FLORIDA HEALTH DISPARITIES SUMMIT

Strengthening Research Collaborations in Personalized Medicine, Social Determinants and Community Engagement

Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa FL

PRESENTING ORGANIZATIONS

Florida Health Equity Research Institute (HERI)

W. Montague Cobb/NMA Health Institute Health

Student National Medical Association

SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS

The Connecticut Institute for Clinical and Translational Science (CICATS) at the

University of Connecticut

Florida State University

Moffitt Cancer Center

University of Florida

Venues: Hilton Garden Inn 13305 Tampa Oaks Blvd. Temple Terrace, FL 33637 Moffitt Cancer Center, Stabile Research Building 12902 Magnolia Drive Tampa, FL 33612 1-888-663-3488 www.moffitt.org

Parking for Moffitt Cancer Center:

Parking is available in the Moffitt Stabile Building across from the Main Hospital. On Friday and Saturday, you may park in Gold Valet. **Complementary valet parking is available Monday-Saturday.

Faculty: The distinguished faculty includes scientists, researchers and public health practitioners from leading institutions in the Florida area and around the country will share information regarding research, advocacy and funding opportunities targeting the elimination of health disparities. The discussion will also include the new emphasis upon community involvement in the exploration of promising strategies to reduce and eliminate disparities through opportunities in research.

Continuing Medical Education Credits: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the National Medical Association and the W. Montague Cobb/NMA Health Institute. The National Medical Association is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The National Medical Association designates this live activity for a maximum of 5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Program Planning Committee Angela Adams, PharmD Executive Director, Central Florida Pharmacy Council Community Engagement Core Director, Florida Health Equity Research Institute Gail Bellamy, Ph.D. Professor and Director, Center for Rural Health Research and Policy Florida State University Cedric Bright, MD, FACP Assistant Dean of Special Programs and Admissions, Department of Medical Education University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine Past President, National Medical Association Lucretia Bullock Board Coordinator, The Cobb Institute Heather A. Flynn, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Vice Chair for Research Department of Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine, College of Medicine Florida State University B. Lee Green, Ph.D. (Program Co-Chair) Vice President, Diversity, Public Relations and Strategic Communications Senior Member, Health Outcomes and Behavior Administrator, Florida Health Equity Research Institute (HERI) Moffitt Cancer Center Cynthia Harris, Ph.D., DABT Director of the Institute of Public Health, College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Florida A&M University Lesley Harris Coordinator Diversity Programs, Moffitt Cancer Center George C. Hill, Ph.D. Vice-Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Professor and Chief Diversity Officer Vanderbilt University Cheryl L. Holder, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Humanities, Health and Society, Division of Family Medicine Course Leader Primary Care Preceptorship Director of GFFNHELP Education and Pipeline Program Florida International University

Rodney Hood, MD, FACP Vice Chair, Cobb Board of Directors President Multicultural Primary Care Medical Group, IPA Local PI and Medical Director for CMMI Grant for the Patient Health Improvement Initiative (PHII) Anthony Kulukulualani President, Student National Medical Association Jacquelyn L. Lendsey Executive Director, Student National Medical Association Annette McLane Associate Director of Programs and Conference Services, Student National Medical Association Edith Mitchell, MD, FACP Clinical Professor of Medicine and Medical Oncology Program Leader, Gastrointestinal Oncology Department of Medical Oncology Director, Center to Eliminate Cancer Disparities Associate Director, Diversity Affairs Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson President, National Medical Association Randall C. Morgan Jr., MD, MBA (Program Co-Chair) Executive Director, The W. Montague Cobb/ NMA Health Institute Past President, National Medical Association Penny Ralston, Ph.D. (Program Co-Chair) Professor and Director, Center on Better Health and Life for Underserved Populations Florida State University Folakemi Odedina, Ph.D. Professor, College of Pharmacy and College of Medicine Director of Diversity, CTSI Translational Workforce Development Program University of Florida Dewey Painter, Ph.D. FMC Ebola Liberia Relief Director, Mission Harvest America, Inc. Desiree Rivers, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Morehouse School of Medicine Heather Venclauskas, MPA Project Coordinator, Florida State University

Participating Institutions and Organizations

About Florida Health Equity Research Institute

Florida’s Health Equity Research Institute (HERI) was established to implement the recommendations from the

HDR Agenda. The need for HERI arises from the lack of large multi-university, multi-disciplinary efforts to

improve health in these populations. The overall purpose of HERI is to implement the HDR Agenda for Florida

through proactive collaborations among academic institutions, health care providers, government

organizations, community-based organizations and funding organizations. Through this effort, HERI will

facilitate the design of broad-based studies to address health disparities in medically underserved populations

and to evaluate the outcomes consistent with the following goals:

Increase the development of health innovations that improve the health of medically underserved populations.

Increase the translation, adaptation and implementation of evidenced-based health innovations in underserved populations.

Increase the pool of individuals from underrepresented groups for the health professions and biomedical research.

Increase external funding that improves economic development in the state.

Increased recognition of Florida as a leader in improved health outcomes for medically underserved populations.

