Race

Public health equity task force

I chair a committee in our department. We are planning data collection and codifying some procedures to assist equity.

CA-LINC: A Culturally Adapted Care Coordination Suicide Detection and Intervention Model for Black Youth

Suicide detection and intervention model for black youth (NIH grant proposal)

Peer Guide Program

The Peer Guide program is a leadership opportunity for Belk College students designed to support the recruitment and success of undergraduate Belk College students, particularly underrepresented student populations. Peer Guides provide support to the Niblock Student...

Research Project (In progress): Racial Identity

This research project is a collaboration with researchers at Rice University and Michigan State University exploring a process model of resilience for minorities who have experienced race-based identity threat and/or identity trauma in the workplace.

Financial Aid and Scholarship Resources

Education Abroad provides students with advising and resources to utilize their UNC Charlotte financial aid, leverage their scholarship eligibility for both internal and external scholarships, and identify specific scholarships external to campus that can assist...

Know Before You Go Workshop Series

The series will consist of five interactive workshops and a final presentation event. The five workshop topics are Financial Literacy, Social Justice, Sustainability, Intercultural Competence, and Career Development. Each workshop will explore the designated topic...

Race and Ethnicity Resources

Racial and ethnic perceptions and experiences vary by culture and country. The racial and ethnic makeup of a student’s host country may be very different from what they are used to at home and their own race or ethnicity may be categorized and treated differently as...

DEI Summer Bookclub

This initiative aims to focus on various diversity-related themes by choosing a book and gathering for a small group discussion. Last summer we gathered in the botanical garden.

Race and Social Justice Working Groups

Taking our cue from the Movement for Black Lives, our first priority is to dismantle anti-Black racism, which is reflected in the action plan attached. Expanding upon this, we aim to (1) identify and break down barriers to full participation of women/historically...

Equity Task Force

Assembled a group of our diverse faculty to determine how the PHS unit should move forward in terms of equity initiatives. It is entirely faculty driven.