Dr. Stephanie Baker is an Associate Professor of Public Health Studies at Elon University and Co-founder & Curator of the Health Equity & Racism (H.E.R.) Lab. She earned a PhD in Health Behavior from the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, and her bachelor’s in psychology and master of science in physical therapy both from Washington University – St. Louis. Her research interests include social determinants of racial health equity, community-based participatory research, and using a racial equity and antiracism lens to understand and address health inequities. Dr. Baker partners with several grassroots and community organizations including the Greensboro Health Disparities Collaborative in Greensboro, NC to address racial inequities in breast and lung cancer treatment and is an organizer and trainer with the Racial Equity Institute.

Highlighted Work:

• Article: “Expanding the Reach of an Evidence-Based, System-Level, Racial Equity Intervention: Translating ACCURE to the Maternal Healthcare and Education Systems”, Frontiers in Public Health
• Article: “Antiracism Organizing for Culture and Institutional Change in Cancer Care”, APHA Press
• Book Chapter: “Partnership, Transparency, and Accountability: Changing Systems to Enhance Racial Equity in Cancer Care and Outcomes”, Community-Based Participatory Research for Health: Advancing Social and Health Equity
  

Lizzie Biddle resides, works, plays, and organizes in Greensboro, North Carolina. For a decade, Lizzie has been involved in local organizing as a member of the Greensboro Health Disparities Collaborative, a community-based participatory research (CBPR) group based on antiracism principles, and the Guilford Anti-Racism Alliance, an anti-racist, information-sharing, collaborative, discussion-and-action group. After ten years of providing social services to immigrants and refugees, Lizzie joined the Racial Equity Institute as a trainer in the summer of 2018. Alongside her colleagues, Lizzie trains nationally on the historic and present realities of race and racism. She holds a Master of Arts in Peace and Conflict Studies from UNC Greensboro.

Highlighted Work:

• Report: “A Case Study in Anti-Racist Organizing: Closing Healthcare Disparities in Greensboro by Focusing on Structural Racism”
• Article: “Racism: Science & Tools for the Public Health Professional“, APHA Press
• Article: “A Multi-faceted Intervention Aimed at Black-White Disparities in the Treatment of Early stage Cancers: The ACCURE Pragmatic Quality Improvement Trial”, APHA Press

Crystal Dixon, MPH, MA is an Associate Professor of the Practice in the Department of Health and Exercise Science at Wake Forest University and is a collaborating faculty member in the African American Studies program. Dixon’s research and scholarship explores the intersection of environmental racism, sustainability, and public health. She serves as a Governing Councilor of the Environment section in the American Public Health Association. Dixon has contributed to research funded by the National Institutes of Health, NASA, and has co-authored various publications. As the Founder of Mango Consulting, Dixon educates companies on the value of sustainable practices and public health. Dixon currently serves on the Board of Directors for The Partnership Project and CleanAire NC.

Highlighted Work:

• Article: “Expanding the Reach of an Evidence-Based, System-Level, Racial Equity Intervention: Translating ACCURE to the Maternal Healthcare and Education Systems,” Frontiers in Public Health
• Award: “Contributions to Diversity and Inclusion,” UNC Greensboro
• Book Chapter: “Health Care: Antiracism Organizing for Culture and Institutional Change in Cancer Care,” Racism: Science and Tools for the Public Health Professional

The Greensboro Health Disparities Collaborative (GHDC) is a community-based participatory research (CBPR) group based on antiracism principles. The GHDC ​establishes structures and processes that respond to, empower and facilitate communities in defining and resolving issues related to disparities in health.

Website: https://greensborohealth.org/index.html

The mission of the Health Equity and Racism (H.E.R) Lab is to intentionally and systematically center the analysis of “race” and racism as the main contributors to health inequities and to utilize an antiracist approach to research and science as an organizing tool to advocate and act for a more equitable society.

Website: https://www.herlab.org/

The Institute for Healing Justice & Equity (the Institute or IHJE) aims to eliminate disparities caused by systemic oppression and to improve individual and community health and well-being through systems change and deep community partnership. As part of these core goals, IHJE created a panel of content experts, community advocates, and organizations called the Anti-Racism Consortium. Each consortium member has a history of working to:

• develop and advocate for anti-racist health policy;
• address the root causes of health inequities; and
• develop programs and interventions that address multiple levels of medical racism, structural racism in health and the health care system.

In the Critical Futures podcast series, Consortium members describe their work and perspectives related to anti-racist health policy as well as structural racism in the healthcare system. These interviews are also conducted with a community partner that the members have worked alongside — with the goal of highlighting how to deeply work with community in a way that shares power and that moves us all towards liberation.