Participants, Institutions, and Research

• Ms. Katherine Almeida Ramos InterAmerican Defense College Professor of Practice Security Topics on Education in the Latin-American and Caribbean Region (LAC): An Opportunity to Build a Sustainable Culture of Peace
• Dr. Brandon Alston The Ohio State University Assistant Professor, Sociology Policing the Black Body: How Public Policies Shape Black Residents’ Experiences with Law Enforcement
• Dr. Dinur Blum California State University, Los Angeles Lecturer, Sociology Reducing Interpersonal Violence through Educational Reforms (RIVER)
• Dr. Billie Castle Xavier University of Louisiana Assistant Professor, Public Health Sciences Where the Money Resides: Understanding the Impact of ARPA Funds on Health Disparities
• Dr. Danielle Cooper University of New Haven Associate Professor of Criminal Justice; Director of Research at the Tow Youth Justice Institute Toward a Place-Conscious Model of Residential Urban Redevelopment in High-Poverty Neighborhoods
• Dr. Geetanjali Datta Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences; Research Scientist Do Public Policies that Address the Impact of Historic Structural Racism Have a Direct and/or Indirect Impact on Equity across the Cancer Control Continuum?
• Dr. James Hairston North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Teaching Assistant Professor, Department of Leadership Studies and Adult Education Examining Black Male Graduation Rates within the UNC System: Implications for Policy and Practice
• Dr. Huan Li North Carolina Agriculture and Technical State University Assistant Professor, Economics Safe Drinking Water for Everyone? Evidence from Flooding and Safe Drinking Water Act Violations
• Dr. Fred Morstatter USC Information Sciences Institute Research Assistant Professor, Computer Science Advancing AI Safety Through Comprehensive Auditing: A Hybrid Approach of Automation and Expert Red-Teaming
• Dr. Sameera Nayak University of Maryland Baltimore County Assistant Professor of Public Health, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health Immigration and Reproductive Rights: Bridging the Policy Gap
• Dr. Anthony Peña California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Assistant Professor, Environmental & Science Education, Department of Liberal Studies STEM Standards and Their Influence on Who Gets to Participate
• Dr. Kelly Piazza United States Air Force Academy Associate Professor, Political Science Breaking Down Barriers: Addressing Female Officer Retention Among Security Professionals
• Dr. Adam Pine San Diego State University Director of Interdisciplinary Studies, Faculty Advancement and Student Success How Can Food Security Programs in the U.S. Address the Racialized Causes of Hunger and Food Insecurity through Program Design and Implementation?
• Dr. Pam Rollins Louisiana Tech University Associate Professor, Human Ecology, Human Development and Family Science Increasing Minimum Wage in Louisiana
• Mr. Jamin Sewell St. Thomas Aquinas College Director and Adjunct Professor, MPA Program Community-Based Strategies for Social Change
• Dr. Silverio Zebral Filho George Washington University Academic Director, APPEP Program at the Center for Latin American Issues Governing the Wicked: A Systemic-Based Approach to Manage Transnational Challenges in Latin America

