view article - M. Daniele Fallin 11.11.2021 view article - M. Daniele Fallin Mental & Behavioral Health Mental Health M. Daniele Fallin M. Daniele Fallin, PhD, is the chair of the Department of Mental Health at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. She studies how environments, behavior and genetic variation contribute to the risk of psychiatric disease. Fellow Maya Thirkill
view article - Gabriel Cortez 11.05.2021 view article - Gabriel Cortez Health Equity Gabriel Cortez Gabriel Cortez is a poet, educator, organizer, and the director of programs at Youth Speaks where he works on The Bigger Picture – a project that is changing the conversation about health by engaging young spoken word poets. Fellow Sara Mar
view article - Mia Roberts 11.02.2021 view article - Mia Roberts Health Equity Child and Adolescent Health Mia Roberts Mia Roberts is the vice president of community relations for the Big Sister Association of Greater Boston, one of nearly 300 affiliates of the National Big Brothers/Big Sisters Federation. Fellow Rubina Veerakone
view article - Damon Chaplin 10.27.2021 view article - Damon Chaplin Health Equity Damon Chaplin Damon Chaplin spearheads public health efforts for New Bedford, working to close gaps in health equity as he leads the city’s Covid-19 response. Editor Teresa Wood Kett
view article - Josh Trautwein 10.25.2021 view article - Josh Trautwein Health Equity Nutrition Josh Trautwein Josh Trautwein is co-founder and CEO of About Fresh, a Boston organization that provides healthy and affordable food. Fellow Devin O'Donnell
view article - Kellie Carter Jackson 10.22.2021 view article - Kellie Carter Jackson Health Equity Kellie Carter Jackson Kellie Carter Jackson is a professor and historian at Wellesley College in the African Studies Department. Her work focuses on slavery, abolition, and the use of violence as political discourse. Fellow Sara Mar
view article - Ruqaiijah Yearby 10.18.2021 view article - Ruqaiijah Yearby Health Equity Ruqaiijah Yearby Ruqaiijah Yearby is a Professor of Law and member of the Center for Health Law Studies at Saint Louis University School of Law. She specializes in racial disparities within health care, the political economy of health care, and social justice in medical research. Fellow Maya Thirkill
view article - Yeeli Mui 10.07.2021 view article - Yeeli Mui Health Equity Nutrition Yeeli Mui Dr. Yeeli Mui’s research focuses on the intersections of food systems, urban planning, and community engagement. Fellow Sara Mar
view article - Samantha Menard 09.21.2021 view article - Samantha Menard Health Equity Samantha Menard Brookline health inspector Samantha Menard has been on the job for about three years, adapting to an often changing local public health role. Editor Teresa Wood Kett