The burden of chronic disease disparities is most evident among African American and Hispanic/Latino populations in the southeastern United States. To address these pervasive health inequities, the Southeast Collaborative for Innovative and Equitable Solutions to Chronic Disease Disparities (SCIESCD) brings together expertise at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, University of Miami School of Medicine, and Meharry Medical College to collaboratively develop and implement multi-level interventions. The Center partners with communities and leverages advances in technology and data science to reduce risk factors for and disparities in diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity, and related conditions among African American and Latino populations.
Partner Institutions


Projects
Team
- Consuelo Wilkins, MD, MSCI
Principal Investigator (MPI)
Director, Administrative Core
Member, Data Harmonization Team
Vanderbilt University Medical Center - Nancy Cox, PhD
Principal Investigator (MPI)
Vanderbilt University Medical Center - Stephania Miller-Hughes, PhD, MS, MSCI
Principal Investigator (MPI)
Member, Data Harmonization Team
Meharry Medical College - Roy Weiss, MD, PhD
Principal Investigator (MPI)
University of Miami Health System - Alecia Fair, DrPH
Operations Director
Vanderbilt University Medical Center - Jabári Ichimura
Project Manager, Administrative Core
Member, Project Managers Working Group
Vanderbilt University Medical Center - Alina Kasyanova, MBA
Project Manager
University of Miami Health System - Ana Palacio, MD MPH
Member, Evaluation Team
Member, Data Harmonization Team
University of Miami Health System - Arthur Blank, PhD
Member, Evaluation Team
Albert Einstein College of Medicine - Anil Shanker, PhD
Member, Evaluation Team
Meharry Medical College - Selena Carpenter, MEd
Project Manager
Member, Evaluation Team
Vanderbilt University Medical Center - Fortune Mhlanga, PhD
Member, Data Harmonization Team
Meharry Medical College - Todd Gary, PhD
Member, Data Harmonization Team
Meharry Medical College - Olveen Carrasquillo, MD, MPH
Director, Community Engagement Core
Member, Data Harmonization Team
University of Miami Health System - Paul Harris, PhD, FACMI, FIAHSI
Member, Data Harmonization Team
Vanderbilt University Medical Center - Alex Cheng, PhD
Member, Common Data Elements & Data Harmonization Working Group
Member, Data Harmonization Team
Vanderbilt University Medical Center - Bryan Heckman, PhD
Principal Investigator, Project 1
Member, Data Harmonization Team
Meharry Medical College - Robert Lyle Cooper, PhD
Co-Investigator, Project 1
Member, Data Harmonization Team
Meharry Medical College - Hiliary Tindle, MD, MPH
Co-Investigator, Project 1
Member, Data Harmonization Team
Vanderbilt University Medical Center - Guillermo (Willy) Prado, PhD
Co-Investigator, Project 1
Member, Data Harmonization Team
University of Miami Health System - Duncan Amegbletor, PhD
Project Manager, Project 1
Member, Data Harmonization Team
Meharry Medical College - Derek Pope, PhD
Project Manager, Project 1
Member, Common Data Elements & Data Harmonization Working Group
Member, Data Harmonization Team
Meharry Medical College - Naresh Punjabi, MD, PhD
Principal Investigator, Project 2
Member, Data Harmonization Team
University of Miami Health System - Ernesto Bernal-Mizrachi, MD
Co-Investigator, Project 2
Member, Data Harmonization Team
University of Miami Health System - Shirin Shafazand, MD, MS
Co-Investigator, Project 2
Member, Data Harmonization Team
University of Miami Health System - Douglas Wallace, MD
Co-Investigator, Project 2
Member, Data Harmonization Team
University of Miami Health System - Phabiola Herrera Aldana, MD
Project Manager, Project 2
Member, Data Harmonization Team
University of Miami Health System - Leah Alexander, PhD, MPH
Member, Community Engagement Core
Meharry Medical College - Carolyn (Carey) Szetela, PhD
Member, Community Engagement Core
Meharry Medical College - Velma McBride Murry, PhD
Member, Community Engagement Core
Vanderbilt University Medical Center - Aima Ahonkhai, MD, MPH
Member, Community Engagement Core
Vanderbilt University Medical Center - Rocío Bustamante, RBT
Project Manager
Member, Community Engagement Working Group
University of Miami Health System - Claudia Barajas
Member, Community Advisory Board - Lisa Hamilton, PhD
Member, Community Advisory Board - Keith King
Member, Community Advisory Board - Lilliam Lopez
Member, Community Advisory Board - Patricia Dorcius, MD, MPH, MCHES
Member, Community Advisory Board - William Scott, PhD
Associate Director, Investigator Development Core
University of Miami Health System - David Haas, MD
Associate Director, Investigator Development Core
Vanderbilt University Medical Center - Denise Holland, MA
Project Manager
Meharry Medical College - Maria Freeman, MIBA
Project Manager
University of Miami Health System
Meharry Medical College