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The UAB Minority Health & Health Disparities Research Center provides UAB faculty with an infrastructure for conducting innovative research to improve the health status of vulnerable and disadvantaged populations and expands the participation of minorities in research and education. Additionally, the MHRC 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.

  • - A -

    Alishlash, Ammar Saadoon
    Department: Ped - Pulmonary
    School: Medicine

    Amm, Hope M.
    Department: Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
    School: Dentistry

    Anderson, Helen Krontiras
    Department: Surg-Gen Surg-Breast and Endocrine
    School: Medicine

    Aroke, Edwin
    Department: Acute, Chronic & Continuing Care
    School: Nursing

    Ascherman, Lee
    Department: Psych - Child & Adolescent
    School: Medicine

    Ashraf, Ambika
    Department: Ped - Endocrinology
    School: Medicine

    Austin, Erika
    Department: Infectious Diseases
    School: Medicine

    Autrey, Pamela
    Department: Medical West (UABHS)
    School: Nursing

    Avery, Dina
    Department: Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences
    School: Health Professions

    Azuero, Andres
    Department: Nursing Com Hlth, Outcomes, Sys
    School: Nursing

  • - B -

    Bae, Sejong
    Department: Med - Preventive Medicine
    School: Medicine

    Bailey, William
    Department: MED -Pulmonary/Allergy/Critical Care
    School: Medicine

    Bashir, Khurram
    Department: Neurology Chair Office
    School: Medicine

    Bateman, Lori
    Department: Preventive Medicine
    School: Medicine

    Batey, D Scott
    Department: Social Work
    School: College of Arts and Sciences

    Boggiano, Mary
    Department: Psychology
    School: College of Arts and Sciences

    Boppana, Suresh
    Department: Ped - Infectious Disease
    School: Medicine

    Bowen, Pamela
    Department: Acute, Chronic & Continuing Care
    School: Nursing

    Bray, Leigh Ann
    Department: Nursing Family, Comm & Health System
    School: Nursing

    Bridges, S. Louis
    Department: Department of Immunology/Rheumatology
    School: Medicine

    Brooks, C. Michael
    Department: Human Studies
    School: Education

    Brown, Elizabeth E.
    Department: Epidemiology
    School: Public Health

    Budhwani, Henna
    Department: Health Care Organization and Policy
    School: Public Health

  • - C -

    Carroll, William R.
    Department: Surgery - Otolaryngology
    School: Medicine

    Carson, April
    Department: Epidemiology
    School: Public Health

    Chang, Pi-Ling
    Department: Nutrition Sciences Chair Office
    School: Health Professions

    Chapman Lambert, Crystal
    Department: Family, Community and Health Systems
    School: Nursing

    Chattopadhyay, Debasish
    Department: Med-Infectious Diseases
    School: Medicine

    Cherrington, Andrea
    Department: Med - Preventive Medicine
    School: Medicine

    Childs, Gwendolyn
    Department: Family/Child Health and Caregiving Department
    School: Nursing

    Chong, Zechen
    Department: Genetics Chair Office
    School: Medicine

    Chowdhury, Nazma H.
    Department: Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences
    School: Medicine

    Chu, Daniel
    Department: Surgery-Gen Surg Gastrointestinal Section
    School: Medicine

    Clay, Olivio J.
    Department: Psychology
    School: College of Arts and Sciences

    Cockerham, William
    Department: Sociology
    School: College of Arts and Sciences

    Cropsey, Karen L.
    Department: Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurobiology
    School: Medicine

    Crowe, Michael
    Department: Psychology
    School: College of Arts and Sciences

    Curtis, Jeffery
    Department: Med - Immunology/Rheumatology
    School: Medicine

  • - D -

    Davis, Richard
    Department: Ob/GYN - Maternal & Fetal Medicine
    School: Medicine

    de la Torre, Jorge
    Department: Surgery - Plastic
    School: Medicine

    Demark-Wahnefried, Wendy
    Department: Nutrition Sciences Chair Office
    School: Health Professions

    Dionne-Odom, James
    Department: Nursing Acute, Chronic & Continuing Care
    School: Nursing

    Dreer, Laura
    Department: Ophthalmology
    School: Optometry

    Drentea, Patricia
    Department: Sociology
    School: College of Arts and Sciences