• Dr. Robin Brooks University of Pittsburgh Associate Professor and Inaugural Director, Africana Studies College Affordability without Massive Loan Debt RAND research mentor: Catherine Augustine
• Dr. Elizabeth Brown Old Dominion University Assistant Professor and Director, B.S. in Public Health, School of Community and Environmental Health Use ‘Racial Privilege’ – Not Race—to Measure and Understand Health RAND research mentor: Jessica Welburn Paige
• Dr. Robert Brown Spelman College Assistant Professor, Jie Du Center for Innovation and Excellence for Drug Development American Diversity and Human Flourishing in the United States RAND research mentor: Ray Block, Jr.
• Dr. Elham Erfanian Ohio University Visiting Assistant Professor, Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service Substance Use Disorder and Related Public Policies RAND research mentor: Megan Schuler
• Dr. Michael R. Fisher, Jr. San José State University Assistant Professor, African American Studies Toward a Place-Conscious Model of Residential Urban Redevelopment in High-Poverty Neighborhoods RAND research mentor: Jason Ward
• Dr. Nina Gjoci Howard University Lecturer, Communication, Culture, and Media Studies Integrating Policy Analysis Research Methodology into Communication, Culture, and Media Studies Courses RAND research mentor: William Marcellino
• Dr. Eileen Huey Rice University Lecturer, Sociology Public Defense and Wrongful Conviction: An Evaluation of Indigent Defense Services among Exonerees RAND research mentor: Stephanie Brooks Holliday
• Dr. Noelle Hunter University of Alabama at Huntsville Clinical Assistant Professor, Philosophy and Political Science The Sean and David Goldman Act: An Implementation Study of Federal Policy to Aid Internationally Abducted Children RAND research mentor: Shelly Culbertson
• Dr. Judson Jeffries Ohio State University Professor, African American and African Studies Police Killing of Unarmed Blacks: How Do We Stop It? RAND research mentor: Dwayne Butler
• Dr. Theresa Mannah-Blankson University of North Carolina, Charlotte Clinical Professor of Economics and Director, MSM Program, Economics Adoption Patterns and Constraints of Innovative Technologies Among Ghanaian Market Women RAND research mentor: Edward Okeke
• Dr. Deyanira Nevárez Martínez Michigan State University Assistant Professor, Urban and Regional Planning Housing Migrant Farmworker Populations RAND research mentor: Alina I. Palimaru
• Dr. Carrie Smith Millersville University Associate Professor, Criminology, Sociology, and Anthropology Shifting the Lens: The Impact of Policy on Children with Incarcerated Parents RAND research mentor: Jill Portnoy Donaghy
• Dr. Talya Thomas Jackson State University Associate Professor, Urban and Regional Planning Building a Culture of Health in Mississippian School Aged Children RAND research mentor: Linnea Warren May
• Ms. Madison Walker United States Air Force Academy Institute of Future Conflict Fellow, Department of Political Science Space Debris is a National Security Issue RAND research mentor: Douglas Ligor
• Dr. Kathryn Wiley Howard University Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Strategies to Support Teacher and Student Mental Health and Well Being in Urban School Districts RAND research mentor: Lisa Sontag-Padilla
• Dr. Preeti Pushpalata Zanwar University of the Pacific Lecturer, Applied Health Economics & Outcomes Research, Health Policy Evaluating the Impact of Policies on Access to Vaccines and Uptake Among Racial/Ethnic Older Adults and Those with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia RAND research mentor: Laura Faherty

• Dr. Fafanyo Asiseh North Carolina A&T State University Associate Professor, Economics Promoting Economics Pipeline Among Undergraduates in two HBCU’s: An Experiment Using Economics Alumni RAND research mentor: Jenna Kramer
• Dr. Christina Bosch California State University Fresno Assistant Professor of Special Education, Literacy, Early, Bilingual and Special Education Fulfilling the Promise of Democracy in the 21st Century through Targeted Universalism in Public Education Policy: Reimagining Special and Adult Education Across Generations & Communities RAND research mentor: Andrea Prado Tuma
• Dr. Keisha Brown Tennessee State University Assistant Professor, History, Political Science, Geography, and Africana Studies Land Grant HBCUs and Public Policy: History of the Impact of Public Policy in the Creation and Underfunding of Land Grant HBCUs RAND research mentor: Jessica Paige
• Dr. Charlotte Chang Pomona College Assistant Professor, Biology and Environmental Analysis Automatically Tracking and Evaluating Public Sentiment Toward Natural Climate Solutions RAND research mentor: Aaron Clark-Ginsberg
• Dr. Charity Clay Xavier University of Louisiana Assistant Professor, Sociology and African American Diaspora Studies The Role of Policy in Healing Communities from Systemic Police Terrorism RAND research mentor: Anita Chandra
• Dr. Eric Felix San Diego State University Assistant Professor and Postsecondary Educational Leadership, Admin, Rehab, and Postsecondary Education Equity Towards What End? Three Decades and Two Billion Dollars Later RAND research mentor: Rhianna Rogers
• Dr. Enchante Franklin University of the Virgin Islands Assistant Professor of Social Work A Study of Factors Influencing Cultural Resilience Among Women and Children Exposed to War in the 21st Century RAND research mentor: Shelly Culbertson
• Dr. Josephine Lugovskyy University of Kansas Director of Undergraduate Studies, Economics The Effect of the Pandemic on the Latinx Decision to Retire RAND research mentor: Lilian Perez
• Dr. Marisela Martinez-Cola Morehouse College Assistant Professor, Sociology The Bricks before Brown: Incorporating an Inclusive Approach to Teaching Educational History RAND research mentor: Julia Kaufman
• Dr. Erica Payton University of North Carolina Greensboro Assistant Professor, Public Health Education The Teacher-Scholar-Advocate’s Research Agenda: Community-Engaged Approaches to Prioritizing Firearm Violence Prevention Policy Interventions RAND research mentor: Andrew Morral
• Dr. Maria Rendon University of California Irvine Associate Professor, Urban Planning and Public Policy Racial and Ethnic Disparities in STEM Among Children of Immigrants RAND research mentor: Peter Nguyen
• Dr. Candice Robinson University of North Carolina Wilmington Assistant Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology and Criminology Institutionalizing the Movement: Strengthening the Bonds Between National Urban League and Government Support RAND research mentor: Dionne Barnes-Proby
• Dr. Ana K. Soltero López California State University Fresno Assistant Professor and Coordinator of the Bilingual Authorization Program, Literacy, Early, Bilingual, and Special Education Public Policy Efforts to Address Bilingual Teacher Shortage in California RAND research mentor: Kata Mihaly
• Dr. Eiko Strader The George Washington University Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies Gender Composition Effects on the Wage Inequality and the Motherhood Wage Penalty in the Army RAND research mentor: Sarah Meadows
• Dr. Mercedes Valadez California State University Sacramento Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice Migrant Protection Protocols: Understanding Its Impact on Migrant Youth RAND research mentor: Douglas Ligor
• Dr. Priscilla Vasquez Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science Assistant Professor, Department of Urban Public Health Exploring Community Health Policy in a Major American City RAND research mentor: Tamara Dubowitz

