Doctoral Student
-
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jordyn Brown is a doctoral student in the Department of Epidemiology and a T32 predoctoral fellow in the Cancer Care Quality Training Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Read Bio
Lucero Paredes is a general surgery resident at Maine Medical Center, with research interests in firearm violence, social determinants of health, and surgical equity. Read Bio
Doctoral Student
-
University of Minnesota School of Public Health
Nicole is a doctoral student at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. Her research focuses on how structural inequities arise through health policy and impact abortion and other reproductive health care access as well as the historical and contemporary role of midwives in birth and abortion care in the United States. Read Bio
Doctoral Candidate
-
University of Texas Health Science Center
Sharmily Roy is a doctoral candidate in the Management, Policy and Community Health department in the Health Economics/Health Services Research track. Read Bio
Health Services Research Fellow
-
Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness, and Safety
Dr. Mario Venegas is a Health Services Research Fellow at the Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness, and Safety (IQuESt) in Houston, TX and a National Center for Homelessness Among Veterans (NCHAV) Fellow. Read Bio
Shontaya Carrico is a second-year Ph.D. student at the University of California, Davis, specializing in Nursing Science and Healthcare Leadership with an emphasis in African American Studies. Read Bio
Postdoctoral Fellow
-
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dr. Ayomide Okanlawon Bankole is a National Institute of Health T32 postdoctoral research fellow at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Nursing. Read Bio
Doctoral Candidate
-
University of Texas Health Science Center
Ms. Shari Esquenazi-Karonika is a Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston on the Health Promotion & Behavioral Science track with a minor in Healthcare Management. Read Bio
Arion M. Lillard-Green is a health services research doctoral student in the Department of Health Administration and Policy at George Mason University. Read Bio
Doctoral Candidate
-
University of California San Francisco
Erika Meza, M.P.H., is a doctoral candidate in Epidemiology and Translational Science at the University of California, San Francisco. Her research interests center around socioeconomic, racial, and ethnic health inequities in cognitive health. Read Bio
Dr. Milan Satcher is a T32 postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Community and Family Medicine at Dartmouth Health and a scholar in the Lifespan/Brown Criminal Justice Research Training Program. Read Bio
Doctoral Candidate and Research Associate
-
LGBTQ+ Policy Lab at Vanderbilt University
Nathaniel M. Tran, B.A. is a doctoral student in the Department of Health Policy and research associate in the LGBTQ+ Policy Lab at Vanderbilt University. Read Bio
Portia J. Zaire has been a Registered Nurse since 2007. She is currently completing her Ph.D. studies at The Ohio State University College of Nursing where her research focuses on health promotion and equity in medically underserved communities. Read Bio
Dr. Ali is a postdoctoral primary care research fellow in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. Read Bio
Alisia Sullivan is a doctoral student in the College of Social Work at the University of Kentucky with research interests centered around the social determinants of health and chronic health conditions that disproportionately affect black women's health. Read Bio
Postdoctoral Fellow in Real World Evidence, Population Health and Quality Research
-
University of North Carolina Eschelman School of Pharmacy
Sabree Burbage, Pharm.D., M.P.H. is a postdoctoral fellow in real world evidence, population health and quality research with Janssen Scientific Affairs, in partnership with the University of North Carolina and the Pharmacy Quality Alliance. Read Bio
Post-Doctoral Research Associate
-
University of North Carolina Eschelman School of Pharmacy
Tamera Hughes is a Post-Doctoral Research Associate working on a CDC-funded grant that integrates pharmacists into a new collaborative care model. Read Bio
Dr. Jovita Murillo-León is a community researcher and postdoctoral fellow in the department of Preventative and Social Medicine at Charles Drew University. Read Bio
Associated Professor, Department of Pediatrics
-
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Mónica Pérez Jolles, Ph.D., is an associated professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and faculty at ACCORDS (Adult and Child Center for Outcomes Research and Delivery Science) implementation science core program. Read Bio
General Surgery Resident
-
University of California San Francisco
Dr. Mignote Yilma is a first-generation college graduate, currently finishing her third year of surgical training at the University of California San Francisco. Read Bio
Ph.D. Student & Graduate Research Assistant
-
University of Minnesota, School of Public Health
Odichinma (Odi) Akosionu is a fourth year PhD Student in the Health Economics track of the Health Services Res... Read Bio
Primary Research Interest(s): Structural Racism and Historical Discrimination, Health Equity, Long Term Services and Support, Racial Inequities in Aging Health Outcomes, Quality of Life and Care
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
-
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute & Harvard Medical School
Tamryn Gray is a health services researcher at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) and Brigham and Women’s Hos... Read Bio
Expected Completion Date: 2020 Primary Research Interest(s): Healthcare Delivery, Palliative and Supportive Care, Cancer and Hematologic Malignancies, Data Science and Policy, Social Epidemiology
Cancer Research Fellow
-
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Janeth Sanchez is a Cancer Research Fellow in the Healthcare Delivery Research Program at the National Cancer ... Read Bio
Expected Completion Date: 2020 Primary Research Interest(s): Health Services, Health Policy, Healthcare Delivery, Data Science/Big Data, Cancer Care Outcomes, Health Disparities/Health Equity, Social Determinants of Health