    Durant, Nefertiti
    Department: Ped-General Pediatrics
    School: Medicine

    Durant, Raegan
    Department: Preventive Medicine
    School: Medicine

    Dutton, Gareth
    Department: Medicine
    School: Medicine

  • - E -

    Edberg, Jeffrey
    Department: Med - Immunology/Rheumatology
    School: Medicine

    Elk, Ronit
    Department: Med-Gerontology/Geriatrics/Palliative care
    School: Medicine

    Estrada, Carlos
    Department: General Internal Medicine
    School: Medicine

    Eto, Isao
    Department: Nutrition Sciences
    School: Health Professions

  • - F -

    Fazio, Massimo
    Department: Med - Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
    School: Medicine

    Fernandez, Jose
    Department: Nutrition Sciences Chair Office
    School: Health Professions

    Fouad, Fouad
    Department: Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering
    School: Engineering

    Fouad, Mona
    Department: Preventive Medicine
    School: Medicine

    Fowler, Karen
    Department: Ped - Infectious Disease
    School: Medicine

    Frazier, Marcela
    Department: Department of Optometry
    School: Optometry

  • - G -

    Garvey, Timothy
    Department: Nutrition Sciences
    School: Health Professions

    Gawne, Timothy
    Department: Vision Sciences
    School: Optometry

    Gilbert, Gregg
    Department: Dent Behavioral & Population Sci
    School: Dentistry

    Girkin, Christopher
    Department: Ophthalmology
    School: Medicine

    Grant, Joan
    Department: Nursing Adult/Acute Health
    School: Nursing

    Grayson, Jessica
    Department: Otolaryngology Chair Office
    School: Medicine

    Grayson, Meagan
    Department: Med-Gastroenterology
    School: Medicine

    Gutierrez, Hector
    Department: Ped - Pulmonary
    School: Medicine

  • - H -

    Halanych, Jewell Husti
    Department: Montgomery Internal Medicine
    School: Medicine

    Hallman, Madhura
    Department: Ped-Critical Care
    School: Medicine

    Hasan, Ragib
    Department: Computer and Information Sciences
    School: College of Arts and Sciences

    Hearld, Kristine Ria
    Department: Health Services Administration
    School: Health Professions

    Heaton, Karen
    Department: Nursing Community Health, Outcomes, Sys
    School: Nursing

    Heudebert, Gustavo
    Department: Med- General Internal Medicine
    School: Medicine

    Hidalgo, Bertha
    Department: Epidemiology
    School: Public Health

    Hill, James
    Department: Nutrition Sciences
    School: Health Professions

    Hollis, Robert
    Department: Surgery - Gen Surg Gastrointestinal Section
    School: Medicine

    Hook, Edward
    Department: Med - Infectious Diseases
    School: Medicine

    Howard, Virginia
    Department: Epidemiology
    School: Public Health

    Howell, Carrie
    Department: Med - Preventive Medicine
    School: Medicine

  • - I -

    No members with a last name that begins with "I" at this time.

  • - J -

    Jackson, Janice
    Department: Pediatric Dentistry
    School: Dentistry

    Johnston, Emily
    Department: Ped - Hematology/Oncology
    School: Medicine

    Jones, Allison
    Department: Acute, Chronic & Continuing Care
    School: Nursing

    Jones, K. Anthony
    Department: Anesthesiology Chair Office
    School: Medicine

  • - K -

    Keltner, Joan
    Department: Acute, Chronic & Continuing Care
    School: Nursing

    Kempf, Mirjam-Colette
    Department: Nursing Fam/Child Health/Caregiver
    School: Nursing

    Kertesz, Stefan
    Department: Preventive Medicine
    School: Medicine

    Keyser, Kent
    Department: Vision Sciences Research Center
    School: Optometry

    Kim, Young-il
    Department: Med - Preventive Medicine
    School: Medicine

    Kimberly, Robert
    Department: Med - Immunology/Rheumatology
    School: Medicine

    King, Dione
    Department: Social Work
    School: College of Arts and Sciences

    Kirklin, James
    Department: Surgery - Cardiovascular/Thoracic
    School: Medicine

    Kohler, Connie
    Department: Health Behavior
    School: Public Health

    Kolettis, Peter
    Department: Surgery - Urology
    School: Medicine

  • - L -

    Ladores, Sigrid
    Department: Family, Community and Health Systems
    School: Nursing