• Dr. Angie Bautista-Chavez Arizona State University Incoming Assistant Professor, School of Politics and Global Studies Seeking Support to Better Engage with Policymakers on Immigration Reform RAND research mentor: Douglas Ligor
• Dr. Noé Chávez Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science Assistant Professor, Department of Urban Public Health and Psychology Inspiring Youth to Transform Mental Health Systems: A Participatory Action Research Approach RAND research mentor: Lisa Sontag-Padilla
• Dr. Barbara Harris Combs Clark Atlanta University Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice After You Are Admitted: Factors that Facilitate or Frustrate Successful Mentoring Relations for Minority Students in STEM Fields RAND research mentor: Anita Chandra
• Dr. Dwann Davenport Morehouse College Assistant Professor of Biology, Division of Life Sciences Using Science Policy to Teach Biological Concepts to Non-Majors RAND research mentor: Endy Daehner
• Ms. Simone Gbolo University of Minnesota Executive Director, Public Policy & International Affairs (PPIA) Program Access, Success, and Institutional Accountability For Underrepresented Students Pursuing Higher Education RAND research mentor: Jenna Kramer
• Dr. Óscar Gil-García Binghamton University, State University of New York Assistant Professor, Department of Human Development How the Public Charge Rule Influences Health-Seeking for Mexican and Central American Newcomer Youth and Guardians During the COVID-19 Pandemic RAND research mentor: Gery Ryan
• Ms. Verónica Gonzales-Zamora University of New Mexico Assistant Professor, School of Law Women of Color: Higher Education, Higher Costs RAND research mentor: Darleen Opfer
• Dr. Cecily Hardaway University of Maryland, College Park Assistant Professor of African American Studies Juggling Family, Work, School, and Welfare: Trajectories of Educational Attainment among Low-Income Women RAND research mentor: Dionne Barnes-Proby
• Dr. Daniella Mascarenhas Xavier University of Louisiana Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science The Political Theory of Punishment and Private Incarceration in Liberalism and Its Critics RAND research mentor: Lois Davis
• Dr. Ethel Nicdao California State University, San Bernardino Professor and Department Chair of Sociology Promoting Access to Mental Health Care Services for People Living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) in the Inland Empire RAND research mentor: Sarah MacCarthy
• Dr. Nkiru Nnawulezi University of Maryland, Baltimore County Assistant Professor of Psychology, Community Psychology Building Equitable Housing Responses for Intimate Partner Violence Survivors RAND research mentor: Sarah Hunter
• Dr. Maria Ortuoste California State University, East Bay Professor and Chair of Political Science Maritime Security Interests and Strategies in Southeast Asia RAND research mentor: Derek Grossman
• Dr. Richard Plate University of Central Florida Lecturer in Environmental Studies/Interdisciplinary Studies Exploring the Potential of Carbon Pricing Policy to Bridge Ideological Divides in Discussions about Addressing Climate Change RAND research mentor: Ben Preston
• Dr. Tanya Sanabria California State University, Los Angeles Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology The Long-Term Effects of Labels on Student Outcomes: Regression Discontinuity Evidence from Oregon RAND research mentor: Jonathan Schweig
• Dr. Sinead Younge Morehouse College Professor of Psychology Disrupting The Special Education To Prison Pipeline RAND research mentor: Joie Acosta