Institutions that are a part of HERI include Bethune-Cookman University, Florida A&M University, Florida

International University, Florida State University, Moffitt Cancer Center, University of Central Florida, University

of Florida, University of Miami, University of North Florida and University of South Florida.

About University of South Florida

The mission of the Morsani College of Medicine at the University of South Florida is to provide for the education

of students and professionals of the health and biomedical sciences through the creation of a scholarly

environment that fosters excellence in the lifelong goals of education, research activity and compassionate

patient care. USF Morsani College of Medicine promise aspiring, passionate students an open culture of

accessibility to faculty, patients and technology through a challenging curriculum with diverse educational

experiences. Transcending old paradigms, we are empowered by a fresh perspective on learning. We foster an

environment where students realize their own creativity and innovation to make a difference in the lives of

patient and their community. Upon graduation, our students will possess the skills and confidence as leaders in

the ever-changing business of healthcare without ever sacrificing their initial inspiration to care for patients.

About University of Florida

With land, sea and space grants, the University of Florida (UF) has been entrusted with a responsibility to

educate, research and serve. These grants fuel UF’s commitment to making a greater difference. One felt not

only by the citizens of Florida, but around the world. At UF, our research leads us to collaborate across

departments, the state, the nation and the world. Together, our focus is on improving lives—not just in the lab

or in theory, but in real life. Because we’re not just discovering breakthroughs or developing new products —

we’re shaping the minds that shape the future. It’s a process that leads to not only stronger minds, but better

brains through our outstanding research centers and institutes; including the UF Health Cancer Center,

McKnight Brain Institute, UF Clinical and Translational Research Institute, and UF Genetics Institute. Our centers

and institutes aren’t just creating new technologies; we’re creating new jobs. Over 100,000 a year, in fact. No

matter where you look, we’re working together for a greater purpose, forever extending the reach of The Gator

Nation and the lives of people everywhere

About The Cobb Institute

The W. Montague Cobb/NMA Health institute (Cobb Institute) was launched by the National Medical

Association at Howard University in 2004 in Washington, DC. The Institute was named in honor of the

distinguished Physician, Anthropologist and Professor of Medicine and Anatomy at Howard University, the late

William Montague Cobb M.D., Ph.D., and D.Sc. The Cobb Institute is presently engaged in various research

activities focused on the reduction and elimination of health disparities. The vision of the Cobb Institute is to

change the landscape of population health by advancing the use of health research to eliminate health

disparities and improve the health of all Americans. The solution to one of society's most pressing problems,

inequities in health, lie in the collaborative work of communities, public agencies, private organizations, and the

broader scientific community. Through research and policy analysis, the Cobb Institute seeks to inform

communities, researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to improve practice, policy and decision-making.

About the Student National Medical Association

The Student National Medical Association (SNMA) is the oldest and largest student-run organization focused on

the needs and concerns of medical students of color. Membership includes more than 6,000 medical students,

pre-medical students, residents and physicians. Established in 1964 by medical students from Howard University

and Meharry medical schools, the SNMA celebrates its 50th anniversary year of advocacy and service to

underserved communities and medical students. The mission of the SNMA is to support current and future

underrepresented minority medical students, to address the needs of underserved communities, and to

increase the number of clinically excellent, culturally competent and socially conscious physicians. SNMA

chapters based at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools throughout the nation, and some colleges,

implement our programs and activities locally. SNMA programs are designed to serve the health needs of

underserved communities and communities of color. In addition, SNMA is dedicated both to ensuring that

medical education and services are culturally sensitive to the needs of diverse populations and to increasing the

number of African-American, Latino, and other students of color entering and completing medical school.

About Connecticut Institute for Clinical and Translational Science University of Connecticut (CICATS)

CICATS was conceived in 2009 to focus on advancing innovative research across all disciplines through

collaborative efforts. To fulfill its mission, CICATS has developed initiatives, specifically related to health

disparities; education, training and mentorship; health disparities; and regenerative engineering. CICATS strives

to increase the number of innovative clinical and translational research projects and move discoveries into the

community quickly and effectively. In partnership with the University of Connecticut, state agencies,

foundations and local and national community-based organizations, CICATS works to provide a regional and

national platform to increase collaboration amongst our partners, encourage innovative research, and foster

the translation of important scientific findings into treatments, programs and policies that will benefit the well-

being of people.

CICATS Governance

CICATS has a vigorous and talented team of leaders, program directors and staff whose main purpose is to

maintain a robust, centralized research governing system. CICATS leadership team and program directors have

a wealth of experience, many of whom are NIH-funded and experts in their fields, and reflect the diversity of

clinical and translational research in the region. Cato T. Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D. is the CEO/Director, is one of only

three practicing orthopaedic surgeons in the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, the first

orthopaedic surgeon to achieve University Professor level-rank in the country, and is the first surgeon in the

U.S. to be elected to the Third World Academy of Sciences.

CICATS Partners & Affiliates

CICATS’ partners and affiliates consist of regional hospitals, community-based organizations, research

organizations, and state agencies who work together to advance clinical and translational research.

