The UAB Minority Health & Health Equity Research Center provides UAB faculty with an infrastructure for conducting innovative research to improve the health status of vulnerable populations and expands the participation in research and education. Additionally, the MHERC provides services for its members in the areas of research, training and career development, and community engagement.
Currently, the center has over 190 members, each of whom are listed alphabetically (by last name) below. Those who are interested in joining can apply by completing our online application.
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Alishlash, Ammar Saadoon
Department: Ped - Pulmonary
School: MedicineAmm, Hope M.
Department: Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
School: DentistryAnderson, Helen Krontiras
Department: Surg-Gen Surg-Breast and Endocrine
School: MedicineAroke, Edwin
Department: Acute, Chronic & Continuing Care
School: NursingAscherman, Lee
Department: Psych - Child & Adolescent
School: MedicineAshraf, Ambika
Department: Ped - Endocrinology
School: MedicineAustin, Erika
Department: Infectious Diseases
School: MedicineAutrey, Pamela
Department: Medical West (UABHS)
School: NursingAvery, Dina
Department: Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences
School: Health ProfessionsAzuero, Andres
Department: Nursing Com Hlth, Outcomes, Sys
School: Nursing -
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Bae, Sejong
Department: Med - Preventive Medicine
School: MedicineBailey, William
Department: MED -Pulmonary/Allergy/Critical Care
School: MedicineBashir, Khurram
Department: Neurology Chair Office
School: MedicineBateman, Lori
Department: Preventive Medicine
School: MedicineBatey, D Scott
Department: Social Work
School: College of Arts and SciencesBoggiano, Mary
Department: Psychology
School: College of Arts and SciencesBoppana, Suresh
Department: Ped - Infectious Disease
School: MedicineBowen, Pamela
Department: Acute, Chronic & Continuing Care
School: NursingBray, Leigh Ann
Department: Nursing Family, Comm & Health System
School: NursingBridges, S. Louis
Department: Department of Immunology/Rheumatology
School: MedicineBrooks, C. Michael
Department: Human Studies
School: EducationBrown, Elizabeth E.
Department: Epidemiology
School: Public HealthBudhwani, Henna
Department: Health Care Organization and Policy
School: Public Health -
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Carroll, William R.
Department: Surgery - Otolaryngology
School: MedicineCarson, April
Department: Epidemiology
School: Public HealthChang, Pi-Ling
Department: Nutrition Sciences Chair Office
School: Health ProfessionsChapman Lambert, Crystal
Department: Family, Community and Health Systems
School: NursingChattopadhyay, Debasish
Department: Med-Infectious Diseases
School: MedicineCherrington, Andrea
Department: Med - Preventive Medicine
School: MedicineChilds, Gwendolyn
Department: Family/Child Health and Caregiving Department
School: NursingChong, Zechen
Department: Genetics Chair Office
School: MedicineChowdhury, Nazma H.
Department: Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences
School: MedicineChu, Daniel
Department: Surgery-Gen Surg Gastrointestinal Section
School: MedicineClay, Olivio J.
Department: Psychology
School: College of Arts and SciencesCockerham, William
Department: Sociology
School: College of Arts and SciencesCropsey, Karen L.
Department: Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurobiology
School: MedicineCrowe, Michael
Department: Psychology
School: College of Arts and SciencesCurtis, Jeffery
Department: Med - Immunology/Rheumatology
School: Medicine -
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Davis, Richard
Department: Ob/GYN - Maternal & Fetal Medicine
School: Medicinede la Torre, Jorge
Department: Surgery - Plastic
School: MedicineDemark-Wahnefried, Wendy
Department: Nutrition Sciences Chair Office
School: Health ProfessionsDionne-Odom, James
Department: Nursing Acute, Chronic & Continuing Care
School: NursingDreer, Laura
Department: Ophthalmology
School: OptometryDrentea, Patricia
Department: Sociology
School: College of Arts and SciencesDurant, Nefertiti
Department: Ped-General Pediatrics
School: MedicineDurant, Raegan
Department: Preventive Medicine
School: MedicineDutton, Gareth
Department: Medicine
School: Medicine -
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Edberg, Jeffrey
Department: Med - Immunology/Rheumatology
School: MedicineElk, Ronit
Department: Med-Gerontology/Geriatrics/Palliative care
School: MedicineEstrada, Carlos
Department: General Internal Medicine
School: MedicineEto, Isao
Department: Nutrition Sciences
School: Health Professions -
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Fazio, Massimo
Department: Med - Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
School: MedicineFernandez, Jose
Department: Nutrition Sciences Chair Office
School: Health ProfessionsFouad, Fouad
Department: Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering
School: EngineeringFouad, Mona
Department: Preventive Medicine
School: MedicineFowler, Karen
Department: Ped - Infectious Disease
School: MedicineFrazier, Marcela
Department: Department of Optometry
School: Optometry -
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Garvey, Timothy
Department: Nutrition Sciences
School: Health ProfessionsGawne, Timothy
Department: Vision Sciences
School: OptometryGilbert, Gregg
Department: Dent Behavioral & Population Sci
School: DentistryGirkin, Christopher
Department: Ophthalmology
School: MedicineGrant, Joan
Department: Nursing Adult/Acute Health
School: NursingGrayson, Jessica
Department: Otolaryngology Chair Office
School: MedicineGrayson, Meagan
Department: Med-Gastroenterology
School: MedicineGutierrez, Hector
Department: Ped - Pulmonary
School: Medicine -
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Halanych, Jewell Husti
Department: Montgomery Internal Medicine
School: MedicineHallman, Madhura
Department: Ped-Critical Care
School: MedicineHasan, Ragib
Department: Computer and Information Sciences
School: College of Arts and SciencesHearld, Kristine Ria
Department: Health Services Administration
School: Health ProfessionsHeaton, Karen
Department: Nursing Community Health, Outcomes, Sys
School: NursingHeudebert, Gustavo
Department: Med- General Internal Medicine
School: MedicineHidalgo, Bertha
Department: Epidemiology
School: Public HealthHill, James
Department: Nutrition Sciences
School: Health ProfessionsHollis, Robert
Department: Surgery - Gen Surg Gastrointestinal Section
School: MedicineHook, Edward
Department: Med - Infectious Diseases
School: MedicineHoward, Virginia
Department: Epidemiology
School: Public HealthHowell, Carrie
Department: Med - Preventive Medicine
School: Medicine -
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No members with a last name that begins with "I" at this time.
