Internal Advisory Committee
IAC co-Chairs:
LaMonica Stewart, PhD
Interim Associate Dean, School of Graduate Studies and Research
Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Cancer Biology, Neuroscience, and Pharmacology
Meharry Medical College
lstewart@mmc.edu
Consuelo Wilkins, MD, MSCI
Professor of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Vice President for Health Equity, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Associate Dean for Health Equity, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Co-Director, Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research
consuelo.h.wilkins@meharry-vanderbilt.org
IAC voting members:
Kimberly Dahlman, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Innovative Translational Research Shared Resource
Leader, Integrated Science Courses
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
kim.dahlman@vumc.org
Jennifer Cunningham-Erves, PhD, MPH
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Meharry Medical College
jerves@mmc.edu
Debra Friedman, MD
E. Bronson Ingram Chair in Pediatric Oncology
Professor of Pediatrics,
Director, Division of Hematology-Oncology
Vanderbilt University
Co-Leader, Cancer Control and Prevention Program
Associate Director, Center Community Science and Health Outcomes
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer
debra.l.friedman@vumc.edu
J. Shawn Goodwin, PhD
Associate Professor
Director, Morphology Core
Coordinator, Fundamentals of Neuroscience Course
Department of Biochemistry, Cancer Biology, Neuroscience, and Pharmacology
Meharry Medical College
jgoodwin@mmc.edu
Oscar Miller, PhD
Department Head & Professor, Department of Sociology
Tennessee State University
omiller@tnstate.edu
Kushal Patel, PhD
Professor, Department of Public Health, Health Admin, and Health Sciences
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Tennessee State University
kpatel1@tnstate.edu
Maureen Sanderson, MPH, RD, PhD
Professor, Family & Community Medicine
Meharry Medical College
msanderson@mmc.edu
Rebecca Selove, PhD, MPH
Research Associate Professor, Center for Prevention Research
Tennessee State University
rselove@tnstate.edu
Sarah Suiter, PhD
Director, Community Development & Action M.Ed. Program
Associate Professor, Human & Organizational Development
Affiliate Faculty, Center for Biomedical Ethics & Society
Affiliate Faculty, Institute for Global Health
Vanderbilt University
sarah.v.suiter@vanderbilt.edu