Disclosures of Commercial Relationships

The following people do not have a financial relationship in any amount with a commercial interest within the last 12 months whose products or services discussed in the CME activity content in which the individual has control. B. Lee Green, Ph.D. George C. Hill, Ph.D. Lisa Merritt, M.D. Vivian Pinn, M.D. Adewale Troutman, M.D., MPH, MA, CPH The following people do have a financial relationship with a commercial interest occurring in the last 12 months whose products or services discussed in the CME activity content in which the individual has control. Cato T. Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D. Randall C. Morgan, M.D., MBA

Florida Health Disparities Summit

Friday February 5-6, 2016

Agenda

Goals:

The Florida Health Disparities Summit will foster interactions among Florida-based and national organization with the goal of creating long-term partnerships with academic, clinical and research institutions that lead to the development and implementation of evidence based health innovations and research furthering the Health Disparities Research Agenda.

Provide grant writing capacity building for emerging research leaders

Explore Personalized Medicine from a general perspective (definition, history, trends, infrastructure needs) and identify implications for health disparities

Examine research related to social determinants and health disparities

Develop a statewide community of practice among advocates and scientists for achieving health equity.

Provide examples of team science in Florida and in the Mid-South and opportunities for capacity building and networking.

Identify strategies for sustainability and on-going relationship building among partner organizations.

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 5, 2016 HERI RESEARCH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM

SESSION 1: GRANT WRITING WORKSHOP --- BY INVITATION ONLY - HILTON GARDEN INN TAMPA NORTH

7:00am – 7:30am Registration 7:30am – 8:15am Networking Breakfast

8:15am – 8:30am Welcome & Introductory Remarks Folakemi Odedina, Ph.D.

Pharmacotherapy and Translational Research, Director of University of Florida Health Cancer Center Cancer Disparities, University of Florida

8:30am – 10:00am Grant Writing 101 ---Project Planning

Sponsor: University of Florida CTSI Translational Workforce Development

Moderator, Thomas Pearson, M.D., M.P. H., Ph.D., Executive Vice President for Research & Education, University of Florida Health

Linda Cottler, Ph.D. Dean’s Professor of Epidemiology and Chair, Department of Epidemiology, College of Medicine & College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida

Yehia Daaka, Ph.D.

Haskell Hess Professor and Chair, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of Medicine, University of Florida

Folakemi Odedina, Ph.D. Pharmacotherapy and Translational Research, Director of University of Florida Health Cancer Center Cancer Disparities, University of Florida

10:00am – 10:15am Break 10:15am – 12:00pm Proposal Elements:

Understanding the Review Process Avoiding Common Error in Proposal Writing

12:00pm – 1:30pm Working Lunch Keynote: Science of Collaboration & Team Science

Sponsor: University of Florida CTSI Translational Workforce Development

COBB BOARD & CONSENSUS PANEL MEETINGS – MOFFITT CANCER CENTER

9:00am – 11:00pm Cobb Consensus Panel Committee Planning Meeting (SRB David Murphey Rm) 11:00am – 12:00pm Cobb Board of Directors Committee Meetings

Finance Committee Meeting (SRB, Atrium 2)

Nominations Committee Meeting 12:00pm – 1:00pm Research Committee Meeting (Working Lunch) (SRB, Atrium 2)

Website Committee Meeting (Working Lunch) (Ferman) 1:00pm – 3:15pm Cobb Board of Directors - Open Session (Trustee Board Room) 3:30pm – 5:30pm Cobb Board of Directors - Closed Session (Trustee Board Room) SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM & TOWN HALL SESSION 2: HIGHLIGHTS OF FLORIDA HEALTH EQUITY INFRASTRUCTURE AND RESOURCES - OPEN TO ALL - HILTON GARDEN INN TAMPA NORTH

1:30pm – 2:30pm UF Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) and One Florida William Hogan, Ph.D. Professor, Health Outcomes & Policy, College of Medicine, University of Florida

Florida Geographical Management of Cancer Health Disparities Program (GMaP) Cathy Meade, Ph.D.

Senior Member, Population Science, Health Outcomes & Behavior Moffitt Cancer Center Professor, College of Medicine Department of Oncologic Sciences University of South Florida

Florida MiCaRT Center

R. Renee Reams, Ph.D. Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University

SESSION 3: GAME CHANGING TEAM SCIENCE PROGRAMS – OPEN TO ALL – HILTON GARDEN INN TAMPA NORTH 2:30pm – 3:45pm Prostate Cancer Care and Survivorship (CaPCaS)

Mary Ellen Young, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Behavioral Science and Community Health University of Florida Mixed Method Approach to Addressing Health Disparity Getachew Dagne, Ph.D. Professor and Co-Director of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics University of South Florida

RESEARCH POSTER SESSION & RECEPTION – OPEN TO ALL – MOFFITT CANCER CENTER

3:45pm – 4:45pm Poster Presenter Registration and Set-Up (SRB, David Murphey Room)

5:00pm – 7:00pm Poster Session (SRB Atrium) Moderator, Heather Flynn, Ph.D.

