Advisory Boards

Internal Advisory Board
National Advisory Panel

Internal Advisory Board

Carmen R. Green, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiolog
Associate Professor, Health Management and Policy
Director, Health Disparities Research Program, Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research
Director, Pain Medicine Research
Attending Physician, Back and Pain Center
Department of Anesthesiology
University of Michigan
Email:carmeng@med.umich.edu
Dr. Greens’ web page » »

David Gordon, MD
Professor of Pathology
Associate Dean Diversity and Career Development, University of Michigan Medical School
Email: dgordon@umich.edu
Dr. Gordon’s web page

James House, PhD
Professor of Sociology, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
Research Professor, Institute for Social Research
University of Michigan
Email: jimhouse@umich.edu
Dr. House’s web page

Paula Lantz, PhD
Professor and Chair, Department of Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health
Research Professor, Institute for Social Research
University of Michigan
Email: plantz@umich.edu
Dr. Plantz’ web page

Harold Neighbors, PhD
Professor of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health
Director, Center for Research Ethnicity Culture and Health
Director, Program for Research on Black Americans
Research Professor, Institute for Social Research
University of Michigan
Email: woodyn@umich.edu
Dr. Neighbors’ web page

Marvin Parnes PhD
Associate Vice President for Research, Executive Director, Division of Research Development & Administration
University of Michigan
Email: mgparnes@umich.edu

Antonia Villarruel PhD, RN
FAAN Professor of Nursing, University of Michigan Nursing School
Director, MESA Center for Health Disparities, University of Michigan
Email: avillarr@umich.edu
Dr. Villarruel’s web page

Evelyn Walker, MD
Medical Director, Field Office, Jackson Heart Study
Jackson State University
Email: ewalker@ccaix.jsums.edu

Marinelle Payton, MD, PhD, MS, MPH
Assistant Dean for Research and Program Development
Principal Investigator and Director
Institute of Epidemiology and Health Services Research and Center of Excellence in Minority Health
Jackson State University, College of Public Service, School Health Sciences
Email: marinelle.payton@jsums.edu
Dr. Payton's web page

National Advisory Panel

Diane Brown, PhD
Professor and Executive Director, Institute for Elimination of Health Disparities
School of Public Health
University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey
Dr. Brown’s web page

John Flack, MD, MPH
Interim Chair, Department of Internal Medicine
Principal Investigator, Center for Urban and African American Health
Professor and Associate Chairman for Academic Affairs–Chief Quality Officer and Division Chief Translational Research and Clinical Epidemiology
Department of Internal Medicine
Wayne State University
Dr. Flack’s web page

Helen Hazuda, PhD
Professor of Medicine
University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
Dr. Hazuda's web page

Sherman James, PhD
Susan B. King Professor of Public Policy Studies
Duke University
Dr. James' web page

Charles Rotimi, PhD
Director, NIH Intramural Center for Genomics and Health Disparities
Dr. Rotimi’s web page