Health Equity Interest Group Advisory Committee

Andrea Thoumi, M.P.P., MSc is a doctoral student at the Department of Population Health Sciences, Duke University and graduate student researcher with the lab Research to Eliminate Global Cancer Disparities. Read Bio

Rachel Harrington, Ph.D., is Senior Product Strategist at the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). Read Bio

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

Dr. Abrams is a health disparities researcher with a focus on policy evaluation and population health. Read Bio

Dr. Toluwani Elizabeth Adekunle is an Assistant Professor of Public Health at Calvin University, where her scholarship integrates critical pedagogy, community based research, and structural analysis of health inequities. Read Bio

Jacqueline Alikhaani is a healthcare consumer, heart survivor, volunteer international patient advocate for heart health, and a Commissioner for the State of California LSTF. 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, MPH, is a seasoned scientist and public health expert dedicated to bridging research, policy, and practice to advance health outcomes.  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

Nikhil Rao (he/they) is a third-year student in the Harvard University Health Policy PhD program (Methods for Policy Research Concentration) whose research centers the impacts of criminal legal systems and policy on population-level health (care) outcomes, particularly for people who use drugs. Read Bio

Dr. Angelica Scanzera is an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) and a clinician-scientist committed to advancing health equity in eye care. 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

Dr. Shakima “Kima” Tozay is a lived experience practitioner-scholar-advocate with deep expertise in maternal health equity, implementation science, and systems change. Read Bio

Brian Tuohy, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Bioethics at Temple University School of Medicine, where he directs the Master’s in Health Justice and Bioethics program and oversees service learning initiatives. Read Bio

Vicky Vo (they/them) is a nursing and health policy student at the University of Pennsylvania. Vicky’s work focuses on addressing structural health inequities through interdisciplinary approaches in nursing, law, and public health. 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

Shondelle Wilson-Frederick, PhD is a nationally recognized health equity expert and her leadership has positioned the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to improve the quality of care for people living with sickle cell disease. Read Bio