General Surgery Resident
-
Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals
Erin A. Strong is currently a resident in general surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, WI. Read Bio
Expected Completion Date: 2022 Primary Research Interest(s): Clinical Outcomes in Surgical Oncology, Physician Leadership Development, Application of Healthcare Delivery Science in the Clinical Environment
Ph.D. Student
-
University of Maryland College Park School of Public Health
Aitalohi (Aita) Amaize is currently a 3rd year PhD student in the Health Policy and Management Department at t... Read Bio
Expected Completion Date: 2020 Primary Research Interest(s): health services delivery systems, health disparities, social determinants of health, complex care and vulnerable populations, care coordination, and workforce issues
Tran Doan is a PhD candidate of Health Services Organization and Policy in the University of Michigan’s School... Read Bio
Expected Completion Date: May 2021 Primary Research Interest(s): Mental health, adolescent health, health equity, health care services, health policy, social determinants of health
Ph.D. Student
-
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Olive Mbah is a rising fourth-year doctoral student in Health Policy and Management at the Gillings School of ... Read Bio
Expected Completion Date: May 2020 Primary Research Interest(s): Cancer health disparities, health policy, health services research, access to care, policy implementation, social determinants of health
Assistant Professor, Department of Maternal and Child Health
-
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health
Lindsey Yates, Ph.D., M.P.H., is an assistant professor in the Department of Maternal and Child Health (MCH) a... Read Bio
Expected Completion Date: May 2020 Primary Research Interest(s): racial health disparities, reproductive health services, maternal and child health, dissemination and implementation science
2018 Diversity Scholars Program Recipients
Omolola Adeoye, Pharm.D. Community Practice Research Fellow Department of Pharmacy Practice, Purdue University College of Pharmacy Expected program completion date: June 2019 Primary research interest(s): community pharmacy health services research with a focus on pharmacist provided medication therapy management (MTM)
Deanna Barath, M.P.H. Graduate Research Assistant Health Services Administration, University of Maryland, School of Public Health Expected Completion Date: 2021 Primary Research Interests: health equity
Chanee D. Fabius, Ph.D., M.A. Post-doctoral Research Fellow Department of Health Services, Policy, and Practice, Brown University School of Public Health Expected Completion Date: July 2018 Primary Research Interests: long-term services and supports (LTSS); home and community-based services (HCBS); racial and socioeconomic disparities; minority health
Maichou Lor, Ph.D., R.N. Postdoctoral Research Fellow School of Nursing Organization: Columbia University Primary research interest(s): health disparities, patient-provider communication, data visualization, recruitment methodologies for vulnerable populations, measurement issues, health literacy
Mya Roberson, B.A., M.S.P.H. Ph.D. Student Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Gillings School of Global Public Health Expected Completion Date: May 2021 Primary Research Interests: cancer, Health Disparities, Health Services Research
2017 Diversity Scholars Network Recipients
Elizabeth Ann Brown, M.P.A. Ph.D. Candidate Department of Healthcare Leadership and Management, College of Health Professions Medical University of South Carolina
Michael Flores Ph.D Candidate Brown University School of Public Health
Jennifer McGee-Avila, M.P.H., CHES Ph.D. Candidate New Jersey Institute of Technology Rutgers University
Whitney S. Rice, Dr.P.H., M.P.H. Postdoctoral Scholar Department of Psychology University of Alabama at Birmingham
Gabriel Tajeu, Dr.P.H., M.P.H. Postdoctoral Fellow School of Public Health University of Alabama at Birmingham
2016 Diversity Scholars Network Recipients
Billy Caceres, M.S.N., R.N.-B.C., A.G.P.C.N.P.-B.C. Ph.D. Candidate Rory Meyers College of Nursing New York University
Benjamin Cobb, M.D. Resident Physician Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Natalie Guerrero, B.A. M.D./Ph.D. Candidate Department of Population Health Sciences University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Andrea Hermosura, Ph.D. Health Equity Research Fellow Department of Native Hawaiian Health John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Ray Serrano, M.P.H. Ph.D. Student / Graduate Student Researcher Department of Health Policy and Management Emory University
2015 Diversity Scholars
Abigail Silva, Ph.D., M.P.H. Post-doctoral Health Services Research Fellow Center of Innovation for Complex Chronic Healthcare Hines Veterans Affairs Hospital
Austin Nation, R.N., P.H.N., M.S.N. Nursing Doctoral Student and Professor School of Nursing University of California, San Francisco
Brittany Marshall, M.P.H., C.P.H., C.H.E.S. Doctor of Public Health Candidate Department of Public Health Education University of North Texas Health Science Center
Kimberly Narain, M.D., M.P.H. Doctoral Candidate Specialty Training Advanced Research Fellow University of California, Los Angeles, Department of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research
Marc Stevens, Jr., M.P.H. Doctor of Public Health Candidate Biostatistics and Epidemiology East Tennessee State University
2014 Diversity Scholars
Carla Alvarado, M.P.H. Doctoral Student/Graduate Research Assistant College of Public Health and Human Sciences School of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences Oregon State University
Tasce Bongiovanni, M.D., M.P.P. Clinical Scholar U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs & Yale School of Medicine Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program
Dana Hines, M.S.N., R.N. Doctoral Candidate Training in Behavioral Nursing Research Indiana University School of Nursing
Stephanie Sangalang, M.S.N. Doctoral student Institute for Health Economics and Clinical Epidemiology University of Cologne, Germany
George Shelton, M.D., M.P.P. Health Services Research Fellow Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness, and Safety (IQuESt) Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center