Leadership and Cores

Monika Safford, MD
Co-Director, Cornell Center for Health Equity
John J. Kuiper Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine
Weill Cornell Medicine

Jamila Michener, PhD
Co-Director, Cornell Center for Health Equity
Associate Professor, Department of Government
Senior Associate Dean for Public Engagement, Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy
Co-Director, Politics of Race, Immigration, Class, and Ethnicity (PRICE) Initiative
Cornell University

Jeff Niederdeppe, PhD
Co-Director, Cornell Center for Health Equity
Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Development, Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy
Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Communication, CALS
Cornell University

Avery August, PhD
Senior Advisor and Founding Co-Director, Cornell Center for Health Equity
HHMI Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine
Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, Cornell University

Erica Phillips, MD, MS
Co-Associate Director, Cornell Center for Health Equity
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, General Internal Medicine
Weill Cornell Medicine

Adam Hughes, MPH
Co-Associate Director, Cornell Center for Health Equity
Extension Support Specialist IV, Cooperative Extension Administration
Cornell University

William Schpero, PhD
Co-Associate Director, Cornell Center for Health Equity
Assistant Professor of Population Health Sciences, Department of Population Health Sciences
Weill Cornell Medicine

Rana Zadeh, PhD
Co-Associate Director, Cornell Center for Health Equity
Associate Professor of Health Design Innovations Lab, College of Human Ecology
Cornell University

Susana Morales, MD
Co-Associate Director, Cornell Center for Health Equity
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, General Internal Medicine
Vice Chair of Diversity, Weill Department of Medicine
Weill Cornell Medicine

Gen Meredith, DrPH, OTR
Co-Associate Director, Cornell Center for Health Equity
Associate Director and Core Faculty, Cornell’s Master of Public Health (MPH) Program
Academic Lead of External Public Health Education, Cornell Provost’s Office of Education
Cornell University

Lara Parrilla, MPH
Co-Associate Director of Student & Community Engagement, Cornell Center for Health Equity
Visiting Lecturer, Cornell Master of Public Health Program
Community & Academic Partnership Manager, Cayuga Health Partners

Blake Rambo, JD, MBA
Administrator, Cornell Center for Health Equity
Administrator, Division of General Internal Medicine
Weill Cornell Medicine

Grace Figuereo, BA
Administrative Specialist, Cornell Center for Health Equity
Administrative Specialist, Division of General Internal Medicine
Weill Cornell Medicine