2019 Faculty Leaders

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• Dr. Terrell Brown Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work Adaptive Risk Reduction Behaviors among High-Risk HIV-Negative Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM)
• Dr. Natasha Christie University of North Florida Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Political Science and Public Administration Movements to Ban Mandatory Felony Conviction Notification on Job Applications — “Ban the Box” Initiatives — in Florida and the U.S.
• Dr. Nyron Crawford Temple University Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science The Effects of Expunging Criminal Convictions for Marijuana Possession
• Dr. Laura Enriquez University of California, Irvine Assistant Professor, Department of Chicano/Latino Studies Mediating Illegality: Promoting Educational Equity for Undocumented Students and Students from Mixed Status Families
• Dr. Erualdo González California State University, Fullerton Professor, Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies How Local Public Policies and Private-Public Partnerships Produce or Exacerbate Commercial and Housing Gentrification in Downtown Cores of Central Cites
• Dr. Tyra Gross Xavier University of Louisiana Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences Best Practices and Innovative Solutions to Postpartum Care in the U.S. and the World
• Dr. Michael Hames-Garcia University of Oregon Professor, Department of Ethnic Studies Policy Language to Effect Change: How to Craft Proposals to Win Over Decision Makers
• Dr. Gloria Martinez Texas State University Professor, Department of Sociology, Director of Latina/o Studies Minor The Financial Impact of Breast Cancer for Racial/Ethnic Minority Women Who Are Low-Income or Indigent in Central Texas
• Dr. Mark Fathi Massoud University of California, Santa Cruz Associate Professor, Department of Politics and Legal Studies Program Lessons from Democracy’s Failures in the Middle East and North Africa
• Dr. Richard Mizelle University of Houston Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Department of History Differences in Diabetes Stigma and Public Ignorance of Societal and Environmental Factors for Type II Patients
• David Ouma African Leadership Academy (South Africa) Head of African Studies, Humanities, and Social Sciences Interstate Dissonance, A Damper to Regional Integration; A Case Study of East African Community
• Dr. Tommy Parker Shorter University Assistant Professor/Research Scientist, Department of Natural Sciences Direct and Indirect Linkages Between Environmental Policy and Urban Areas
• Dr. Rigoberto Rodríguez-Villalpando California State University, Long Beach Associate Professor, Department of Chican@ and Latin@ Studies Santa Ana Early Learning Initiative
• Dr. Elizabeth Rule George Washington University Assistant Professor; Academic Director of Semester in Washington Politics Program; Assistant Director of AT&T Center for Indigenous Politics & Policy, College of Professional Studies Stolen Sisters and Sovereign Nations: Understanding MMIW and Empowering Affected Tribes
• Dr. Zulema Valdez University of California, Merced Professor and Associate Vice Provost for the Faculty, Department of Sociology The Future-Present of Climate Change