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Jackson, Janice
Department: Pediatric Dentistry
School: DentistryJohnston, Emily
Department: Ped - Hematology/Oncology
School: MedicineJones, Allison
Department: Acute, Chronic & Continuing Care
School: NursingJones, K. Anthony
Department: Anesthesiology Chair Office
School: Medicine -
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Keltner, Joan
Department: Acute, Chronic & Continuing Care
School: NursingKempf, Mirjam-Colette
Department: Nursing Fam/Child Health/Caregiver
School: NursingKertesz, Stefan
Department: Preventive Medicine
School: MedicineKeyser, Kent
Department: Vision Sciences Research Center
School: OptometryKim, Young-il
Department: Med - Preventive Medicine
School: MedicineKimberly, Robert
Department: Med - Immunology/Rheumatology
School: MedicineKing, Dione
Department: Social Work
School: College of Arts and SciencesKirklin, James
Department: Surgery - Cardiovascular/Thoracic
School: MedicineKohler, Connie
Department: Health Behavior
School: Public HealthKolettis, Peter
Department: Surgery - Urology
School: Medicine -
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Ladores, Sigrid
Department: Family, Community and Health Systems
School: NursingLazrak, Ahmed
Department: Anesthesiology Chair Office
School: MedicineLee, Loretta
Department: Acute, Chronic & Continuing Care
School: NursingLemons, Jack
Department: Prosthodontics
School: DentistryLevitan, Emily
Department: Epidemiology
School: Public HealthLimdi, Nita
Department: Neurology Chair Office
School: MedicineLitovsky, Silvio
Department: Anatomic Pathology
School: MedicineLiwo, Amandiy
Department: Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
School: MedicineLocke, Jayme
Department: Surgery - Transplantation
School: MedicineLouis, Patrick
Department: Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
School: Dentistry -
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Manne, Upender
Department: Anatomic Pathology
School: MedicineMarkert, James
Department: Surgery - Neurosurgery
School: MedicineMartin, Roy
Department: Neurology Chair Office
School: MedicineMazer, Raquel
Department: Predoc General Dentistry
School: DentistryMichael, Max
Department: Health Care Organization & Policy
School: Public HealthMoellering, Douglas
Department: Department of Nutrition Sciences
School: Health ProfessionsMolina, Adolfo
Department: Ped - Hospital Medicine
School: MedicineMoneyham, Linda
Department: Community Health Outcomes and Systems
School: NursingMontgomery-Barefield, Laura
Department: Medical Education
School: MedicineMorris, Cody
Department: Human Studies
School: EducationMorrison, Shannon
Department: Nursing Fam/Child Health/Caregiver
School: NursingMrug, Sylvie
Department: Psychology
School: College of Arts and SciencesMugavero, Michael
Department: Infectious Diseases
School: MedicineMusa, Philip
Department: Management, Information Systems, Quantitative Methods
School: Business -
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Nagy, Timothy
Department: Nutrition Sciences Chair Office
School: Health ProfessionsNanda, Navin
Department: Med - Cardiovascular Disease
School: MedicineNelson, Kathleen
Department: HSF - General Pediatrics
School: MedicineNiranjan, Soumya
Department: Health Services Administration
School: Health Professions -
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Oates, Gabriela
Department: Ped - Pulmonary
School: MedicineOvalle, Fernando
Department: Med - Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
School: MedicineOwsley, Cynthia
Department: Ophthalmology
School: Medicine -
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Pamboukian, Salpy
Department: Med - Cardiovascular Disease
School: MedicinePartridge, Edward
Department: HSF - Administration
School: MedicinePass, Robert
Department: Ped - Infectious Disease
School: MedicinePearce, Frank Bennett
Department: Ped - Cardiology
School: MedicinePekmezi, Dorothy
Department: Health Behavior
School: Public HealthPeralta-Carcelen, Ada Myriam
Department: Ped- General Pediatrics
School: MedicinePisu, Maria
Department: Med - Preventive Medicine
School: MedicinePiyathilake, Chandrika
Department: Nutrition Sciences Chair Office
School: Health ProfessionsPoole, Claudette
Department: Ped - Infectious Disease
School: MedicinePresley, Caroline
Department: Med - Preventive Medicine
School: MedicinePuga, Frank
Department: Acute, Chronic & Continuing Care
School: Nursing -
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Qu, Haiyan
Department: Health Services Administration
School: Health Professions -
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Racette, Lyne
Department: Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
