Faculty Associates

About CEMHD’s Faculty Associates

The Center for the Elimination of Minority Health Disparities (CEMHD) offers faculty associate status to faculty members from UAlbany and other institutions whose research interests are consistent with our mission.  

Faculty associates may receive the following benefits:

  • Letters of support to funders for research projects that align with CEMHD's mission
  • Assistance with making connections with potential community research partners
  • Opportunities to disseminate their research via CEMHD’s website and social media channels

Faculty associates also receive regular information on CEMHD workshops and speakers, and external funding opportunities.

To request consideration to become a faculty associate, please email your CV and a statement explaining how your research interests align with CEMHD’s mission to [email protected].

 

CEHMD Faculty Associates

ualbany

Rukhsana Ahmed


Professor
College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Communication

Rukhsana Ahmed

Elise Andaya


Associate Professor of Anthropology; Affiliated Faculty for Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Department of Anthropology

Elise Andaya

Allison A. Appleton


Associate Professor, Department Chair
College of Integrated Health Sciences, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics

Dr. Appleton smiles at the camera

James Boswell


Associate Professor, Area Head, Director of Clinical Training
Department of Psychology, Psychological Services Center

James Boswell

Christine T. Bozlak


Associate Professor
College of Integrated Health Sciences, Department of Health Policy, Management and Behavior

Dr. Bozlak smiles at the camera, wearing a white shirt and a grey blazer.

Jennifer Burrell


Associate Professor
Department of Anthropology, Department of Africana, Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies

Jennifer Burrell

David O. Carpenter


Professor
College of Integrated Health Sciences, Department of Environmental Health Sciences

Dr. Carpenter smiles at the camera

Klaus Cavalhieri


Assistant Professor
Department of Educational & Counseling Psychology, School of Education, Psychological Services Center

Klaus Cavalhieri

Pinka Chatterji


Professor
Department of Economics

Pinka Chatterji

Sridar V. Chittur


Research Associate Professor
College of Integrated Health Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences

Portrait of Sridar.

James Collins


Professor Emeritus
Department of Anthropology

James Collins

Dev Dalal


Associate Professor
Department of Psychology

Dev Dalal

Lindsey Disney


Assistant Professor
College of Integrated Health Sciences, School of Social Welfare

Lindsey Disney headshot

Marlese Durr


Faculty Associate
Center for the Elimination of Minority Health Disparities (CEMHD)

Beth J. Feingold


Associate Professor
College of Integrated Health Sciences, Department of Environmental Health Sciences

Dr. Feingold smiles at the camera.

Ricky Fortune


Emeritus Professor
School of Social Welfare

Ricky Fortune

Ashley M. Fox


Associate Professor, Undergraduate Program Director
Department of Public Administration & Policy, International Affairs, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

Ashley Fox

Myrna L. Friedlander


Professor and Director of Doctoral Training, Counseling Psychology
Department of Educational & Counseling Psychology, School of Education, Psychological Services Center

Myrna L. Friedlander

Samantha Friedman


Professor
Department of Sociology

Samantha Friedman

Mia V. Gallo


Associate Director of Operations and Research; Research Scientist
Center for the Elimination of Minority Health Disparities (CEMHD), Department of Anthropology

Mia V. Gallo

Annis Golden


Associate Professor
Department of Communication

Annis Golden

Angela N. Hackstadt


Subject Librarian for Political Science, Public Administration, Public Policy, & Law
Minority Health Disparities

Angela N. Hackstadt

Julia F. Hastings


Associate Professor
College of Integrated Health Sciences, Department of Health Policy, Management and Behavior, School of Social Welfare

Julia F. Hastings

Akiko S. Hosler


Associate Professor & Graduate Program Director
College of Integrated Health Sciences, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics

A portrait of Akiko Hosler.

Youqin Huang


Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Success; Professor
Provost's Office, Department of Geography & Planning

Youqin Huang

Lani V. Jones


Professor
College of Integrated Health Sciences, School of Social Welfare, Department of Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies

Lani Jones

Janine M. Jurkowski


Professor, Department Chair
College of Integrated Health Sciences, Department of Health Policy, Management and Behavior

Janine M. Jurkowski

Archana Krishnan


Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Communication

Archana Krishnan

Kajal Lahiri


Distinguished Professor
Department of Economics, College of Integrated Health Sciences, Department of Health Policy, Management and Behavior

Kajal Lahiri Photo

Benita Law-Diao


Faculty Associate
Center for the Elimination of Minority Health Disparities (CEMHD)

Catherine T. Lawson


Associate Professor and Program Director - Masters of Regional Planning
College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Geography & Planning

Catherine Lawson

Betty Lin


Associate Professor
Department of Psychology, Psychological Services Center

Betty Lin

Rui Li


Interim Chair, Associate Professor and Program Director Geographic Information Science MS
Department of Geography & Planning

Rui-Li

Jennifer Manganello


Interim Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Development; Professor
Provost's Office, Department of Health Policy, Management and Behavior

Jennifer Manganello

Alex Pieterse


Faculty Associate
Center for the Elimination of Minority Health Disparities (CEMHD)

Cornelia Porter


Faculty Associate
Center for the Elimination of Minority Health Disparities (CEMHD)

Deb Privott


Adjunct Professor, Part-Time Lecturer; CAS Assistant Dean for Public Engagement
School of Criminal Justice, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, College of Arts and Sciences

Debernee Privott

Blanca Ramos


Associate Professor
College of Integrated Health Sciences, School of Social Welfare, Department of Africana, Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies

Blanca Ramos headshot

Dina Refki


Clinical Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

Dina Refki

Lawrence M. Schell


Distinguished Professor
Department of Anthropology, College of Integrated Health Sciences, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics

Lawrence M. Schell

Gabriel Schlomer


Associate Professor & Division Director, Educational Psychology and Methodology
Department of Educational & Counseling Psychology, School of Education

Dr. Gabriel Schlomer

Kate W. Strully


Associate Professor
Department of Sociology

Kate W. Strully

Melissa Tracy


Associate Professor
College of Integrated Health Sciences, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics

Dr. Melissa Tracy smiles at the camera.

Tomoko Udo


Associate Professor
College of Integrated Health Sciences, Department of Health Policy, Management and Behavior, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics

Dr. Udo smiles at the camera.

Edward Valachovic


Assistant Professor
College of Integrated Health Sciences, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics

Dr. Valachovic smiles at the camera.

Elizabeth Vásquez


Associate Professor; Director of CEMHD
College of Integrated Health Sciences, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Center for the Elimination of Minority Health Disparities (CEMHD), Department of Africana, Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies

A portrait of Elizabeth Vasquez.

Christine K. Wagner


Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School
Graduate School, Provost's Office

Christine K. Wagner

Barry D. Walston


Faculty Associate
Center for the Elimination of Minority Health Disparities (CEMHD)

Darrell Wheeler


Faculty Associate
Center for the Elimination of Minority Health Disparities (CEMHD)

Dwight C. Williams


Clinical Professor, Emeritus
College of Integrated Health Sciences, Department of Health Policy, Management and Behavior

A portrait of Dwight Williams.

Masahiro Yamamoto


Associate Professor and Department Chair
Department of Communication

Masahiro Yamamoto

Recai Yucel


Adjunct Professor
College of Integrated Health Sciences, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics

Alan Zemel


Associate Professor
Department of Communication

Alan Zemel