Antiracism and Health Equity

Antiracism and health equity-focused public health research is crucial because systemic racism drives significant health disparities for marginalized communities. SPH action-focused, community-engaged research helps address these inequities, ensuring equitable healthcare access and a healthier, more just society.

Faculty List
katherine arlinghaus
Katherine Hendel, PhD, MS, RD
Assistant Professor
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Specialty Areas:
Antiracism and Health Equity ◦ Chronic Disease Causes and Prevention ◦ Mental Health and Cognition
Zinzi Bailey
Zinzi D. Bailey, ScD, MSPH
Associate Professor
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Specialty Areas:
Aging ◦ Antiracism and Health Equity ◦ Cancer ◦ Chronic Disease Causes and Prevention ◦ Health Policy, Systems, and Management ◦ Substance Use
timothy beebe
Timothy Beebe, PhD
James A. Hamilton Professor of Healthcare Management
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Specialty Areas:
Antiracism and Health Equity ◦ Data Science and Research Methods ◦ Health Policy, Systems, and Management ◦ Mental Health and Cognition ◦ Substance Use
Assistant Professor School of Public Health Katie Berry University of Minnesota
Kaitlyn Berry, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
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Specialty Areas:
Antiracism and Health Equity ◦ Chronic Disease Causes and Prevention ◦ Mothers, Children, and Families
Zobeida Bonilla
Zobeida Bonilla, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor
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Specialty Areas:
Antiracism and Health Equity ◦ Data Science and Research Methods ◦ Mothers, Children, and Families
Ann Brearley
Ann Brearley, PhD
Associate Professor
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Specialty Areas:
Antiracism and Health Equity ◦ Data Science and Research Methods
Dana Carroll
Dana Carroll, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor
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Specialty Areas:
Antiracism and Health Equity ◦ Cancer ◦ Chronic Disease Causes and Prevention ◦ Environment and Hazardous Exposures ◦ Substance Use
Janette Dill
Janette Dill, PhD
Associate Professor
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Specialty Areas:
Antiracism and Health Equity ◦ Health Policy, Systems, and Management
Lynn Eberly
Lynn Eberly, PhD
Professor and Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
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Specialty Areas:
Aging ◦ Antiracism and Health Equity ◦ Chronic Disease Causes and Prevention ◦ Data Science and Research Methods ◦ Mental Health and Cognition
Eva Enns
Eva Enns, PhD
Associate Professor
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Specialty Areas:
Antiracism and Health Equity ◦ Data Science and Research Methods ◦ Global Health ◦ Infectious Diseases
Andrew Fenelon
Andrew Fenelon, PhD
Associate Professor
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Specialty Areas:
Aging ◦ Antiracism and Health Equity ◦ Health Policy, Systems, and Management
Simone French
Simone French, PhD
Professor
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Specialty Areas:
Antiracism and Health Equity ◦ Chronic Disease Causes and Prevention ◦ Environment and Hazardous Exposures ◦ Food and Nutrition ◦ Health Policy, Systems, and Management ◦ Mothers, Children, and Families
Linda Frizzell
Linda Bane Frizzell, PhD
Associate Professor
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Specialty Areas:
Aging ◦ Antiracism and Health Equity ◦ Chronic Disease Causes and Prevention ◦ Environment and Hazardous Exposures ◦ Genomics, Proteomics, and Metabolomics ◦ Global Health ◦ Health Policy, Systems, and Management ◦ Mental Health and Cognition
Sarah Gollust
Sarah Gollust, PhD
Professor
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Specialty Areas:
Antiracism and Health Equity ◦ Health Policy, Systems, and Management
Stuart Grande
Stuart W. Grande, PhD, MPA
Associate Professor
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Specialty Areas:
Antiracism and Health Equity
Weihau Guan
Weihua Guan, PhD
Professor
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Specialty Areas:
Antiracism and Health Equity ◦ Chronic Disease Causes and Prevention ◦ Data Science and Research Methods ◦ Genomics, Proteomics, and Metabolomics
Rachel Hardeman
Rachel Hardeman, PhD, MPH
Professor and Blue Cross Endowed Professor of Health and Racial Equity
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Specialty Areas:
Antiracism and Health Equity ◦ Data Science and Research Methods ◦ Health Policy, Systems, and Management ◦ Mothers, Children, and Families
Carrie Henning-Smith
Carrie Henning-Smith, PhD, MPH, MSW
Associate Professor
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Specialty Areas:
Antiracism and Health Equity ◦ Health Policy, Systems, and Management
Kyle Hill
Kyle X. Hill, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
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Specialty Areas:
Antiracism and Health Equity ◦ Chronic Disease Causes and Prevention ◦ Environment and Hazardous Exposures ◦ Global Health ◦ Mental Health and Cognition ◦ Substance Use
Tran Huynh
Trân Huỳnh, PhD, CIH
