Overview
I am a public health practitioner, researcher, and educator. My work examines the social determinants of health, structural racism, equity, diversity and inclusion, and health inequities. I serve as the Assistant Director of Equity in Research at the Center for Equity in Research at CTSI. I was previously employed with Duke University from 2015-2018 at the Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity as a Faculty Affiliate and Senior Researcher.
Recent Publications
"Sexual Hookups via Dating Apps: A Qualitative Study Exploring the Experiences of Black Men Who Have Sex with Men in Florida
Journal Article Florida Public Health Review · February 3, 2022 Open Access Link to item CiteWhat Matters More, Maternal Characteristics or Differential Returns for Having Them? Using Decomposition Analysis to Explain Black-White Racial Disparities in Infant Mortality in the United States
Journal Article Race and Social Problems · December 2019 Full text Open Access CiteLet’s Talk Sex: A Pilot Study of Sexual History Elicitation by Providers of STD Services in Leon County, Florida
Journal Article Florida Public Health Review · December 26, 2016 Open Access CiteRecent Grants
Religion, Spirituality and CVD Risks: A Focus on African Americans
ResearchResearcher · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2017 - 2024National Asset Scorecard for Communities of Color, Phase IV
ResearchAssociate in Research · Awarded by Ford Foundation · 2015 - 2016View All Grants