: disparities in access to liver transplantation for patients with end-stage liver disease and the relationship of neighborhood socioeconomic characteristics on outcomes in patients with cirrhosis.

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I am looking to expand my research and clinical care network. I would like to work with researchers who have more expertise in health equity research. Additionally, I would like advice and support of colleagues to improve my ability to reach and help patient groups who are vulnerable.

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I am working to identify mechanisms leading to health disparities and testing strategies to eliminate them. I have focused my work on the cardio-metabolic diseases and conduct pragmatic trials in real-world settings to test feasibility practical strategies that are effective and well received. I am also focused on patient-centered communication and information to optimize shared decision-making.

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I have expertise in cardiovascular epidemiology large database analysis pragmatic trials peer coaching interventions and patient activation through a novel patient education platform the Patient Activated Learning System. I hope to use my research and mentoring experience to build a substantial community engaged research program aimed at achieving health equity at Weill Cornell and Cornell →

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I am interested in learning more about the ways community-engaged learning can impact students, communities, and lead to the institutional change necessary to support long-term sustainability. In addition, work with an established center that brings its own community partnerships, provides a lens through which to test a number of partnership convening and thematic strategies that are embedded →

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I am interested in supporting the center to advance the health and well-being of residents throughout this region. As background and training is rooted in public health, I would like to support the center is achieving in community engagement objectives. It would be an honor to serve alongside these esteemed individuals and play a small part in guiding this pivotal work throughout the state.

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My areas of research primarily involve that of pre-med and nutritional studies. Indeed, this relates to the Center of Health Equity because it is critical that the medical system provides equal care for everyone so as to ensure that our society receives the quality care we deserve. Nevertheless, unfortunately, much inequity prevails in our medical system and remains overlooked. That said, I hope →

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Besides participating in research, I have been fortunate enough to volunteer at several different hospitals since high school. Indeed, my most recent hands-on experience was shadowing at the Yale University – New Haven hospital for the entirety of summer 2019. Likewise, I took a course this summer called Practicing Medicine that opened my eyes to the inequity that persists in the medical field; by →

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-I would humbly offer my time, as well as my experience from working in the nation’s largest public municipal health system, which has a stated mission of providing healthcare to all New Yorkers, especially those who traditionally had difficulty accessing care.

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-I’m looking for partners who are interested in examining the impact of health disparities in disaster response and preparedness and finding solutions to address said impacts.

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I am a first-year PhD student in community nutrition and have worked as a registered dietitian with the WIC population, adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities, and student athletes.

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I hope to expand my network within the community to build public-private partnerships to improve food security in marginalized groups.

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I have two main threads of research. First I work with local partners in the development of a community health worker program for Palestinian refugees which includes broadly understanding the structural determinants of health in the Arab world as well as investigating whether improving continuity of care can improve health outcomes for non-communicable diseases. Second I am interested in →

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I have experience working with immigrants and refugees within and from the Middle East but particularly with Syrian and Palestinian refugees. I’m interested in collaborating on research focused on understanding and improving health for underserved populations in the US and abroad particularly focused on immigrants and refugees. I’m also interested in education in structural competency so health →

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Dr. Schackman is the Saul P. Steinberg Distinguished Professor of Healthcare Policy & Research at Weill Cornell Medicine. He conducts research relating to economic evaluations of the comparative effectiveness of health interventions alongside clinical trials and cohort studies cost-effectiveness and comparative effectiveness simulation modeling and implementation science studies-particularly →

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My experience conducting health economic and outcomes evaluations for stigmatized conditions including substance use disorders HIV and HCV in vulnerable populations will add to the Center’s breadth of research methods expertise. As a member I look forward to providing my expertise and mentorship to Center investigators and to increase networking opportunities between Center members and the →

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Advancing inclusivity in healthcare research, engagement in communities, enhancing trust, dismantling systems that limit marginalized populations. Research using innovative approaches in collaboration with communities which are influenced by research outcomes.

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Registered Nurse, working in NYC Level Trauma System, as Injury Prevention and Outreach Education. Board Certified Emergency Nurse, with experience working with marginalized populations. Strong advocate for health equity. Working with victims of Trauma, deep understanding of intersectionality and Trauma Informed Care. Currently enrolled in Post Graduate Studies. Research focuses involve, equity, →

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I study Medicaid and the health care safety net in the United States. I am particularly interested in how provider incentives affect their participation in the safety net, the overall composition of the delivery system, and outcomes for low-income populations. I am also interested in identifying and testing policy levers that can be used to address racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in →

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I am a health economist. In my research, I use quasi-experimental methods and novel data sources to inform federal and state Medicaid policy, as well as the work of health care providers and organizations that serve vulnerable populations. As a member, I look forward to collaborating with other researchers at Cornell and the broader community.

