— HBCU Health Equity Data consortium partners with organizations across north carolina.

We’re grateful for the incredible partners we have!


Member Institutions

Elizabeth City State University

& their affiliated Community Based Organizations, Community Advisory Boards, & Faith Based Organizations

Dr. Scott Bradshaw, PhD

Professor of Psychology

Dr. Anthony U. Emekalam, PharmD, RPh

Jim Bernstein Community Health Leadership Fellow, Professor and Chairperson, Department of Health and Human Studies

Fayetteville State University

& their affiliated Community Based Organizations, Community Advisory Boards, & Faith Based Organizations

Dr. Stephanie Hodges, DNP, MSN, FNP-C, CNEcl

Associate Professor or Nursing

Dr. Sherry Leviner, PhD, MSN, BS

Associate Professor of Nursing

Dr. Christy Swinson, DNP, MSN, BSN

Associate Professor

Johnson C. Smith University

& their affiliated Community Based Organizations, Community Advisory Boards, & Faith Based Organizations

Dr. Karen Butler, PhD

Professor of Health Education

Dr. Shayna Duncan, PhD, LCSW-A

Professor of Social Work

Dr. Melvin Herring, PhD, MSW

Director of Master of Social Work Program

Dr. Sabina D. Otienoburu, PhD

Associate Professor of Bioinformatics

North Carolina Central University

& their affiliated Community Based Organizations, Community Advisory Boards, & Faith Based Organizations

Dr. S. Nicole Diggs, PhD

Assistant Professor of Public Administration

Dr. Irene Doherty, PhD

Epidemiologist Research Scientist

Shaw University

& their affiliated Community Based Organizations, Community Advisory Boards, & Faith Based Organizations

Dr. Dorothy Browne, PhD

Senior Research Scientist

Dr. Alecia Anderton-Georgie, D.M.

Assistant Professor & Research Consultant

Melvin Jackson

Statistician

Dr. Kimberly Raiford, PhD

Department Head, Department of Health, Human & Life Sciences

Winston-Salem State University

& their affiliated Community Based Organizations, Community Advisory Boards, & Faith Based Organizations

Marian Anderson-Booker

Community Health Liaison, Research Project Coordinator

Dr. Cynthia Williams-Brown, PhD

Associate Professor & Chair of Department of Health, Physican Education & Sport Studies, Interim Associate Dean of Education, Quality Assurance & Community Engagement

Dr. Jill Keith, PhD

Professor of Biochemistry, Interim Director of BRIC

Dr. LaVie Leasure, PhD

Associate Dean of Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences

Dr. Tennille Presley, PhD

Assistant Professor of Physics


Ancillary Member Institutions

Appalachian State University

& their affiliated Community Based Organizations, Community Advisory Boards, & Faith Based Organizations

Dr. Margaret Brown, PhD

Lecturer, Public Health & Exercise Science

Dr. Adam Hege, PhD

Associate Professor, Public Health Program Director

Dr. Martie Thompson, PhD

BCBS NC Distinguished Professor, Community Psychology Health & Exercise Science

Jennifer Tyson, MPH

Lecturer, Public Health & Exercise Science

University of North Carolina – Pembroke

& their affiliated Community Based Organizations, Community Advisory Boards, & Faith Based Organizations

Dr. Jackie Davis, PhD

Director, Community Health & Wellness Institute

Dr. Eva Skuka, MD, PhD

Dean, College of Health Sciences

Dr. Joe West, PhD

Associate Professor & MPA Director

Western Carolina University

& their affiliated Community Based Organizations, Community Advisory Boards, & Faith Based Organizations

Dr. Terri Durbin, PhD, DNP

Associate Professor, College of Health & Human Sciences, School of Nursing

Dr. Yiqing Yang, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology & Sociology


Partner Institutions & Organizations

North Carolina Institute for Public Health

Destiny James, MPH

Community Engagement Coordinator

Lois Johnson, MPH

Data Analyst & Advisor

Lauren Jones, MPH

Community Data Coordinator

Dr. John Wallace, PhD, MSPH

Analytic Research Associate