Enrique Neblett, a professor of health behavior and health equity at the School of Public Health, has been named director of the Detroit Community-Academic Urban Research Center (Detroit URC). Neblett, who had served as the center’s associate director, assumed his new role on Sept. 1.
“I am honored to serve as the next director of the Detroit URC and extend my gratitude to founding member and outgoing director Barbara Israel,” he stated.
“Together with the Detroit URC Board and affiliated partnerships, we will continue our firm commitment to fostering and supporting partnerships, building capacity for community-based participatory research, and promoting policy change, with a focus on improving the health of Detroit’s residents.
“At a time when residents of the city continue not to share equally in social resources, opportunities and health status, our mission of promoting health equity in Detroit, through (community-based participatory research), is critical.”
Neblett is a leading scholar in racism and health, examining the impact of racism on African American youth’s mental and physical health. His work is funded by prominent research organizations like the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, William T. Grant Foundation, and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Established in 1995, the Detroit URC aims to understand the relationship between social and environmental determinants of health and translate this knowledge into public health interventions, programs, and policies to promote health equity in Detroit.
Neblett succeeds Barbara Israel, professor emerita of health behavior and health equity. Israel, a key figure in community-based participatory research, was the center’s director from 1995 until her retirement earlier this year.
Additionally, Katrina Ellis, associate professor at the School of Social Work and SPH, was appointed as the center’s associate director.
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