Jacqueline Ortiz, M.Phil
Vice President of Health Equity and Cultural Competence · ChristianaCare
Jacqueline Ortiz, M. Phil. is the vice president for Health Equity and Cultural Competence at ChristianaCare.
Health Equity Cultural Competence Language Services
Sherry Mendez, MSW, MPH, CHES
Director of Community Health and Social Care Integration · ChristianaCare
Sherry Mendez is the director of Community Health and Social Care Integration at ChristianaCare.
Social Work Social Determinants of Health Public Health Population Health Community Health
Priscilla Michelle Mpasi, M.D., FAAP
Assistant Medical Director for the Clinically Integrated Network and Delaware Medicaid Partners · ChristianaCare
Dr. Priscilla Michelle Mpasi is Assistant Medical Director for the Clinically Integrated Network and Delaware Medicaid Partners.
Pediatrics
Kim Mukerjee, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics · Tulane University
Dr. Mukerjee specializes in immigrant health, community pediatrics and advocacy.
Food Insecurity Pediatrics Immigrant Health Community Advocacy
Ludmila De Faria
Associate Professor · University of Florida
Dr. Ludmila De Faria specializes in increasing access and decreasing mental health disparities among minorities and underrepresented groups.
Anxiety Disorders Women's Mental Health College Mental Health Diversity and Health Equity Gender Affirming Psychiatry
Diana Wilkie
Professor · University 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 Pain Palliative Care End-of-Life Issues
Aleda Chen, Pharm.D., Ph.D., FAPhA
Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice · Cedarville University
Dr. Chen is an expert in pharmacy education, patient health behavior change, and vaccine hesitancy.
Pharmacy Education Patient Behavior Change Vaccine Hesitancy Patient Ability to Understand Health Information
Ruben Martinez
Professor of Sociology and Director of the Julian Samora Research Institute · Michigan State University
Ruben Martinez is an expert in race and ethnic relations, education of ethnic minorities, and environmental justice.
Race in America Institutional Change Ethnic Minorities Diversity Leadership Latinx Voting Habits
T.S. Harvey
Associate Professor of Anthropology · Vanderbilt University
Expert in cross-cultural doctor-patient interactions, public health communications, disaster relief and crisis management.
North America Medical Anthropology Sanitation Environmental Protection Global Public Health
Erin Booker, LPC
Chief Bio-Psycho-Social Officer · ChristianaCare
Erin Booker, LPC, is the Chief Bio-Psycho-Social Officer at ChristianaCare.
Behavioral Health Community Health Strategic Collaborations Community Education Community Partnerships
Patricia Bradley, PhD
Associate Dean for Inclusive Excellence; Associate Professor of Nursing | M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing · Villanova University
Patricia K. Bradley, PhD, RN, FAAN is a leading expert in psychiatric mental health nursing and disparities in cancer outcomes.
Diversity/Cultural Competence Cancer Survivorship Breast Cancer Screening Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Health Disparity
Nicole Retland, Ph.D.
Associate Faculty - School of Leadership Studies · Fielding Graduate University
Beth NeSmith, PhD
Chair and Professor, Department of Nursing Science · Augusta University
Dr. NeSmith's research program focuses on clinical and translational work
Nursing Trauma Emergency Medicine
Bridget Freisthler
Professor | College of Social Work · The Ohio State University
Expert in health and social problems based on neighborhood ecologies.
Child Abuse and Neglect Drug and alcohol use (particularly marijuana, opiates, and alcohol) Drug distribution systems GIS Spatial Analysis
Dr. Sharven Taghavi
Assistant Professor of Surgery · Tulane University School of Medicine
Dr. Taghavi specializes in trauma surgery including gun violence, and is an expert in surgical critical care.
Tomeka Robinson
Senior Associate Dean, Professor of Writing Studies and Rhetoric · Hofstra University
Dr. Robinson is an expert on effective public debate as well as health communication. She directs Hofstra's award-winning forensics team.
Public/Social Advocacy Rhetoric Health Communications Argumentation and Debate Intercultural Communication
Farha Abbasi
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry · Michigan State University
Farha Abbasi's areas of interest are cultural psychiatry and teaching how to provide culturally appropriate care to Muslim patients.
Muslim Mental Health Muslim American Community
Melissa Gonzales
Professor and Chair of the Department of Environmental Health Sciences · Tulane University
Dr. Gonzalez is an expert in epidemiology, biostatistics and preventive medicine.
Environmental Epidemiology Clinical Reasoning Biostatistics Epidemiology Preventive Medicine