MEET THE BOARD
President's Executive Leadership Team
Kristin Z. Black, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Department of Health Education and Promotion
East Carolina University
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Research Consultant
ResearchTalk, Inc.
Greenville, NC
Tiffany N. Ford, PhD, MPH
Brittney Francis, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Community Health Sciences
University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health
Chicago, IL
Health and Human Rights Fellow
FXB Center for Health and Human Rights
David E. Bell Fellow
Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies
Boston, MA
PRESIDENT, 2023-2024
PRESIDENT-ELECT, 2023-2024
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT, 2023-2024
Kelechi Ibe-Lambert, PhD, MPH
SECRETARY, 2023-2024
Clinical Associate Professor
Community Health Sciences
University of Illinois Chicago School of Public Health
Chicago, IL
DaRel M. Barksdale, DrPH, MPH
TREASURER, 2023-2024
Scientific Program Manager
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NIH/NHLBI)
Mitchellville, MD
*Dr. Barksdale is serving in his personal capacity
SAAPHI Board Members
Paris (AJ) Adkins-Jackson, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Departments of Epidemiology and Sociomedical Sciences
Mailman School of Public Health
Columbia University
New York, NY
Stephanie L. Baker, PhD, MS, PT
Associate Professor and Department Chair
Public Health Studies Department
Elon University
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Principal
Stephanie L. Baker Consulting
Durham, NC
Asia M. Carter, MPH
Capacity Building and Engagement Associate
The Center for Science in the Public Interest
Dallas, TX
Kia L. Davis, ScD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Department of Surgery
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO
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Khaliah Fleming, EdD, MPH, CHES®
Executive Director
National CMV Foundation
Tampa, FL
Sula Hood, PhD, MPH
Senior Research Scientist
RTI International
Durham, NC
Courtney Mcmillian, MPH
Sex Educator + Research Coordinator
NC Community Engagement Alliance (NC CEAL)
Durham, NC
Patsy Polston, MSPH, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Health Behavior
Gillings School of Global Public Health
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
*All Board Members are volunteers serving in their personal capacity.