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My research focuses broadly on nutrition and physical activity as they relate to chronic disease prevention and public health. A key goal is to elucidate factors associated with successful implementation dissemination and maintenance of evidence-based community programs. I use a combination of theory-grounded qualitative and quantitative methods to understand how individual social organizational →

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I am a community health researcher focused on improving health outcomes for underserved populations. I have facilitated the training of nearly 5,000 rural community health educators over the past 15 years as well as related research with those leaders and participants using a social ecological framework to explore individual- and community-level factors related to program implementation as well as →

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Working at Weill Cornell Medicine and living in New York City has opened my eyes to much more diversity than I was able to experience growing up in the Midwest. This has come with both heartwarming and heartbreaking realizations about the way our communities function. I’m committed to better understanding my own privileges and using my voice to speak for those who do not have the same resources →

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I’ve spent my professional career working with diverse groups of people, learning how they have different struggles that I wasn’t even aware of at parts of my life. Working in higher education, at the University of Wisconsin and Weill Cornell Medicine, have directly shown me disparities in health equity. However, this has also given me the chance to work with inclusive and diverse researchers and →

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I seek to understand how environmental and social factors impact purchasing and dietary behaviors, especially in low-income adolescents. I’m also interested in using spatial data to map food environment in urban areas, using such tools to investigate and inform policies targeting food access and health disparities that exist in the neighborhood or community-level.

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I have experience in program implementation and evaluation in low-income communities. I’m hoping to connect with other researchers who are deeply engaged in health disparities research. I’m also looking forward to learning from others relevant skills and methods. I believe knowledge from the various disciplines represented in this center can create meaningful collaborations.

Fritz Francois. Sevrain, MBA; Certificate in Business Analytics

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Evidence based approach

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I focus on structural racism as a key determinant of ethnoracial inequities in health. In my research, I drawn on administrative data on policing and wealth that are marked by geocoded information. I study the cross sections of race, ethnicity, gender, and class as social conditions undergirding structural racism and its patterned relationship to underlying conditions and psychological distress, →

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I have expertise in neighborhood effects research and its usage in assessing illness risks of policing in New York City. I have nearly two decades of pursuing methodological training using complex design national surveys. I hope to network and collaborate with similarly minded members of the Center’s community.

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My research interest lies at the intersection of healthcare administration and policy. I hope to find policy solutions that can help drive change within health systems to increase equitable access to care and outcomes for patients.

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I hope to expand my understanding of health policy issues and learn and network from this community. I have previously worked to expand education related to health policy and administration for emergency medicine physicians and hope to continue to share my knowledge and learn from others.

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Studying access to care and health disparities including diffusion of treatments to groups in need.

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I have committed substantial research in the area and have mentored many faculty and trainees in these areas.

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I am a 4th-year medical student interested in advocating health equity locally, nationally, and globally. I believe there are pressing needs for racial and ethnic disparities to be addressed globally to improve further access to basic treatment across a broad range of health issues. I hope to directly respond to these needs by devoting myself to effective clinical research that generates impactful →

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I hope to use my clinical knowledge and skills, especially in radiology, to enhance patient care and address the issues in the workflow through research and the expansion of artificial intelligence technology.

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I am very interested in evaluating ways to identify, and respond, to social determinants of health in our patient population, particularly in the settings of obesity and teenage pregnancy. My clinical experience as a pediatrician and preventive medicine resident in the Health for Life Clinic (pediatric obesity clinic) and the TAPP (Teenage Parenting Program) Clinic have given me an understanding →

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My clinical experience as a pediatrician, in combination with my master’s in health informatics and my current research and clinical experience in the preventive medicine residency program, gives me a unique perspective and understanding of the complex issues inherent in our health care system in the context of equitable health care. It would be exciting to be a part of this initiative working →

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My research focuses on developing social psychological and communication-based interventions to improve engagement in advance care planning (ACP) and end-of-life care and care among minority cancer patients including African American and Latino cancer patients. As a recent recipient of a K07 award I plan to build my research in intervention development to improve engagement in ACP and end-of-life →

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I am Assistant Professor at Weill Cornell Medicine and a formally trained social/experimental psychologist. I have expertise in patient-provider communication and health disparities research study design and qualitative and quantitative methodologies and analytic approaches. My work has been recognized through funding and career awards from the NIH NCI American Academy of Hospice and Palliative →

