Vetta Sanders Thompson is the E. Desmond Lee Professor of Racial and Ethnic Studies at Washington University in St. Louis and Co-Director of the Center for Community Health, Research and Partnership (Institute for Public Health). Her funded research addresses racial identity, socialization and experiences of discrimination and their implications for well-being, as well as promotion of colorectal cancer screening and HPV vaccination among African Americans. Her community engaged research supports community efforts to achieve equity in health.