School: MedicineRay, Midge
Department: Health Services Administration Chair Office
School: Health ProfessionsRegister, Shilpa
Department: Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
School: MedicineRhodes, Lindsay
Department: Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
School: MedicineRichter, Holly
Department: Ob/Gyn Chair Office
School: MedicineRogers, Laura
Department: Preventive Medicine
School: Medicine -
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Saag, Kenneth
Department: Med - Immunology/Rheumatology
School: MedicineSaag, Michael
Department: Infectious Diseases
School: MedicineSalas, Ariel
Department: Ped - Neonatology
School: MedicineSalazar-Gutierrez, Maria
Department: Huntsville Med-Pediatrics Pgm
School: MedicineSanchez-Lopez, Lourdes
Department: Foreign Languages
School: College of Arts and SciencesScarinci, Isabel
Department: Preventive Medicine
School: MedicineSchoenberger-Godwin, Yu-Mei
Department: Med - Preventive Medicine
School: MedicineSchwebke, Jane
Department: Med - Infectious Diseases
School: MedicineScott, Johnny
Department: Radiology Chair Office
School: MedicineSen, Bisakha
Department: Health Care Organization & Policy
School: Public HealthShorten, Allison
Department: Family, Community and Health Systems
School: NursingShrestha, Sadeep
Department: Epidemiology
School: Public HealthSiegel, Herrick
Department: Surgery - Orthopaedic
School: MedicineSimpson, Tina
Department: Ped-Adolescent Medicine
School: MedicineSims, Brian
Department: Ped - Neonatology
School: MedicineSingh, Jasvinder
Department: Immunology/Rheumatology
School: MedicineSingh, Keshav
Department: Genetics
School: MedicineSisiopiku, Virginia
Department: Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering
School: EngineeringSmith, Glenda
Department: Nursing Fam/child Health/caregiver
School: NursingSmitherman, Emily
Department: Ped - Rheumatology
School: MedicineSpear, Bonnie
Department: Health Care Organization & Policy
School: Public HealthSpencer, Sharon
Department: Radiation Oncology Chair Office
School: MedicineSrivastava, Om
Department: Vision Sciences
School: OptometrySzaflarski, Magdalena
Department: Sociology
School: College of Arts and Sciences -
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Tang, Jianming
Department: Infectious Diseases
School: MedicineThomas, S. Justin
Department: Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurobiology
School: MedicineThomeer McBride, Mieke Beth
Department: Sociology
School: College of Arts and SciencesThornton, John
Department: Pediatric Dentistry
School: DentistryTilashalski, Ken
Department: Predoc General Dentistry
School: DentistryTurkman, Yasemin
Department: Family, Community and Health Systems
School: Nursing -
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Unlap, M. Tino
Department: Clinical Laboratory Sciences
School: Health Professions -
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Vance, David
Department: Nursing Family/Child Health/Caregiver
School: NursingVasconez, Luis
Department: HSF - Plastic Surgery
School: MedicineVickers, Selwyn
Department: Medicine
School: Medicine -
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Waite, Peter
Department: Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
School: DentistryWang, Lizhong
Department: Genetics
School: MedicineWatson, Dayna
Department: Human Studies
School: EducationWeech-Maldonado, Robert
Department: Department of Health Services Administration
School: Health ProfessionsWende, Adam
Department: Molecular & Cellular Pathology
School: MedicineWesselmann, Ursula
Department: Anesthesiology Chair Office
School: MedicineWhite, Kari
Department: Health Care Organization & Policy
School: Public HealthWhite-Williams, Connie
Department: Nursing Services
School: NursingWilkinson, Larrell
Department: Human Studies
School: EducationWilliams, Beverly
Department: Med-Gerontology/Geriatrics/Palliative care
School: MedicineWillig, Amanda
Department: Infectious Diseases
School: MedicineWilson, Bettye
Department: Radiologic Sciences
School: Health ProfessionsWingate, Martha
Department: Health Care Organization & Policy
School: Public HealthWolfe, Joseph
Department: Sociology
School: College of Arts and SciencesWright, Wilson
Department: General Dentistry
School: Dentistry -
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No members with a last name that begins with "X" at this time.
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Yates, Stephanie
Department: Accounting and Finance
School: BusinessYoung, Carlton
Department: Department of Surgery
School: Medicine -
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Zinksi, Anne
Department: Medical Education
School: Medicine