    Lazrak, Ahmed
    Department: Anesthesiology Chair Office
    School: Medicine

    Lee, Loretta
    Department: Acute, Chronic & Continuing Care
    School: Nursing

    Lemons, Jack
    Department: Prosthodontics
    School: Dentistry

    Levitan, Emily
    Department: Epidemiology
    School: Public Health

    Limdi, Nita
    Department: Neurology Chair Office
    School: Medicine

    Litovsky, Silvio
    Department: Anatomic Pathology
    School: Medicine

    Liwo, Amandiy
    Department: Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
    School: Medicine

    Locke, Jayme
    Department: Surgery - Transplantation
    School: Medicine

    Louis, Patrick
    Department: Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
    School: Dentistry

  • - M -

    Manne, Upender
    Department: Anatomic Pathology
    School: Medicine

    Markert, James
    Department: Surgery - Neurosurgery
    School: Medicine

    Martin, Roy
    Department: Neurology Chair Office
    School: Medicine

    Mazer, Raquel
    Department: Predoc General Dentistry
    School: Dentistry

    Michael, Max
    Department: Health Care Organization & Policy
    School: Public Health

    Moellering, Douglas
    Department: Department of Nutrition Sciences
    School: Health Professions

    Molina, Adolfo
    Department: Ped - Hospital Medicine
    School: Medicine

    Moneyham, Linda
    Department: Community Health Outcomes and Systems
    School: Nursing

    Montgomery-Barefield, Laura
    Department: Medical Education
    School: Medicine

    Morris, Cody
    Department: Human Studies
    School: Education

    Morrison, Shannon
    Department: Nursing Fam/Child Health/Caregiver
    School: Nursing

    Mrug, Sylvie
    Department: Psychology
    School: College of Arts and Sciences

    Mugavero, Michael
    Department: Infectious Diseases
    School: Medicine

    Musa, Philip
    Department: Management, Information Systems, Quantitative Methods
    School: Business

  • - N -

    Nagy, Timothy
    Department: Nutrition Sciences Chair Office
    School: Health Professions

    Nanda, Navin
    Department: Med - Cardiovascular Disease
    School: Medicine

    Nelson, Kathleen
    Department: HSF - General Pediatrics
    School: Medicine

    Niranjan, Soumya
    Department: Health Services Administration
    School: Health Professions

  • - O -

    Oates, Gabriela
    Department: Ped - Pulmonary
    School: Medicine

    Ovalle, Fernando
    Department: Med - Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
    School: Medicine

    Owsley, Cynthia
    Department: Ophthalmology
    School: Medicine

  • - P -

    Pamboukian, Salpy
    Department: Med - Cardiovascular Disease
    School: Medicine

    Partridge, Edward
    Department: HSF - Administration
    School: Medicine

    Pass, Robert
    Department: Ped - Infectious Disease
    School: Medicine

    Pearce, Frank Bennett
    Department: Ped - Cardiology
    School: Medicine

    Pekmezi, Dorothy
    Department: Health Behavior
    School: Public Health

    Peralta-Carcelen, Ada Myriam
    Department: Ped- General Pediatrics
    School: Medicine

    Pisu, Maria
    Department: Med - Preventive Medicine
    School: Medicine

    Piyathilake, Chandrika
    Department: Nutrition Sciences Chair Office
    School: Health Professions

    Poole, Claudette
    Department: Ped - Infectious Disease
    School: Medicine

    Presley, Caroline
    Department: Med - Preventive Medicine
    School: Medicine

    Puga, Frank
    Department: Acute, Chronic & Continuing Care
    School: Nursing

  • - Q -

    Qu, Haiyan
    Department: Health Services Administration
    School: Health Professions

  • - R -

    Racette, Lyne
    Department: Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
    School: Medicine

    Ray, Midge
    Department: Health Services Administration Chair Office
    School: Health Professions

    Register, Shilpa
    Department: Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
    School: Medicine

    Rhodes, Lindsay
    Department: Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
    School: Medicine

    Richter, Holly
    Department: Ob/Gyn Chair Office
    School: Medicine

    Rogers, Laura
    Department: Preventive Medicine
    School: Medicine

  • - S -

    Saag, Kenneth
    Department: Med - Immunology/Rheumatology
    School: Medicine

    Saag, Michael
    Department: Infectious Diseases
    School: Medicine

    Salas, Ariel
    Department: Ped - Neonatology
    School: Medicine

    Salazar-Gutierrez, Maria
    Department: Huntsville Med-Pediatrics Pgm
    School: Medicine