Associate Professor and Vice Chair for Research, Florida State University

5:30pm – 7:00pm Opening Reception (SRB Atrium) 7:00pm – 9:00pm W. Montague Cobb/NMA Health Institute Reception (Embassy Suites USF) 3705 Spectrum Boulevard, Tampa, FL, Salon F/G

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2016 SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM & TOWNHALL – MOFFITT CANCER CENTER 7:00am – 8:00am Opening General Session HERI Community Leadership Board Meeting (SRB Trustee Board Room) 7:30am – 8:15am Registration and Networking Continental Breakfast (Atrium) 8:15am – 8:30am Welcome, Opening Remarks, and Conference Overview (Auditorium)

B. Lee Green, Ph.D. Vice President, Diversity, Public Relations and Strategic Communications Senior Member, Health Outcomes and Behavior Administrator, Florida Health Equity Research Institute (HERI) Moffitt Cancer Center

Cato Laurencin, MD, Ph.D University Professor Albert and Wilda Van Dusen Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Professor of Materials Science and Engineering Professor of Biomedical Engineering Director, The Raymond and Beverly Sackler Center for Biomedical, Biological, Physical and Engineering Sciences, Director, The Institute for Regenerative Engineering, Chief Executive Officer, Connecticut Institute for Clinical and Translational Science The University of Connecticut

Edith Mitchell, MD, FACP Clinical Professor, Thomas Jefferson University

President, National Medical Association

Penny Ralston, Ph.D. Professor and Director, Center on Better Health and Life for Underserved Populations, Florida State University

Cheryl L. Holder, M.D. President Florida State Medical Association Associate Professor Department of Medicine, Family Medicine and Community Health Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine

8:30am – 9:15am Keynote Speaker: General Perspectives on Personalized Medicine

William S. Dalton, M.D., Ph.D. CEO M2Gen, Director, DeBartolo Family Personalized Medicine Institute Moffitt Cancer Center

9:15am – 10:00am Panel: Health Disparities & Personalized Medicine: A Dialogue with the Community

Moderator, B. Lee Green, Ph.D. (Moffitt Cancer Center)

Rodney Hood, M.D., FACP Vice Chair, Cobb Board of Directors, President Multicultural Primary Care Medical Group, IPA; Local PI and Medical Director for CMMI Grant for the Patient Health Improvement Initiative (PHII)

Brian Rivers, Ph.D., MPH Associate Professor Cancer Research Program Morehouse School of Medicine

Kevin Sneed, PharmD Professor, College Of Medicine Orthopedic, Sr. Associate Vice President, Cop Dean's Office, Associate Vice President - Health, Cop Dean's Office Dean and Professor, PCR, College of Pharmacy, University of South Florida

10:00am – 10:05am SPORE Grant Funding Announcement

Dana Rollison, PhD Vice President & Chief Health Information Officer Moffitt Cancer Center

10:05am-10:15am Break Session A: Social Determinants & Health Disparities – Auditorium

10:15 – 12:15pm Social Determinants of Health Disparities: A Place-Based Approach

Moderator, Randall C. Morgan, M.D.

Robert Collins, Ph.D. The Conrad Hilton Endowed Professor of Urban Studies and Public Policy at Dillard University in New Orleans

Rashida Ferdinand, MFA Founder and Executive Director Sankofa Community Development Corporation

Richard Scribner, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine Louisiana State University

Concurrent Session B: Science of Advocacy and Community Engagement – SRB Ferman Family 10:15am – 10:45am Research Advocacy: What It Is and What It Is Not

Keynote Speaker: Mary (Dicey) Jackson Scroggins Founding Partner at Pinkie Hugs, LLC, Washington, DC & 17 Year Ovarian Cancer Survivor and Advocate

10:45am – 11:45am Panel Discussion Research Advocacy and Community Engagement

Angela Adams, PharmD, MPH Executive Director, Central Florida Pharmacy Council, Community Engagement Core Director, Florida Health Equity Research Institute

Mary (Dicey) Jackson Scroggins Founding Partner at Pinkie Hugs, LLC, Washington, DC & 17 Year Ovarian Cancer Survivor and Advocate

Folakemi Odedina, Ph.D. Professor, College of Pharmacy and College of Medicine Director of Diversity, CTSI Translational Workforce Development Program University of Florida

11:15am – 12:15pm Round Table Showcase: Collaboration Opportunities for Community Scientists 12:30pm – 1:30pm Lunch & Group Discussions (Atrium)

Table Topics:

Personalized Medicine

Social Determinants

Community Advocacy Closing Session – Atrium 1:30pm – 2:00pm Medicare at Age 50: Impact on Health Care Disparities

Edith Mitchell, MD, FACP Clinical Professor, Thomas Jefferson University

President, National Medical Association

Post-Summit Meetings 2:00pm – 4:00pm Cobb Board Meeting Session 2 (SRB, Trustee Board Room) 2:00pm – 6:00pm Florida State Medical Society Meeting (SRB Ferman Family Conference Room) 2:00pm SNMA Board Meeting (University of South Florida)

FACULTY BIOGRAPHIES

ANGELA D. ADAMS, PharmD, MPH

Currently, she serves as the Community Engagement Core Director, Florida Health Equity Research Institute and as the Executive Director, Central Florida Pharmacy Council. Dr. Adams is a true community advocate. Her career as an advocate began while she was a pharmacy student at the University of Kentucky when developed and implemented health education programs in a local church more than 30 years ago. As a Pharmacist she has seen firsthand the health disparities that impact the community. Dr. Adams has a passion for decreasing health disparities experienced by Black men with an emphasis on prostate cancer. Since 1997 she has organized and hosted the Black Men’s Health Summit reaching more than 3,000 men annually.

