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Cultivating a Community of Care: Amplifying the Voices of Native American Students in Premedicine and Undergraduate Nursing

The goal of the study is to assess the barriers, hurdles, and facilitators to advancing and sustaining American Indian and Alaskan Native (AI/AN) students in undergraduate medical and nursing education programs.

Posted Apr 28, 2022

Researcher

Barret Michalec, Ph.D.

Director of the Center for Advancing Interprofessional Practice, Education and Research - Arizona State University

Barret Michalec, PhD, is the Director of the Center for Advancing Interprofessional Practice, Education and Re... Read Bio

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The May 6 Initiative: Community Research for Reproductive Health Equity

The goal of the study is to examine how providing skills, knowledge, and resources to those impacted by reproductive health issues in the Tulsa area works to influence health system policy.

Posted Apr 15, 2022

Researcher

Tami Moore

Associate Professor - Oklahoma State University

Tami Moore is co-director of the Center for Public Life @ OSU-Tulsa (CPL), and an associate professor in the S... Read Bio

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Marshan Marick, DrPH, M.P.H.

Assistant Teaching Professor - Oklahoma State University

Marshan Marick, DrPH, MPH is an Assistant Teaching Professor in Public Health at Oklahoma State University. Read Bio

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Greg Robinson, II

Founder and Senior Consultant - Standpipe Hill Strategies, LLC

The son of an activist and an accountant, Greg Robinson, II attacks injustice with passion and precision. Read Bio

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Kristi Williams

Chair - City of Tulsa’s Greater Tulsa African American Affairs Commission

Kristi Williams is a 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre descendant and Creek Freedmen descendant. Read Bio

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Cynthia Soto-Render, M.S., C.P.E.

Founder and Principal Consultant - Restorative Mindset

Cynthia Soto-Render, M.S., CPE is the founder and principal consultant of Restorative Mindset, LLC. Read Bio

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Landon Wolf

Community Organizer

Landon Wolf is an educator, researcher, and community organizer whose work centers relationships, equity, and ... Read Bio

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South Texas Community-Based Research for LGBTQ+ Health Equity

The goal of the study is to examine the circumstances which initiate health care disparities for the LGBTQ+ community and explore what options can mitigate consequences from care that is delayed or withheld entirely.

Posted Apr 28, 2022

Researcher

Amy Stone

Professor of Sociology and Anthropology - Trinity University

Amy L. Stone (they/them) is Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at Trinity University. Read Bio

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Access to Healthcare Among Minoritized Muslims in Southeast Michigan: A Systems Approach

The goal of the study is to explore the unique challenges that Muslims in South East Michigan face in accessing health care and within the health care system, while also examining potential solutions that lead to equitable, less biased health care.

Posted Apr 15, 2022

Researcher

Ayaz Hyder, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor - The Ohio State University

Dr. Ayaz Hyder is an Assistant Professor in the College of Public Health and Core Faculty in the Translational... Read Bio

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Dalia Mogahed

Director of Researcher - Institute for Social Policy and Understanding

Dalia Mogahed is the Director of Research at the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, where she lead... Read Bio

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Erum Ikramullah

Research Project Manager - Institute for Social Policy and Understanding

Erum Ikramullah is the Research Project Manager at ISPU, where she manages the day-to-day activities of the or... Read Bio

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Examination of the Effect of Implicit Bias and Perceived Discrimination on the Provision of Health Care among African American Women Ages 18-44 in MS

The goal of the study is to determine the impact of implicit bias and perceived discrimination on accessibility and availability of health care services among African American women between the ages of 18 and 44 in Mississippi.

Posted Apr 28, 2022

Researcher

Sandra Melvin, DrPH, M.P.H.

Chief Executive Officer - Institute for Advancing Minority Health

Dr. Melvin’s undergraduate work includes a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Tougaloo College and a B... Read Bio

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Illuminating the Shadows: Refugee and Migrant-Led Analysis of Language Inaccess in Health Care as a Product of White Structural and Cultural Dominance

The goal of the study is to develop a series of recommendations for health care providers, policymakers, and language justice advocates nationally, from immediate steps to improve current language services, to setting the gold standard for a language justice-based model to implement long-term.

Posted Apr 28, 2022

Researcher

Elizabeth Godown, M.S.W.

Organizational Learning & Wellness Manager - Refugee Community Partnership

Elizabeth Godown, M.S.W. (she/her) is the Organizational Learning & Wellness Manager at Refugee Community Part... Read Bio

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Daniella Runyambo

Manager of Community Initiatives - Refugee Community Partnership

Daniella Runyambo works as a manager of community initiatives at Refugee Community Partnership. Read Bio

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When All Are Counted: Closing the Health Surveillance Gap in West Virginia

The goal of the study is to assess how West Virginia compiles and reports health surveillance data in order to build a more inclusive surveillance system.

Posted Apr 28, 2022

Researcher

Kelli Caseman

Executive Director - Think Kids

Kelli Caseman is the Executive Director of Think Kids, a child health and well-being advocacy organization in ... Read Bio

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Traci Jarrett, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor - West Virginia University

Dr. Jarrett is a Research Assistant Professor in the WVU School of Public Health Department of Social and Beha... Read Bio

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Young Visionaries for Health: Youth Leading Research to Promote Equity in Mental Health Systems of Care in a Rural Community in NC

The goal of the study is to assess mental health systems care and provide youth-led recommendations for improving care policies in their community.

Posted Apr 15, 2022

Topics Building Healthy Communities

Researcher

Doris Stith

Executive Director - Community Enrichment Organization

Doris Stith has worked with the Young Visionaries for Health Project in collaboration with Dr. Leah Frerichs a... Read Bio

Committee Member, Member, Researcher

Leah Frerichs

Associate Professor - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Dr. Leah Frerichs is a public health researcher with expertise in community-based participatory and systems sc... Read Bio

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Ellie Sellers

Research Assistant - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Ellie Sellers is an innovative researcher and community advocate whose work bridges academic inquiry, outsider... Read Bio

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Native American Health Survey Among Marginalized Tribal Communities

The goal of the study is to collect health status data among marginalized Native American communities within the Delmarva region along the east coast to inform health system approaches for addressing the physical, social, and mental health needs of these communities.

Posted Apr 28, 2022

Topics Data Sources

Researcher

John Lowe

Joseph Blades Centennial Memorial Professor - University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing

Dr. John Lowe is the Joseph Blades Centennial Memorial Professor at the University of Texas at Austin School o... Read Bio

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Dennis Coker

Principal Chief - Lenape Indian Tribe of Delaware

Chief Coker has been the elected Principal Chief of the Lenape Indian Tribe of Delaware since 1996. Because of... Read Bio

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White Systems, Black Lives: Exposing Racial and Linguistic Barriers to Independence and Community Living for Disabled BIPOC in Springfield, MA

The goal of this community-based participatory action research study is to expose racist, ableist, and culturally biased systems that lead to poor health outcomes for Black, Indigenous, People of Color with Disabilities (BIPOC-PWD) in Springfield, MA, and that prevent them from living meaningful independent lives in the community of their choice.

Posted Apr 15, 2022

Topics Access to Care

Author

Dennis Heaphy, M.Div. M.Ed. M.P.H.

Health Justice Policy Analyst - Massachusetts Disability Policy Consortium

Dennis Heaphy is a health justice policy analyst and researcher with the Massachusetts Disability Policy Conso... Read Bio

Researcher

Harry Weissman

Executive Director - Disability Policy Consortium

Harry Weissman serves as the Executive Director of the Disability Policy Consortium (DPC), Massachusetts' lead... Read Bio