Our Team

Investigators

  • Headshot of David Chae

    David Chae, Sc.D., M.A

    Associate Professor in the Department of Social, Behavioral, and Population Sciences, Director of the Society, Health, and Racial Equity (SHARE) Lab, & Associate Dean for Research at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine

  • Headshot of Michael Cunningham

    Michael Cunningham, Ph.D.

    Professor in the Department of Psychology and Africana Studies & Associate Provost for Graduate Studies and Research at Tulane University

  • Headshot of Thomas LaVeist

    Thomas A. LaVeist, Ph.D.

    Dean and Weatherhead Presidential Chair in Health Equity at the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine

  • Headshot of Amanda Lewis

    Amanda Lewis, Ph.D., M.A.

    Distinguished Professor of Black Studies and Sociology & Director of the Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy (IRRPP) at the University of Illinois at Chicago

  • Headshot of Elizabeth Reed

    Elizabeth Reed, Sc.D., M.P.H

    Associate Professor in the Department of Global Health at San Diego State University & Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Diego

  • Headshot of Onnie Rogers

    Onnie Rogers, Ph.D.

    Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology & Director of the DICE (Development of Identity and Intersectionality in Cultural Environments) Lab at Northwestern University

  • Headshot of Margie Skeer

    Margie Skeer, Sc.D., M.P.H., M.S.W

    Weiner Hailey Family Professor in the Department of Public Health and Community Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine

Research Staff

  • Kara Chung

    Doctoral Student in the Department of Social, Behavioral, and Population Sciences at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine

  • Nomin Bayandalai

    Nomin is a second year Master’s of Public Health student, concentrating in Maternal and Child Health. She is originally from Mongolia, but grew up in Arlington, Virginia. Her interests include health equity, human rights, disparities in maternal and infant mortality, and reproductive health. She also loves watching movies, cooking, and traveling.

  • Danielle Houston

    Danielle is a second year Master’s of Public Health student in the Department of Social, Behavioral, and Population Sciences earning a degree in Community Health Sciences. Originally from southern California, she is excited to experience the culture of New Orleans for a short while.

  • Alison Hurwitz, M.P.H.

    Alison recently graduated with a Master’s of Public Health in Health Policy. She is interested in improving health outcomes by creating policies and programs that increase the accessibility and affordability of healthcare for all. She grew up in Southern California and in her free time she enjoys going on runs and trying new restaurants.

  • Alana Neuman, M.S.W.

    Alana is a second year Master’s of Public Health student and a recent graduate of the Master’s of Social Work program at Tulane.

  • Kimberly Wallace

    Kimberly is a second year Master’s of Public Health student in Community Health Sciences with a Graduate Certificate in Disaster Management and Resilience. Her interests include how we can create community-oriented, sustainable health interventions and programs. She was raised in Connecticut, but spent her young adult life in Boston.