Recognizing that health behaviors develop prior to becoming an adult man she organized Crossing Bridges: Hip Hop Teen Health. This program addresses relevant health issues empowering teen boys to take control of their health. Dr. Adams founded the Health Outreach & Prevention (HOPE) Training Academy as a mechanism to provide a formal training program for community advocates. She also publishes an African American Health Directory for the Central Florida Area. A native of Kentucky she received her BS Degree in Pharmacy from the University of Kentucky, Masters of Public Health from the University of Alabama and Doctor of Pharmacy from Xavier University-New Orleans. She currently is a Commander, Medical Service Corps in the United States Navy Reserves and Research Advisor, Division, College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Florida A & M University. She is the recipient of several honors and awards including Navy Pharmacist of the year, Martin Luther King Drum Major Community Service Award, Rosa Parks Community Service Award and Orange County Florida Citizen of the year.

ROBERT COLLINS, PH.D.

Dr. Robert Collins is the Conrad Hilton Endowed Professor of Urban Studies and Public Policy at Dillard University in New Orleans. He studies the effect of segregation on health outcomes. Specifically, he investigates the relationship between urban policies that create segregated neighborhoods, and the rates of obesity and other chronic diseases within those neighborhoods. In addition to his work on segregation, he also studies disasters. He has a wide range of disaster planning experience. While on the faculty at Harvard University, he taught the first course in the United States on rebuilding New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, titled: "Rebuilding New Orleans: The Role of Urban Planning and Design," commissioned by Harvard

just thirty days after the hurricane made landfall. He has published, lectured, or given public speeches on the Indian Ocean Tsunami, the Gulf Oil Spill, the Santa Barbara Oil Spill, the Ebola virus outbreak, mass school shootings, and urban terrorism. After the Boston Marathon Terrorist Bombing of 2013, he provided commentary and analysis as the disaster expert for two television stations. He is currently Co-Investigator on an NSF-Funded study on comparative health effects of the Gulf Oil Spill of 2010 and the Santa Barbara Refugio Oil Spill of 2015. Dr. Collins is also an experienced university administrator, having served as the Founding Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Dillard University. In this position, he was charged with merging three formerly separate academic divisions into one new college, re-organizing its operations, and serving as the first dean of the newly created college. He also served as Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs at Dillard. Prior to entering academia, Dr. Collins served in federal government as an assistant to former US Senator Bennett Johnston. Dr. Collins holds a Ph.D. in Urban Studies from the University of New Orleans. His website is: DoctorRobertCollins.com, and he can be followed on Twitter at: @DrRobertCollins.

WILLIAM S. DALTON, PH.D., M.D.

Dr. William (Bill) S. Dalton is Founder and CEO of M2Gen, a national biotechnology subsidiary of Moffitt Cancer Center. He is the past President, CEO & Center Director of Moffitt Cancer Center, an NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center (2002-2012). Prior to his role as the President, CEO & Center Director of Moffitt Cancer Center, Dr. Dalton was the Dean of the University of Arizona College of Medicine. He serves on numerous not for profit boards, including the National Board of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society; he is the Chair of the Personalized Medicine Coalition and Vice-Chair of the Institute of Human and Machine Cognition. He is also the past-President of the Association of American Cancer Institutes. He

has served on several NCI related boards including the Board of Scientific Advisors and the National Cancer Policy Forum, Institute of Medicine. Dr. Dalton is interested in the development of personalized cancer care and patient-centered outcomes research and developing evidence-based, personalized cancer treatments and information/decision tools for patients and clinicians. Moffitt and M2Gen have developed one of the largest cancer tumor bio-repositories and data warehouses in the U.S. dedicated to the development of personalized medicine. In 2014, the Moffitt Cancer Center, in partnership with the James Cancer Center at the Ohio State University, founded the cancer center alliance called ORIEN, Oncology Research Information and Exchange Network, with the goal of accelerating cancer research discovery by sharing information and delivering hope through collaborative learning and partnerships. For his leadership in this area, Dr. Dalton was recognized as the 2010 recipient of the Personalized Medicine Coalition’s National Leadership in Personalized Medicine Award. Dr. Dalton’s basic and translational research interests focus on molecular mechanisms of drug resistance and drug discovery. He has over 200 publications, serves on several editorial boards, and has numerous patents in the fields of drug discovery and computer/information networking.

