Health Equity Interest Group Advisory Committee

Dr. Islam is an Assistant Member in Cancer Epidemiology at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and an Assistant Professor of Oncologic Sciences at the University of South Florida. Read Bio

Andrea Thoumi, M.P.P., M.Sc. is the Health Equity Policy Fellow, Core Faculty Member, and Faculty Director, Health Equity Education at the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy. Read Bio

Dr. Denham is a health services researcher aiming to improve healthcare access, particularly for populations that have been historically marginalized and disadvantaged. Read Bio

Syreen Goulmamine is a seasoned scientist and public health expert with expertise in social determinants of health and biopharma/life sciences research. Read Bio

Grace supports the Center for Health Workforce Studies (CHWS) under the Health Equity grant. She collaborates with lead investigators and other researchers in all phases of research. Read Bio

Rachel Harrington, Ph.D., is a Senior Research Scientist at the National Committee for Quality Assurance, where she leads organizational efforts to build an evidence base to advance equitable, high quality, health care. Read Bio

Tyler Harvey (they/them) is a M.D./Ph.D. (Public Health) student at the Yale School of Medicine whose research studies the structural determinants of health for marginalized populations. Read Bio

Dr. Michael L. Jones is the Inaugural Associate Dean for Culture, Engagement, and Professional Development and Clinical Associate Professor for the East Carolina University (ECU) College of Nursing in Greenville, North Carolina. Read Bio

Kamaria Kaalund is a first-year doctoral student at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in the Health Policy and Management program. Read Bio

Kene Orakwue [she/they] is currently a third year Ph.D. student in the Health Services Research, Policy & Administration program at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, and an RA at the Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity (CARHE). Read Bio

Kathryn Thompson is an Assistant Professor at Boston University’s School of Public Health (BUSPH) in the departments of Community Health Sciences and Health Law, Policy, and Management. Read Bio

Shakima Tozay is a U.S. Navy Veteran, social worker, and Native New Yorker living in the Pacific Northwest since 2000. Read Bio

Venice Ng Williams is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Prevention Research Center for Family & Child Health at University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. Read Bio