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My primary interest centers on working with communities on the ground. In learning the stories and experiences of members of the community, I seek to understand the larger structural factors that contribute to illness and disease and hope to bring attention to addressing the root causes through preventative measures. I am passionate about maternal and child health and issues surrounding nutrition →

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I will bring my experiences working with the Reproductive and Child Health program at a non-governmental organization and partnering with students and professors on nutrition and food systems in Ghana. Through these experiences, I have gained exposure to qualitative and quantitative research methods and awareness on issues I am highly driven to address in my future career. As a member of the →

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Research experience in cancer screening & prevention, genetic epidemiology, and risk modeling with attention to equity across diverse populations. Clinical insight as a primary care physician who has cared for diverse patient panels in 3 major U.S. cities.

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Interest in cancer disparities. Complementary research expertise in implementation science, qualitative methods. I have a particular interest in working with Chinese-speaking patients given I am a bilingual PCP who spent 6 years as a PCP for a largely Chinese-speaking panel at my prior institution.

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Dr. Joseph Shin is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Co-Medical Director of the Weill Cornell Center for Human Rights. He oversees clinical operations for medical forensic evaluations for asylees and survivors of torture and complex trauma. He also conducts research studying the healthcare experiences of sex trafficking victims examining barriers to victim identification and effective linkage →

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I hope to connect to other researchers and advocates interested in health disparities in vulnerable populations and victims of human rights abuses. I believe multi-disciplinary collaborations bridging public health medicine human rights law criminal justice policy and social sciences can produce innovative research and insights into complex problems.

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I am an informatics professional and researcher at Weill Cornell Medicine. In my primary, operational role, I work with a team of analysts and software developers to coordinate clinical and translational research informatics efforts at WCM, liaising with investigators directly to determine their requirements and matching them with the appropriate tools and services that best meet their needs. In →

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My operational role as an informatics professional leaves me uniquely situated to benefit the Center by providing support for Center research initiatives seeking to make use of electronic patient data, both within the administrative and regulatory realm (how do I get data? Whom should I ask for data? What sort of approval do I need?) and within the informatics realm (how do I connect data sets →

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Health disparities involving Primary Aldosteronism and uncontrolled hypertension

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Endocrine Surgery – current Research Fellow and will be going on to become the Clinical Fellow August 2021 Acute Care Surgery – previously had been working in the Bronx prior to going back to fellowship. Would like the opportunity to understand, study, and hopefully address health inequities in clinical practice.

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I am a Physician Assistant. I am currently teaching Clinical Assessment and Behavioral/Psychiatric medicine at the Physician Assistant school at Ithaca College. I have practiced Emergency medicine and Psychiatry as a PA for over a decade. I also have an MFA and I believe in the value of the arts.

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I would like the skills and opportunities to better serve health equity. The PA profession is based, at its inception, on mobilizing clinicians to address health equity, health disparities and the needs of the underserved. I also believe in scaling these complex aims to address and include broader community, environmental, educational, inclusion, and aesthetic needs, to name a few.

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As a bilingual, Spanish-Speaking neuropsychologist, one of my goals in personal, clinical, and research endeavors is to further the understanding and awareness of cultural and linguistic disparities in neuropsychological assessment and interventions, and overall healthcare. The increasingly diverse cross-cultural landscape of the United States is evolving at a faster rate than current culturally →

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As a neuropsychologist, I conduct comprehensive Spanish and English-language pre- and post-surgical neuropsychological assessments with patients across the lifespan presenting with varying neurological, medical, and neurodevelopmental disorders. As a complement to neurocognitive assessments, I provide individual cognitive remediation services to assist patients with cognitive difficulties in →

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Over the past decade, it has become increasingly clear that addressing the HIV epidemic in the U.S. requires attention to relationship factors. Relationship status and the agreements couples form about sex with partners outside their relationship are now components in the guidance for Pre-exposure Prophylaxis issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Couples HIV Testing and →

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As a research focused clinical psychologist, I am deeply invested in the study of health disparities related to substance use and HIV infection, particularly those impacting sexual minority men. I have substantial expertise in grant writing, study management, and dissemination. I look forward to the opportunity to learn about and engage with the work of colleagues in the New York City area with →

Michelle M. Stefanski-Seymour, BS Biology, RN

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One Health

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I would like to enhance twenty-nine years of working at Cornell’s Veterinary College by expanding networking and horizons with life-long learning and health advocacy for the better good.

Gabriella M. Steinberg, Global and Public Health Sciences

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I seek to integrate my personal experiences and academic understandings of health disparities to work towards researching ways to improve the health outcomes of marginalized groups.