2018 Faculty Leaders

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• Dr. Brady Collins California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science Neighborhood Branding and its Discontents: Urban Development, Spatial Politics, and Neighborhood Change
• Dr. Taylor Dotson New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Assistant Professor, Department of Communications, Liberal Arts, and Social Sciences The Future of Rio Grande Water Management
• Dr. Lekelia “Kiki” Jenkins Arizona State University Associate Professor, School for the Future of Innovation in Society Analyzing the Potential of Perverse Outcomes in U.S. Unilateral International Fisheries Conservation Policy
• Dr. Nancy López University of New Mexico Professor, Department of Sociology Making the Invisible Visible: Intersectionality for Revealing Complex Race-Gender-Class Inequalities in Higher Education and Advancing Equity-Based Policy
• Dr. Daniel López-Cevallos Oregon State University Associate Professor, School of Language, Culture, and Society Anti-Immigration Rhetoric, Enacted Legislation, and Health Disparities for Latino Immigrants in the USA
• Dr. Christina Lunceford Bowling Green State University Associate Professor/Assistant to the President for Diversity and Inclusion, Department of Higher Education and Student Affairs Understanding In-State Opportunities for Postsecondary Education in Ohio: A Systemic Review
• Dr. Daniel Olmos California State University, Northridge Assistant Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology Wage Theft in the San Fernando Valley: Industries, Ethnicities, and the Geographies of Economic Vulnerability
• Dr. Darrel Ramsey-Musolf University of Massachusetts, Amherst Assistant Professor of Regional Planning, Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning Examining Low-Income Housing Approaches in the Urban and Rural Regions of California and Massachusetts
• Dr. Shearon Roberts Xavier University of Louisiana Assistant Professor, Department of Mass Communication and African American and Diaspora Studies Why TPS, Only to Send Them Back?
• Dr. Heidy Sarabia California State University, Sacramento Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology Racialized or ‘Illegalized’ Experiences? How Legal Status and Racialized Experiences Shape Academic Outcomes of Latino College Students at a Hispanic Serving Institution in California
• Dr. Victor Vilchiz Virginia State University Department Chair, Department of Chemistry Mandated Water and Sewage Infrastructure Upgrade Replacement
• Dr. Deidre Wheaton Jackson State University Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies, Department of Educational, Multicultural, and Exceptional Studies Social Studies as Social Justice: Linking Teacher Preparation, Policy, and Advocacy
• Dr. Kristin Wintersteen University of Houston Assistant Professor, Department of History Harvey’s Houston: Landscapes of Risk and Resilience
• Dr. Eileen Zurbriggen University of California, Santa Cruz Professor, Psychology, Feminist Studies Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault in K-12 and Higher Education

2017 Faculty Leaders

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• Dr. Manuel Barajas California State University, Sacramento Professor, Department of Sociology Exploring Racialized Nativism in the Nation and Higher Education
• Dr. Florence Dallo Oakland University Associate Professor and Department Chair, Public and Environmental Wellness, School of Health Sciences Disaggregating the Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) Population from Whites with Respect to Health Issues
• Dr. Leslie Grier California State University, Fullerton Professor, Department of Child and Adolescent Studies School Policies on Equitable Discipline
• Dr. Mario Guerrero California Polytechnic State University, Pomona Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science Social Media and Political Engagement: Creating an Engaged Public
• Dr. Allyson Hall University of Alabama at Birmingham Professor, Department of Health Services Administration Relationship between Insurance Characteristics and Receipt of Diabetes-Related Services
• Dr. Analena Hope Hassberg California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Assistant Professor, Department of Ethnic and Women's Studies Reclaiming the Foodscape
• Dr. Omari Jackson Morgan State University Assistant Professor of Urban Educational Leadership, Department of Sociology and Anthropology Preparing the Black Middle Class for the New Economy by Closing the Educational Aspiration-Attainment Gap
• Dr. Meherun Laiju Tougaloo College Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology; Principal Investigator, DHS Coastal Resilience Center — Education Project A Global Issue: Natural and Man-made Disasters and the Exploitation of Children
• Dr. Brianna Lemmons California State University, Los Angeles Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work Effectiveness of Policies and Intervention Programs Designed to Strengthen Fatherhood and Family Relationships in Low-Income Communities of Color
• Dr. Willow Lung-Amam University of Maryland, College Park Assistant Professor, Department of Urban Studies and Planning The Right to Suburbia: Redevelopment and Resistance on the Urban Edge
• Dr. Arlesia Mathis Florida A&M University Assistant Professor, Institute of Public Health Unintended Effects of Binding Arbitration on Health Outcomes
• Dr. Yamile Molina University of Illinois at Chicago Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences Breast Cancer Disparities in the Era of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA): The Role of Medicaid Expansion and the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP)
• Dr. Boris Ricks California State University, Northridge (CSUN) Associate Professor, Department of Political Science Examining Social Determinants of Health in Marginalized Communities: The Case of South Los Angeles
• Dr. James Stocker Trinity Washington University Assistant Professor and Program Chair, International Affairs Program, College of Arts and Sciences The Impact of Expanded Oil and Gas Resources in the U.S. on Foreign Policy: Implications for U.S. Relations with Saudi Arabia

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Members of the 2016 Cohort discussed the Flint, Michigan, water crisis during their week at Pardee RAND and collaboratively wrote a position paper on the topic after the program ended. We are pleased to share it as an example of what they learned and how they are putting their program participation to direct use.

