Dr. Timothy Loftus and Rev. Nathaniel Robinson, pastor of Saint Paul AME Church
Launched in 2020 in collaboration with the School of Medicine’s MD/MPH Program, the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, and a coalition of community partners, the Health Equity Project engages in community-centered health law and policy research, advocacy, and education. In 2022-2023, Project fellows and interns conducted policy research on the public health effects of housing displacement and neighborhood resegregation, and, moreover, helped shape a panel discussion on the Intersection of Housing, Race & Climate at the Second Annual Black Health Summit, sponsored by the Health Foundation of South Florida and held at Florida Memorial University. Fellows and interns attended the Summit, provided research for Summit panels on Black Maternal Health and Toxic Stress and Healing, served as reporters for all workshops, and were instrumental in the production of the Summit’s Final Report.
Partners
Miller School of Medicine
Shirin Shafazand, MD, MS - Professor of Medicine, Deputy Director of MD/MPH Program, Director of Pulmonary Hypertension Program
Zinzi Bailey, ScD, MSPH - Epidemiologist, Research Assistant Professor, Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Erin Kobetz, PhD, MPH - Vice Provost for Research, Professor, Associate Director for Population Science and Cancer Disparity
Brandon Mahal, MD - Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology, Assistant Director of Community Outreach and Engagement
University of Miami Richter Library
Abraham Kaleo Parrish, MA, MLIS - GIS Services Librarian, University of Miami Richter Library
Department of Geography and Regional Studies
Justin Stoler, PhD, MPH - Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Regional Studies, Department of Public Health Sciences; Faculty Scholar, Abess Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy (2019-2020)