RASHIDA FERDINAND, MFA

Rashida Ferdinand is the founder and executive director of Sankofa Community Development Corporation. Raised in the 9th Ward, she is a fifth-generation homeowner in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans, which was devastated by the failure of the flood walls on the Industrial Canal after Hurricane Katrina. Working with community stakeholders she founded Sankofa in 2008 on the principle that when individuals are healthy, relationships function better, families operate more easily, and communities are more cohesive. Among its programs are a mobile fresh market bringing affordable locally grown produce to area residents, transformation of vacant lots into teaching gardens, and a variety of educational and

leadership-building efforts. A talented artist known for her work in ceramics, Rashida received a BFA from Howard University and MFA from Syracuse University. After Hurricane Katrina she was commissioned to create, Mandala, a public artwork that is sited in the Lower 9th Ward near the intersection of Caffin and Claiborne Avenues, a few blocks from Sankofa's teaching gardens. Ferdinand is a graduate of the fourth cohort of Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program. She presently serves on the Audubon Commission, Xavier University La CaTS New Orleans Community Advisory Board, and the LSU and SU Ag Center Orleans Parish Advisory Leadership Council.

B. LEE GREEN, PH.D.

Dr. B. Lee Green is the Vice President of Diversity, Public Relations and Strategic Communications and is a Senior Member of the Health Outcomes and Behavior Program at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, FL. Dr. Green also serves as the primary administrator for the Florida Health Equity Research Institute (HERI). He is recognized for his work in the area of cancer health disparities with particular interest in education, knowledge and awareness among minority populations. His interest also includes community based participatory research as well as minority participation in clinical trials and research studies. At Moffitt, Dr. Green is responsible for ensuring that the Cancer Center is responsive to diversity issues. His role

includes addressing issues such as awareness and education of cancer prevention and control, community outreach activities, cultural competency, equity and inclusion issues, developing strong partnerships with community organizations, and providing support for other key initiatives. The vision is to create a culture of diversity and inclusion as the Cancer Center strives to contribute to the prevention and cure of cancer. In February of 2014 Dr. Green assumed the role of Vice President for Public Relations and Strategic Communications. In that role, Dr. Green is responsible for the institutional strategy for both internal and external communications. This involves fostering a positive reputation and image of the Cancer Center among the community we serve.Dr. Green (Co-PI, 2009-2015) was awarded a NIH – NCMHD P20 grant designed to build the infrastructure to conduct health disparities research, education, training, and community engagement. The P20 grant is collaboration with USF and the Tampa Bay community. As a collaborator on many health disparities research projects, Dr. Green focused on enhancing theoretical models and methods for community-based health promotion and disease prevention among underrepresented populations. He has assisted investigators in conceptualizing community organization theory, models, and methods. Over the past 10 years, Dr. Green’s research has focused upon health promotion and disease prevention in minority communities. He has been a member of many extramurally-supported investigative teams examining issues related to health promotion and disease prevention among minority populations. Dr. Green has held faculty positions at Valdosta State University, the University of Alabama, the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Texas A&M University.

RODNEY G. HOOD, M.D., FACP

Dr. Rodney Hood is a frequently sought national speaker who articulately addresses the current healthcare concerns in the United States, especially health issues that persist in our most vulnerable populations. Dr. Hood has lectured extensively to diverse national audiences of healthcare providers, health administrators, medical students, federal and state governmental agencies as well as to national private and public audiences. His audiences have included many universities, medical schools, NIH, CDC, HIRSA, DHHS Office of Civil Rights, NAACP, Urban League and many churches, social and health advocacy organizations. He has testified on Capital Hill before several US congressional committees and participated in

congressional and White House health forums and was appointed to “Medicare’s Health Disparities Study Panel” with the National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI) in Washington, D.C. His areas of expertise include health disparities, historic aspects of race, genetics and health outcomes, medical history, health policy, cultural competency in healthcare, and managed care administration. His clinical and administrative experiences have gained him a unique expertise with health care financing seen with the effects of the payment reform model referred to as pay-for-performance. He is an honor graduate from Northeastern University School of Pharmacy, UCSD School of Medicine, UCSD Medical School Internal Medicine Residency, Past President and Chairman of the board of the National Medical Association, UCSD Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine and a board certified physician of internal medicine currently in private practice as the managing partner of Care View Medical Group and serves as the President of the Multicultural Primary Care Medical Group, IPA in San Diego.

Dr. Hood is the Vice Chair of the board for the W. Montague Cobb/ NMA Health Institute and is the local PI and medical director for the CMMI High-Utilizer (Hot-Spotting) Grant for the Patient Health Improvement Initiative (PHII) in San Diego.

CATO T. LAURENCIN, M.D., PH.D.