• Dr. Jessylen Age The University of Mississippi Medical Center Assistant Professor, Health Sciences, School of Health Related Professions An Exploratory Case Study of Minority Women’s Perception of Culture of Health Across Class
• Dr. Jameta Barlow Towson University Assistant Professor of Women and Health, Women and Gender Studies The Effects of Policy Implementation on Black Women's Health and Well-Being
• Dr. Pamela Felder University of Maryland Eastern Shore Associate Professor, Education Examining the Experiences of Historically Marginalized Doctoral Students
• Dr. Alvaro Huerta California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Assistant Professor, Urban & Regional Planning (URP) and Ethnic & Women's Studies (EWS) Understanding the Informal Economy and Ethnic Labor Niches: The Case of Los Angeles
• Dr. Melissa Kosinski-Collins Brandeis University Associate Professor, Biology Assessment of Retention of Students in STEM in Inquiry-Based Curricula
• Dr. Michael Mendez Yale University James & Mary Pinchot Sustainability Fellow, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies Human Right to Water in California
• Dr. Jorge Mora Florida International University Professional Development Strand Leader / Interim Chair of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Family Medicine, and Community Health Culture of Health in Underserved Communities
• Dr. Keosha Partlow Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science Director, Urban Health Institute; Faculty, MPH in Urban Health Disparities Program, College of Science and Health Evaluation of Workforce Development Policies Designed to Diversify the Biomedical Workforce
• Dr. Le'Brian Patrick Xavier University of Louisiana Assistant Professor, Sociology Reentry Intervention Resources for Post-PREA LGBTQ Formerly Incarcerated Persons
• Dr. Casey Schreiber Dillard University Assistant Professor, Urban Studies and Public Policy Neighborhood Food Environments and Social Determinants of Health
• Dr. Maurice Stevens The Ohio State University Associate Professor and Senior Faculty Research Advisor, Department of Comparative Studies (Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity) Engaging Civil and Human Justice in the Formation of 'Restorative Justice' Specialized Docket Programs in Municipal Court Systems
• Dr. Dana West University of Mississippi Medical Center Associate Professor, Health Sciences Transgender Telehealth Services in Rural Mississippi/Developmental Networks in Academic Health Science Centers Among LGBTQ Administrators, Staff, and Students

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• Mr. Jeffrey Carney Associate Professor of Architecture Louisiana State University Climate Change and Community Planning
• Ms. Natalie Castellanos Attorney, College of Law, Clinical Program Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Department of Humanities, Health, and Society Florida International University Evaluating the Health Impact of Household-level Legal Services
• Mr. Vladimir Diaz Diversity Recruitment and Outreach Coordinator Securities and Exchange Commission USDA Hispanic Outreach and Recruitment Strategy
• Dr. Nana Aisha Garba Assistant Professor and Assistant Community Director, Division of Policy and Community Development Department of Humanities, Health, and Society, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine Florida International University Social Determinants of Health in Underserved Communities
• Dr. Willie Gin Professor of Political Science Xavier University of Louisiana Big Data and Minority Employment
• Dr. Cynthia Gonzalez Assistant Professor, MPH Program in Urban Health College of Science and Health Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science Community Engagement, Local Knowledge, and Policy: The Case for Watts
• Dr. Loren M. Hill Assistant Professor, Clinical Forensic Psychology The Chicago School of Professional Psychology Mental Health Disparities
• Mr. Michael Jones Chief Community Health Officer, Office of Population Health The University of Mississippi Medical Center Encouraging Disease Self-Management
• Dr. José Muñoz Assistant Professor of Sociology California State University, San Bernardino Latino Health Care Access: A Community Based Research Approach
• Dr. Von Nebbitt Associate Professor, College of Social Work University of Illinois at Chicago Impacts of Chicago’s HOPE VI Housing Reform on Children
• Dr. Bhavani Sitaraman Associate Professor of Sociology The University of Alabama in Huntsville Obstacles to Employment Faced by Immigrant Physicians
• Dr. Idalis Villanueva Assistant Professor of Engineering Education Utah State University Engineering as a Therapeutic Tool for Hurting Communities