Associate Professor
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Specialty Areas:
Antiracism and Health Equity ◦ Environment and Hazardous Exposures ◦ Global Health ◦ Health Policy, Systems, and Management
Patricia Jewett
Patricia Jewett, PhD
Assistant Professor
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Specialty Areas:
Antiracism and Health Equity ◦ Cancer ◦ Data Science and Research Methods ◦ Environment and Hazardous Exposures ◦ Mental Health and Cognition
Rhonda Jones-Webb
Rhonda Jones-Webb, PhD
Professor
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Specialty Areas:
Antiracism and Health Equity ◦ Environment and Hazardous Exposures ◦ Global Health ◦ Health Policy, Systems, and Management ◦ Substance Use
J'Mag Karbeah
J'Mag Karbeah, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
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Specialty Areas:
Antiracism and Health Equity ◦ Mothers, Children, and Families
Katy Kozhimannil
Katy B. Kozhimannil, PhD, MPA
Distinguished McKnight University Professor
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Specialty Areas:
Antiracism and Health Equity ◦ Health Policy, Systems, and Management ◦ Mental Health and Cognition ◦ Mothers, Children, and Families
Melissa Laska
Melissa Laska, PhD, RD
Distinguished McKnight University Professor
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Specialty Areas:
Antiracism and Health Equity ◦ Chronic Disease Causes and Prevention ◦ Food and Nutrition
Pamela Lutsey
Pamela Lutsey, PhD, MPH
Professor
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Specialty Areas:
Aging ◦ Antiracism and Health Equity ◦ Chronic Disease Causes and Prevention ◦ Food and Nutrition ◦ Mental Health and Cognition
Manka Nkimbeng
Manka Nkimbeng, PhD, MPH, BSN
Assistant Professor
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Specialty Areas:
Aging ◦ Antiracism and Health Equity ◦ Chronic Disease Causes and Prevention
Paige Nong
Paige Nong, PhD
Assistant Professor
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Specialty Areas:
Antiracism and Health Equity ◦ Health Policy, Systems, and Management
Theresa Osypuk
Theresa L. Osypuk, SD
Professor
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Specialty Areas:
Antiracism and Health Equity ◦ Environment and Hazardous Exposures ◦ Health Policy, Systems, and Management ◦ Mental Health and Cognition ◦ Mothers, Children, and Families
Tess Peterson
Tess Peterson, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
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Specialty Areas:
Aging ◦ Antiracism and Health Equity ◦ Chronic Disease Causes and Prevention ◦ Data Science and Research Methods ◦ Genomics, Proteomics, and Metabolomics ◦ Global Health ◦ Infectious Diseases
Harrison Quick
Harrison Quick, PhD, MS
Associate Professor
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Specialty Areas:
Antiracism and Health Equity ◦ Data Science and Research Methods
J. Sunil Rao
J. Sunil Rao, PhD
Professor
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Specialty Areas:
Antiracism and Health Equity ◦ Cancer ◦ Chronic Disease Causes and Prevention ◦ Data Science and Research Methods
Ken Resnicow
Ken Resnicow, PhD
Professor
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Specialty Areas:
Antiracism and Health Equity ◦ Cancer ◦ Chronic Disease Causes and Prevention ◦ Food and Nutrition
B.R. Simon Rosser
B.R. Simon Rosser, PhD, MPH
Professor
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Specialty Areas:
Aging ◦ Antiracism and Health Equity ◦ Cancer ◦ Chronic Disease Causes and Prevention ◦ Global Health ◦ Infectious Diseases ◦ Mental Health and Cognition ◦ Substance Use
Tetyana Shippee
Tetyana Shippee, PhD
Professor
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Specialty Areas:
Aging ◦ Antiracism and Health Equity ◦ Data Science and Research Methods ◦ Health Policy, Systems, and Management ◦ Mental Health and Cognition
Marta Shore
Marta Shore
Lecturer
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Specialty Areas:
Antiracism and Health Equity ◦ Data Science and Research Methods
Kumi Smith
M. Kumi Smith, PhD
Associate Professor
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Specialty Areas:
Antiracism and Health Equity ◦ Chronic Disease Causes and Prevention ◦ Infectious Diseases ◦ Substance Use
Drissa M. Toure
Drissa M. Toure, MD, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
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Specialty Areas:
Antiracism and Health Equity ◦ Global Health ◦ Health Policy, Systems, and Management ◦ Mothers, Children, and Families
Rachel Widome
Rachel Widome, PhD
Professor
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Specialty Areas:
Antiracism and Health Equity ◦ Health Policy, Systems, and Management ◦ Substance Use
Ivan Wu
Ivan Wu, PhD
Assistant Professor
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Specialty Areas:
Antiracism and Health Equity ◦ Cancer ◦ Data Science and Research Methods ◦ Environment and Hazardous Exposures
Xiao Zang
Xiao Zang, PhD
Assistant Professor
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Specialty Areas:
Antiracism and Health Equity ◦ Chronic Disease Causes and Prevention ◦ Data Science and Research Methods ◦ Health Policy, Systems, and Management ◦ Substance Use