Cato T. Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D. is the Albert and Wilda Van Dusen Distinguished Endowed Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Professor of Materials Science and

Engineering, and Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Connecticut. For his outstanding achievements in medicine, engineering and science, and for his distinguished service to the university, UCONN named him a University Professor. He is the 8th in UCONN’s 130-year history. He is the Founding Director of the Institute for Regenerative Engineering and the Founding Director of the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Center at the University of Connecticut. Dr. Laurencin earned his B.S.E. in chemical engineering from Princeton University and his M.D., Magna Cum Laude, from the Harvard Medical School. He simultaneously earned his Ph.D. in biochemical engineering/biotechnology from the Massachusetts Institute of

Technology. Dr. Laurencin is an international leader in orthopaedic surgery, biomaterials science, chemical engineering, biomedical engineering, health disparities research, and the new field called Regenerative Engineering. In the area of Regenerative Engineering, Dr. Laurencin invented the L-C LigamentTM. The bioengineered ligament he invented is now in human clinical trials sponsored by Soft Tissue Regeneration Inc., a Connecticut company he founded. In 2012, his work in developing this revolutionary technology was highlighted by National Geographic Magazine in its edition, “100 Scientific Discoveries that Changed the World”. Dr. Laurencin has also developed novel science and technologies related to bone repair and regeneration. His work on polymers and ceramics has inspired products ranging from bone grafts to biointerference screws. For his contributions, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers named him one of the 100 Engineers of the Modern Era at its centennial celebration in 2009. Dr. Laurencin’s research work is funded by the National Science Foundation, the Department of Defense, the National Institutes of Health, and the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Foundation which has endowed his center. Most recently, Dr. Laurencin received the NIH Director’s Pioneer Award for support of his work in Regenerative Engineering. In the area of Health Disparities, in addition to being Chair of the Board of the W. Montague Cobb/NMA Health Institute, Dr. Laurencin is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, the official journal of the Cobb Institute, published by Springer. A former Speaker of the House of Delegates of the National Medical Association, Dr. Laurencin is the author of Diversity 5.0, a blueprint for the future of Diversity in America. Dr. Laurencin has developed a generation of scientists and engineers as a mentor. He has received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring from President Barack Obama in ceremonies at the White House, the Beckman Award for Mentoring, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s Mentor Award in recognition of his tremendous efforts. The Biomedical Engineering Society Awarded him the BMES Diversity Award, and he is the recipient of an NIH Build Award (under the auspices of the University of Texas at El Paso) in support of his work in mentoring. Dr. Laurencin is an elected member of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academy of Sciences, and an elected member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). He is also an elected fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) and received the Percy Julian Medal from the National Association of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChe). Internationally, Dr. Laurencin is an Honorary Professor at Sichuan University in China, an elected Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences and an elected Fellow of the World Academy of Sciences.

EDITH P. MITCHELL, M.D., PH.D., FACP

Edith P. Mitchell, M.D., Ph.D., FACP, serves as Clinical Professor of Medicine & Medical Oncology and Program Leader in Gastrointestinal Oncology at Thomas Jefferson University. Dr. Mitchell serves as an Associate Director of Diversity Programs for the Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University. Her research in pancreatic cancer and other GI malignancies involves new drug evaluation and chemotherapy, development of new therapeutic regimens, chemo radiation strategies for combined modality therapy, patient selection criteria, and supportive care for patients with gastrointestinal cancer. She served as a physician in the U.S. Air Force, where she attained the rank of Brigadier General. Dr. Mitchell has extensive clinical research

experience and is a member of multiple national study sections and committees. She travels nationally and internationally teaching and lecturing on the treatment of gastrointestinal malignancies. Dr. Mitchell serves as a Member of the Strategic Advisory Board at DiagnoCure Oncology Laboratories. She serves as a Member of Strategic Advisory Board at DiagnoCure Inc. Dr. Mitchell served as a Director of Response Genetics, Inc. from January 2010 to September 21, 2010. She has authored and co-authored more than 100 articles, book chapters, and abstracts on cancer treatment, prevention, and cancer control.

RANDALL C. MORGAN JR., M.D., M.B.A.

Randall C. Morgan Jr., M.D., M.B.A. was appointed the Executive Director of the W. Montague Cobb/ National Medical Association (NMA) Health Institute in June 2005. He also is an Orthopedic Surgeon who practices in Sarasota and Bradenton, Florida. After serving as founder and President of University Park Orthopedics in that community, he has become a partner in the Sarasota Orthopedic Associates. Dr. Morgan served as the 95th President of the National Medical Association during the years 1996 and1997. He was the first board certified

orthopedic surgeon to hold that position. Dr. Morgan is a true pioneer in his profession and was among the first surgeons to perform total joint replacement surgery at Northwestern University. Dr. Morgan has practiced medicine in Evanston, Illinois and well as in his hometown of Gary, Indiana for over 30 years prior to his relocation to Sarasota. With the assistance of his father, Mr. Randall C. Morgan Sr., he founded The Orthopedic Centers of Northwest Indiana and served as its president from 1975 to 1999. At one time this was the largest minority owned orthopedic Practice in the United States. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and the American Board of Managed Care Medicine. He is also a Fellow

of the American College of Surgeons.

FOLAKEMI ODEDINA, PH.D.

