Our Team
Executive Director
Jacquelyn Y. Taylor, PhD, PNP-BC, FAHA, FAAN
Columbia University School of Nursing
Helen F. Pettit Professor of Nursing
Director, Center for Research on People of Color
Affiliate Members
Suzanne B. Bakken, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACMI
Columbia University School of Nursing
Professor of Biomedical Informatics
Alumni Professor of the School of Nursing
Director, Center for Precision in Symptom Self-Management (PriSSM)
Director, Reducing Health Disparities Through Informatics Training Program
Veronica Barcelona, PhD, MSN, MPH, RN, PHNA-BC
Columbia University School of Nursing
Assistant Professor of Nursing, Nursing Scholarship & Research
Billy Caceres, PhD, RN, AGPCNP-BC
Columbia University School of Nursing
Assistant Professor of Nursing
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Aravinda Chakravarti, PhD
New York University School of Nursing
Professor, Institute for Systems Genetics
Professor, Department of Genetics
Muriel G. and George W. Singer Professor of Neuroscience and Physiology
Director, Center for Human Genetics and Genomics
Elizabeth J. Corwin, PhD, RN, FAAN
Columbia University School of Nursing
Anna C. Maxwell Professor of Nursing Research
Vice Dean, Strategic and Innovative Research
Tonda L. Hughes, PhD, RN, FAAN
Columbia University School of Nursing
Henrik H. Bendixen Professor of International Nursing (in Psychiatry)
Associate Dean, Global Health
Paule V. Joseph Ph.D, MS, FNP-BC, CTN-B
National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Lasker Clinical Investigator
Marcella Nunez-Smith, MD, MHS
Yale School of Medicine
Associate Professor of Medicine (General Medicine)
Associate Professor of Epidemiology (Chronic Diseases)
Founding Director, Equity Research and Innovation Center
Director, Center for Research Engagement
Deputy Director, Yale Center for Clinical Investigation
Director, Pozen-Commwealth Fund Fellowship in Health Equity Leadership
Associate Dean, Health Equity Research
Yan V. Sun, PhD, MS
Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
Associate Professor of Epidemiology
Patricia W. Stone, PhD, RN, FAAN
Columbia University School of Nursing
Centennial Professor of Health Policy in the Faculty of Nursing
Director, Center for Health Policy
Vivian Taylor, EdD
Columbia University School of Nursing
Associate Dean for Diversity and Cultural Affairs
Support Staff
Laura Prescott, MA
Project Manager
Stephanie Potts-Thompson, MPH
Research Coordinator