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• Dr. Taunjah Bell Assistant Professor of Psychology Jackson State University Using Salivary Cortisol to Screen for PTSD in Military Personnel (and Civilian Counterparts)
• Dr. Monica Dillihunt Associate Professor of Education University of Alabama Huntsville It Takes a Village: Time for Faith-based Organizations to Get Involved
• Dr. Adrienne Dixson Associate Professor of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign The State of the City: Education Reform in Post-Katrina New Orleans
• Dr. Sondos Islam Associate Professor and Director, Urban Public Health Program, College of Science and Health Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science Implementation Challenges of School-Based Nutrition Policies
• Dr. Taharee Jackson Assistant Professor of Education/Early Childhood Education Unit Head, Center for Urban Education University of the District of Columbia The Myth of Missing Teachers: International Policies to Improve the Practice and Profession of Career Teaching
• Dr. Iveris Martinez Associate Professor and Chief of the Division of Medicine and Society, Department of Humanities, Health and Society Florida International University Wertheim College of Medicine Caring for the Aging Latino Population: Long-term Care Alternatives
• Dr. Lystranne Maynard Assistant Professor, Chemistry Howard University Implementation of the Common Core Standards
• Dr. Sam Mozee, Jr. Associate Director for Research, Mississippi Urban Research Center Jackson State University Reducing High Levels of African American Male Unemployment in Selected Mississippi Areas: A Proposed Policy Pilot Study
• Dr. Maryse Pedoussaut Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities, Health and Society Florida International University Wertheim College of Medicine Lack of Prevention for Progression of Prediabetes
• Dr. Richard Peters Assistant Professor, Division of Business Xavier University of Louisiana Folly, Failure or Favor: Government Role in Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability in Trinidad and Tobago
• Dr. Andree Reeves Associate Professor, Political Science University of Alabama in Huntsville Intergovernmental Cooperation and Alternative Energy in the US
• Dr. Babu Welch Associate Professor, Neurosurgery University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Improving Access to Comprehensive Stroke Care in Texas

• Dr. Megan Osterbur Assistant Professor, Political Science Xavier University of Louisiana Extending Benefits to Same-Sex Partners of Military Service Members
• Dr. Anne Marie Choup Associate Professor, Political Science The University of Alabama in Huntsville Violence Against Women on Campus
• Ms. Mollye Demosthenidy Clinical Assistant Professor, Global Health Systems & Development Tulane University Identifying Challenges & Successes of the Louisiana Health Insurance Exchange
• Dr. Elisabeth Javazon Assistant Professor, Biology Morehouse College Outdated Curriculum?
• Dr. David Brown Assistant Professor, Vice Chair, Chief of Family Medicine & Residency Director, Humanities, Health & Society Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine Evaluation of the Health Impact of an Innovative Model for Household-Level Service Delivery
• Dr. Luther Brewster Chief, Division of Policy & Community Development, Humanities, Health & Society Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine Neighborhood HELP: Catalyst of Community Engaged Solutions for Increasing Healthcare Access to Medically Disenfranchised Groups
• Dr. Timothy Page Assistant Professor, Health Policy and Management Florida International University Designing an Economic Evaluation of an Innovative Model for Household-Level Service Delivery
• Dr. Pamela Waldron-Moore Professor, Political Science Xavier University of Louisiana Creating Knowledge Economies: Policy Implications for Development in Post-Disaster Regions
• Dr. Darryl Lamont Roberts Associate Professor, History and Political Science Tuskegee University Cyberweapons and International Security: Governments and Markets
• Dr. Kathy Hawk Director, Global Understanding Initiative; Associate Professor, Political Science The University of Alabama in Huntsville Can Using Three Policy Levers Help us do Better Nationbuilding?
• Dr. Emanuel Waddell Associate Professor, Chemistry The University of Alabama in Huntsville How to Increase the Retention of Students who Express an Interest in STEM
• Dr. Francis Yemofio Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine Charles Drew University Access to Healthcare in Underserved Areas of South Los Angeles