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As a Global and Public Health Sciences major, I have focused my academic career on learning about fundamental methods, knowledge systems, and interdisciplinary issues that are essential for properly addressing health disparities. Moreover, I have a background in both the sciences and social/political advocacy that will allow me to contribute unique, informed ideas and perspectives to whatever →

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I’m a general internist and a health services researcher. My overall research goal is to improve outcomes for adults with chronic health conditions. In particular I have been focused on congestive heart failure (CHF). As a fellow at WCM I studied social cognitive and sensory deficits among adults with CHF and the effect of these factors on patients’ health behaviors and outcomes. This work →

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Over the next few years I will be involved in a series of community-engaged research projects which focus on home care workers a vulnerable group of paraprofessionals. My goal is to design novel interventions which improve the quality of care delivered by home care workers to adults with heart failure and to integrate the home care workers into the overall healthcare team. Ultimately I hope that →

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My research is focused on applying omics technology and data analytics to advance health equity in forcibly displaced populations. I am interested in understanding the determinants of mental health illness in displaced persons using a multi-level approach. My goal is to identify biomarkers that are specific to this population that can help in high-throughput screening of individuals who are →

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I am a molecular biologist with advanced training in neurobehavior, data visualization and big data analysis. I have deep interest in global health and human rights. I am looking to collaborate with social scientists, lawyers, digital tools researchers, and physicians to advance the health of displaced populations.

Health Equity/Research Interest

My research focus is to better understand cancer risk and prognosis by incorporating biospecimens and molecular tools in epidemiologic studies. Previously, I led research on cancer in the Nurses’ Health Study (NHS) cohort for the last 14 years, including work on lifestyle risk factors, biomarkers, genetics and gene expression. At Weill Cornell Medicine, I am Division Chief of Epidemiology in the →

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I have extensive experience as a cancer epidemiologist. I am interested in collaborating and/or mentoring others who could benefit from an epidemiologist on their team. As the Division Chief of Epidemiology in the Department of Population Health Sciences education and mentoring are very important to me and as our division grows we aim to play a larger role in education related to training in →

Health Equity/Research Interest

Science & Society, Technology, Biometrics, Languages, Cultures, Financial, Home, Health & Wealth

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I look forward to provide a Cambodian born Chinese ethnic refugee, raised in New York City with public and private funds, experience with public and private schools; which led to a government and non-government career in health and financial services: particularly with major corporations in New York City and Fairfax County, Virginia. I look forward to becoming a Principal Researcher with →

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Significant interest in health equity for the LGBTQ community. I take care of a lot of PReP patients and have noted that none of my patients are minority in the LGBTQ community. I would like to research barriers to care that fall outside of “access to care.” I think that its possible that physicians are not offering to minority patients.

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Goals are to learn more in order to help my patients. I would like to find members to collaborate with on projects as I have limited to no research experience.

I’m a researcher involved with health equity research or practice, I’m an educator committed to diversity, equity and inclusion education

Laurie J. Miller, MPA, EdM

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Academic Member

Mostafa Minawi, PhD

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I’m a researcher involved with health equity research or practice, I’m a graduate student involved with or seeking opportunities for health equity research or practice

Joy Ming

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Student/Trainee/Staff Member

MB (Marybeth) Mitcham, MPH, PhD

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Student/Trainee/Staff Member

Alyse Mizia, MS

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Academic Member

Jorge Monge, MD

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Academic Member

Susana Morales, MD

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I’m a graduate student involved with or seeking opportunities for health equity research or practice

Hannah Morris, M.Ed.

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Academic Member

Rachel L. Moster

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Community Member

Susan Mueller

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Academic Member

Sushmita Mukherjee, PhD, MS

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Student/Trainee/Staff Member

Priya Mukhi, BS

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I’m a researcher involved with health equity research or practice

Eunyoung Myung, PhD in Mass Communication

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Academic Member

Iris Navarro-Millan, MD

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I’m a community-based leader interested in collaboration to improve health equity, I’m an undergraduate student involved with or seeking opportunities for health equity research or practice

Natalie Nguyen, HBHS

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Academic Member

Jeff Niederdeppe, PhD

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Community Member

Kelebohile Nkhereanye, MPA

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Academic Member

Lynda A.. Nwabuobi, MD

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Community Member

Tuhina O’Connor, MPH

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I’m a researcher involved with health equity research or practice, I’m a trainee practicing patient-centered care and advocating for equitable access to care

Dana O’Toole, M.D.

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