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Erica Phillips, MD, MS
Principal Investigator (MPI)
Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
Associate Director, Outreach and Community Engagement, Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
Chair, NIMHD Multiple Chronic Diseases Disparities Research Consortium (NIMHD MCD-DRC) Steering Committee
Institution
NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
Office Address

338 East 66th Street
New York, NY 10065
United States

Primary Discipline
Obesity
Cardiovascular Disease
Cancer
Erica Phillips, MD, MS
Principal Investigator (MPI)
Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
Associate Director, Outreach and Community Engagement, Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
Chair, NIMHD Multiple Chronic Diseases Disparities Research Consortium (NIMHD MCD-DRC) Steering Committee

Erica Phillips is the associate director for community outreach and engagement of the Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center and co-associate director of Community Engagement for the Cornell Center for Health Equity.  As a health services researcher, her body of research includes three intersecting areas: (a) developing behavioral interventions to promote healthier eating, physical activity, and weight control in high-risk groups, (b) formative qualitative and quantitative research to understand the social determinants that drive differences in morbidity and mortality between certain racial/ethnic groups, and (c) incorporating strategies and tools grounded in the principles of community-engaged research into larger scientific programs to address health disparities. She has been the recipient of multiple intramural and extramural grant awards including RWJ, NHLBI, NIDA, and NIMHD.