    Sanchez-Lopez, Lourdes
    Department: Foreign Languages
    School: College of Arts and Sciences

    Scarinci, Isabel
    Department: Preventive Medicine
    School: Medicine

    Schoenberger-Godwin, Yu-Mei
    Department: Med - Preventive Medicine
    School: Medicine

    Schwebke, Jane
    Department: Med - Infectious Diseases
    School: Medicine

    Scott, Johnny
    Department: Radiology Chair Office
    School: Medicine

    Sen, Bisakha
    Department: Health Care Organization & Policy
    School: Public Health

    Shorten, Allison
    Department: Family, Community and Health Systems
    School: Nursing

    Shrestha, Sadeep
    Department: Epidemiology
    School: Public Health

    Siegel, Herrick
    Department: Surgery - Orthopaedic
    School: Medicine

    Simpson, Tina
    Department: Ped-Adolescent Medicine
    School: Medicine

    Sims, Brian
    Department: Ped - Neonatology
    School: Medicine

    Singh, Jasvinder
    Department: Immunology/Rheumatology
    School: Medicine

    Singh, Keshav
    Department: Genetics
    School: Medicine

    Sisiopiku, Virginia
    Department: Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering
    School: Engineering

    Smith, Glenda
    Department: Nursing Fam/child Health/caregiver
    School: Nursing

    Smitherman, Emily
    Department: Ped - Rheumatology
    School: Medicine

    Spear, Bonnie
    Department: Health Care Organization & Policy
    School: Public Health

    Spencer, Sharon
    Department: Radiation Oncology Chair Office
    School: Medicine

    Srivastava, Om
    Department: Vision Sciences
    School: Optometry

    Szaflarski, Magdalena
    Department: Sociology
    School: College of Arts and Sciences

  • - T -

    Tang, Jianming
    Department: Infectious Diseases
    School: Medicine

    Thomas, S. Justin
    Department: Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurobiology
    School: Medicine

    Thomeer McBride, Mieke Beth
    Department: Sociology
    School: College of Arts and Sciences

    Thornton, John
    Department: Pediatric Dentistry
    School: Dentistry

    Tilashalski, Ken
    Department: Predoc General Dentistry
    School: Dentistry

    Turkman, Yasemin
    Department: Family, Community and Health Systems
    School: Nursing

  • - U -

    Unlap, M. Tino
    Department: Clinical Laboratory Sciences
    School: Health Professions

  • - V -

    Vance, David
    Department: Nursing Family/Child Health/Caregiver
    School: Nursing

    Vasconez, Luis
    Department: HSF - Plastic Surgery
    School: Medicine

    Vickers, Selwyn
    Department: Medicine
    School: Medicine

  • - W -

    Waite, Peter
    Department: Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
    School: Dentistry

    Wang, Lizhong
    Department: Genetics
    School: Medicine

    Watson, Dayna
    Department: Human Studies
    School: Education

    Weech-Maldonado, Robert
    Department: Department of Health Services Administration
    School: Health Professions

    Wende, Adam
    Department: Molecular & Cellular Pathology
    School: Medicine

    Wesselmann, Ursula
    Department: Anesthesiology Chair Office
    School: Medicine

    White, Kari
    Department: Health Care Organization & Policy
    School: Public Health

    White-Williams, Connie
    Department: Nursing Services
    School: Nursing

    Wilkinson, Larrell
    Department: Human Studies
    School: Education

    Williams, Beverly
    Department: Med-Gerontology/Geriatrics/Palliative care
    School: Medicine

    Willig, Amanda
    Department: Infectious Diseases
    School: Medicine

    Wilson, Bettye
    Department: Radiologic Sciences
    School: Health Professions

    Wingate, Martha
    Department: Health Care Organization & Policy
    School: Public Health

    Wolfe, Joseph
    Department: Sociology
    School: College of Arts and Sciences

    Wright, Wilson
    Department: General Dentistry
    School: Dentistry

  • - X -

    No members with a last name that begins with "X" at this time.

  • - Y -

    Yates, Stephanie
    Department: Accounting and Finance
    School: Business

    Young, Carlton
    Department: Department of Surgery
    School: Medicine

  • - Z -

    Zinksi, Anne
    Department: Medical Education
    School: Medicine