Chair
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Committee Member, Member

Jessica Islam, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor in Cancer Epidemiology - H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

Dr. Islam is an Assistant Member in Cancer Epidemiology at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and an Assistant Professor of Oncologic Sciences at the University of South Florida. Read Bio

Vice Chair
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Andrea Thoumi, M.P.P., M.Sc.

Health Equity Policy Fellow, Core Faculty Member, and Faculty Director, Health Equity Education - Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy

Andrea Thoumi, M.P.P., M.Sc. is the Health Equity Policy Fellow, Core Faculty Member, and Faculty Director, Health Equity Education at the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy. Read Bio

Past Chair
Committee Member

Mya Roberson, MSPH, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management - UNC Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health

Mya Roberson is a social epidemiologist and health services researcher who bridges big data with patient-centered research. She is specifically interested in promoting equity in cancer care delivery for Black people in the U.S. South. Read Bio

Member-At-Large
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Syreen Goulmamine, M.P.H.

Science Programs Manager - Society of Women's Health Research

Syreen Goulmamine is a seasoned scientist and public health expert with expertise in social determinants of health and biopharma/life sciences research. Read Bio

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Tyler Harvey, M.P.H.

M.D./Ph.D. Student - Yale School of Medicine

Tyler Harvey (they/them) is a M.D./Ph.D. (Public Health) student at the Yale School of Medicine whose research studies the structural determinants of health for marginalized populations. Read Bio

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Kamaria Kaalund

Policy Analyst - Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy

Kamaria Kaalund is a first-year doctoral student at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in the Health Policy and Management program. Read Bio

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Anam Rawoof

Student - Bryn Mawr College

Anam Rawoof is a senior at Bryn Mawr College with a double major in Biology and Health Humanities. Read Bio

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Rachel Harrington, Ph.D.

Senior Research Scientist - National Committee for Quality Assurance

Rachel Harrington, Ph.D., is a Senior Research Scientist at the National Committee for Quality Assurance, where she leads organizational efforts to build an evidence base to advance equitable, high quality, health care. Read Bio

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Kathryn Thompson, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor - Boston University School of Public Health

Kathryn Thompson is an Assistant Professor at Boston University’s School of Public Health (BUSPH) in the departments of Community Health Sciences and Health Law, Policy, and Management. Read Bio

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Kene Orakwue, M.P.H.

Ph.D. Student - University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Kene Orakwue, M.P.H. [she/they] is a health equity scholar, activist, and practitioner. Grounded by Black feminist theory, and other critical frameworks; they are dedicated to dismantling oppressive systems and strive every day to move closer to this goal. Read Bio

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Chinenye Anyanwu, PharmD, M.P.H.

Assistant Clinical Professor - University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy

Chinenye Anyanwu, PharmD, MPH is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice at the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy. Read Bio

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Vanessa Boulanger

Executive Director, Strategic Partnerships - Amyloidosis Research Consortium (ARC)

Vanessa Boulanger is the Executive Director of Strategic Partnerships at the Amyloidosis Research Consortium (ARC), a rare disease nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing awareness, accelerating scientific innovation, and advancing treatment options that improve and extend the lives of those with amyloidosis. Read Bio

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Ji Chang, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor - New York University

Ji Chang, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Public Health Policy and Management at the New York University School of Global Public Health. Read Bio

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CeRon Ford, M.P.H.

Graduate Research Assistant - University of Minnesota School of Public Health

CeRon Ford is a doctoral student in the Health Services Research, Policy & Administration program with developing expertise in health policy. Read Bio

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Co-Chairs, Committee Member

Paul Shafer

Assistant Professor - Boston University

Paul Shafer is an assistant professor in the Department of Health Law, Policy, and Management at the Boston University School of Public Health, co-director of the Boston University Medicaid Policy Lab, and affiliate faculty of the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research. Read Bio