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Emmanuel Mensah, M.D., MBA, FACP

Chief Medical Officer, Medical GroupChristianaCare

Internal medicine physician executive specializing in clinical quality, health equity and health system design.

Health Care LeadershipInternal MedicineHealth EquityGlobal HealthHealth Systems
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Miriam Ezenwa

ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Miriam Ezenwa’s research explores health disparities in pain management, pain and symptom management for people with sickle cell disease.

Symptom Management‎‎Sickle Cell DiseasePain Management
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Jennifer I. Manuel, Ph.D.

Professor and Associate Dean for ResearchUniversity of Connecticut

Dr. Manuel's research addresses health disparities and transitions in youth care for substance use, mental health, and other critical needs.

Intervention ResearchMental DisordersSubstance Use‎Implementation ResearchBehavioral Health Systems
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Bernadette Boden-Albala

Director of Program in Public Health and Founding Dean of proposed School of Population HealthUC Irvine

Bernadette Boden-Albala, Dr.P.H., is a renowned researcher & administrator who researches community-based stroke & heart disease prevention.

Stroke and heart disease preventionPublic HealthInfectious DiseasesCOVID-19 (Coronavirus)
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Sherry Mendez, MSW, MPH, CHES

Director of Community Health and Social Care IntegrationChristianaCare

Sherry Mendez is the director of Community Health and Social Care Integration at ChristianaCare.

Social WorkSocial Determinants of HealthPublic HealthPopulation HealthCommunity Health
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Priscilla Michelle Mpasi, M.D., FAAP

Assistant Medical Director for the Clinically Integrated Network and Delaware Medicaid PartnersChristianaCare

Dr. Priscilla Michelle Mpasi is Assistant Medical Director for the Clinically Integrated Network and Delaware Medicaid Partners.

Pediatrics
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Jacqueline Ortiz, M.Phil

Chief Community Health Impact OfficerChristianaCare

Jacqueline Ortiz, M. Phil. is the vice president for Health Equity and Cultural Competence at ChristianaCare.

Health EquityCultural CompetenceLanguage Services
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Diana Wilkie

ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Diana Wilkie has devoted her research program to cancer pain and sickle cell disease management, palliative care and end-of-life issues.

Cancer PainPalliative CareEnd-of-Life Issues
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Ludmila De Faria

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Dr. Ludmila De Faria specializes in increasing access and decreasing mental health disparities among minorities and underrepresented groups.

Mental HealthAnxiety DisordersCollege Mental HealthGender Affirming PsychiatryHealth Equity
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Patricia Bradley, PhD

Associate Dean for Inclusive Excellence; Professor of Nursing | M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of NursingVillanova University

Patricia K. Bradley, PhD, RN, FAAN is a leading expert in psychiatric mental health nursing and disparities in cancer outcomes.

Breast Cancer Screening, Diagnosis and Survivorship Among African American WomenCancer SurvivorshipHealth DisparityPsychosocial Aspects of IllnessPsychiatric Mental Health Nursing