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social psychiatrist and professor of urban policy and health at The New School
Mindy Thompson Fullilove, MD, LFAPA, Hon AIA, is a social psychiatrist and professor of urban policy and health at The New School. She completed her AB at Bryn Mawr College, and MS and MD at Columbia University. She is board-certified in psychiatry, having completed residency in psychiatry at New York Hospital-Westchester Division and Montefiore Hospital. She is a professor of urban policy and health at The New School. She has published over 100 scientific papers and eight books, including her highly regarded urban restoration trilogy, Root Shock, Urban Alchemy and Main Street.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, HEALTH CARE EDUCATION AND TRAINING, INC.
Abby Hunt is an IRL Cohort 2 community partner alumni and the Executive Director at Health Care Education and Training (HCET) based in Indianapolis, IN. For over 20 years, Ms. Hunt has worked to improve individual, family, and community health through service learning and the design, implementation, and evaluation of evidence based sexual/reproductive health services and programs across the Midwest. A self-described “implementation practitioner”, Abby has worked in a community-academic partnership for over 12 years to manage and evaluate trauma informed positive youth development, teen pregnancy prevention, and STD/HIV prevention programs in close collaboration with communities. The IRL fellowship was an incredibly impactful experience in her career and she will bring her belief in the power of community/research partnership to the NAC. Abby is also the parent of three boys and strongly believes in reading and writing early and often, getting outside and unstructured, and working to center reproductive and sexual health as a priority in all spaces impacting youth, families, and communities.
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF HEALTH COMMUNITIES, THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT
Anthony Iton is the Senior Vice President of Health Communities at The California Endowment. His primary focus includes the health of disadvantaged populations and the contributions of race, class, wealth, education, geography, and employment to health status. Dr. Iton oversees the organization’s 10-year, multi-million-dollar statewide commitment to advance policies and forge partnerships to build healthy communities and a healthy California. Dr. Iton holds a Bachelor of Science in Neurophysiology from McGill University, Juris Doctor from the University of California, Berkeley, and Medical Degree from Johns Hopkins University.
Professor and Assistant Head of the Psychology Department at the University of Cincinnati
Dr. Farrah Jacquez is a Professor and Assistant Head of the Psychology Department at the University of Cincinnati. Following graduate training in clinical psychology at the University of Notre Dame and Vanderbilt University and postdoctoral training in pediatric psychology at the University of Miami School of Medicine, she honed her focus on community-engaged approaches to health equity and broadening participation in science and research. Together with community partners, she has secured funding through NIH, RWJF, and Americorps for research impacting community health. Dr. Jacquez is Co-Director of Community Engagement for the Center for Clinical and Translational Science and Training (CCTST), Co-Editor of the Journal of Participatory Research Methods, and serves on the Board of Directors for Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH).
DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND PSYCHIATRY, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, DENVER
Spero Manson is a Distinguished Professor of Public Health and Psychiatry, directs the Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health, and occupies the Colorado Trust Chair in American Indian Health in the School of Public Health at the University of Colorado, Denver. His research focuses on the assessment, epidemiology, treatment, and prevention of physical, alcohol, drug, as well as mental health problems over the developmental lifespan of Native people. Dr. Manson is widely acknowledged as one of the nation’s leading authorities in regards to Indian and Native health. Dr. Manson holds a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from the University of Washington and a Master of Arts and Doctorate in Anthropology from the University of Minnesota.
DIRECTOR OF HEALTH DISPARITIES INSTITUTE AT UCONN HEALTH
Wizdom Powell is Director of the Health Disparities Institute and Associate Professor of Psychiatry at UConn Health. Formerly, Dr. Powell was Associate Professor at Health Behavior at UNC-Chapel Hill’s Gillings School of Global Public Health and Research Associate Professor in UNC’s Department of Social Medicine. Dr. Powell also served as Associate Director of the Center for Health Equity Research, faculty member at UNC’s Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Director of the UNC’s Men’s Health Research Lab. In 2011-2012, she was appointed by President Obama to serve as a White House Fellow to Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta. In this role she provided subject matter expertise on Military Mental Health (e.g., PTSD, Suicide, and Military Sexual Trauma). Her community-based research focuses on of the role of modern racism and gender norms on African American male health outcomes and healthcare inequities. Read more about Dr. Powell.
SENIOR FELLOW, POLICYLINK
Victor Rubin is Senior Fellow at PolicyLink, a national nonprofit institute for policy change. He leads, designs, and conducts knowledge-building activities to create a strong research base for PolicyLink. Dr. Rubin is an urban planner with broad experience in community development, education, and social policy and has guided PolicyLink analyses on the issues that include infrastructure, economic growth, healthy communities, and youth development. Dr. Rubin holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Chicago and a Master of City Planning and a Doctorate in Planning from the University of California, Berkeley.
HEALTH PSYCHOLOGIST AND PROFESSOR OF PEDIATRICS, SEATTLE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL AND UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Brian Saelens is a Health Psychologist and Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Seattle Children’s Hospital and the University of Washington School of Medicine. He conducts research in environmental influences on physical activity and eating behaviors and on the psychosocial factors that influence individual choice for weight-related behaviors, which includes examining how the neighborhood environment impacts weight status, physical activity and dietary behaviors across the lifespan. Dr. Saelens holds a Bachelor of Arts from Cornell University and Doctorate in Clinical/Health Psychology from State University of New York at Buffalo.
VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNITY INITIATIVES, NEIGHBORWORKS AMERICA
As Vice President of Community Initiatives, Paul Singh leads NeighborWorks America’s support for comprehensive community development efforts that build vibrant local communities that provide equitable opportunities for people to thrive. Singh oversees the Stable Communities, Community Building and Engagement, Rural and Healthy Homes and Communities Initiatives and the work of these teams to elevate and strengthen local practice through grant making, technical assistance, capacity building, peer-to-peer learning, demonstration projects, stakeholder convenings, and research.
Prior to joining NeighborWorks in 2012, Singh was a Program Officer at LISC where he managed multiple programs delivering technical assistance and training to nonprofits. Singh got his start in community development at Historic Saint Paul, a nonprofit dedicated to preserving the historic character of his hometown of St. Paul, Minnesota. He has a Masters in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Minnesota and an undergraduate degree from Macalester College.