Dr. Odedina is Professor in the Colleges of Pharmacy and Medicine; and Director of Diversity and Inclusion for the UF CTSI Translational Workforce Development Program. She is also the Program Director of the NIH/NCI Florida MiCaRT Center; Director of the Research Core for the Florida Health Equity Research Institute (HERI); PI of the NCI EGRP Prostate Cancer Transatlantic Consortium (CaPTC); and founding chair of the Florida Prostate Cancer Health Disparity group. In 2009, her leadership in health disparities was recognized by the American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacy (ASHP) and the Association of Black Health-System Pharmacists (ABHP) when she was awarded the Inaugural (1st) Leadership Award for Health

Disparities. Due to her extensive experience in CaP disparity research, she was selected by the US Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs to give the inaugural (1st) Dr. Barbara Terry-Koroma Health Disparity Legacy Lecture in 2013. Dr. Odedina has a global consortium focused on understanding the burden of prostate cancer (CaP) disparities in Black men of West African ancestry, and developing tailored and targeted community-centered interventions to eliminate health disparities in minority populations. Her research traverses across the world with an international consortium group in the United States, Africa, Caribbean Islands, and Europe. Supported by funds from the NIH/National Cancer Institute (NCI) and Department of Defense, she is working with multiple investigators to develop a global bio-behavioral model of CaP risk factors in Black men. She has directed over 30 research projects. She is well published, has received numerous national and international awards for her work, and serves on several national and international cancer initiatives. Her landmark research on CaP disparities has been recognized by many organizations, including the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) during the 2010 Cancer Disparities Conference and the DOD PCRP during the 2011 Innovative Minds in Prostate Cancer Today (IMPaCT) conference. Her work has also been featured in multiple medical news including the Medscape Medical News and Oncology News. Her international accomplishments includes leading the African Cancer Control Plan published by AORTIC, contributing to the preparation of the World Cancer Report 2013 by the World Health Organization (WHO) and authoring two chapters of a Handbook for Cancer Research in Africa being published by the WHO.

PENNY A. RALSTON, PH.D.

Penny A. Ralston is currently professor and director, Center on Better Health and Life for Underserved Populations, Florida State University (FSU). A native of Indiana, she received the B.S. degree from Ball State University and the M.Ed. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Illinois. She previously served as dean, FSU College of Human Sciences; head, Department of Consumer Studies at the University of Massachusetts; and assistant through full professor, Iowa State University. As a scholar, Ralston’s work has focused on community-based health programs for adults. She is the author of over 65 refereed articles, abstracts, book chapters and reviews. She has been the recipient of a $1.75M award from the National Institutes of Health to reduce

cardiovascular disease in mid-life and older African Americans using church-based interventions, and is currently the principal investigator of a follow-on $1.4M NIH dissemination grant from NIH. She has also developed several mentoring programs to foster student development in the health professions and biomedical sciences. Ralston currently serves on the Florida Biomedical Research Advisory Council and has provided leadership along with others for a statewide effort to develop a research agenda to address health disparities in Florida and to establish the Florida Health Equity Research Institute. She has served as the president of the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS), and as a member of the Board of Directors for the American Dietetic Association and Board on Human Sciences (BoHS), Association of Public and Land-grant Universities. She is the recipient of several honors including Fellow, Gerontological Society of America; the

Distinguished Service Award, AAFCS; Distinguished Alumni Award, Ball State University; Lifetime Achievement Award, BoHS; and Martin Luther King, Jr. Distinguished Service Award, Florida State University.

BRIAN M. RIVERS, PH.D., M.P.H.

Dr. Rivers is an Associate Professor in the Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine at Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM), Co-Director of the MSM Cancer Care and Research Program, and Co-PI of the NCI U54 MSM, Tuskegee University, and UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center Partnership. Dr. Rivers has a broad background in health education and health promotion, with specific training and expertise in health behavior research methodologies for addressing health disparities, such as the lay health model and CBPR. Dr. Rivers’ program of research is focused on addressing prostate cancer disparities among African Americans and exploring the role of mobile health interventions. Dr. Rivers has

developed several mobile health applications (apps) to assist with the delivery of salient and tailored cancer information to African Americans though psycho-educational interventions. Currently, Dr. Rivers is leading several large randomized controlled trials to evaluate and characterize these applications among African American men diagnosed with prostate cancer in clinical settings and non-clinical settings (NIMHD R01 and PCORI). Dr. Rivers serves as a member of the NIH National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities National Advisory Council on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NACMHD) and the NIMHD Science Visioning Workgroup. More recently, Dr. Rivers was elected to serve on the American Association for Cancer Research-Minorities in Cancer Research Council.

RICHARD SCRIBNER, M.D., M.P.H.

Richard Scribner MD, MPH is the D’Angelo Professor of Alcohol Research at the LSU School of Public Health. He joined the Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at the Louisiana State University School of Medicine in 1994. He received his M.D. at the University of Southern California in 1984 and his M.P.H. at the University of California Los Angeles in 1987. Dr. Scribner is an internationally recognized expert in the area of community level determinants of health. As a principal investigator he has successfully completed a number NIH funded research grants in a variety of areas however they all involve research that explains health disparities in terms of social determinants of health including obesity, diabetes, and overall

mortality. Dr. Scribner is currently the principal investigator and head of the social determinants core for the LSU component of the Mid-South, Transdisciplinary Collaborative Center for Health Disparities Research. Dr. Scribner is the ex-chair of the NIH review committee Community Influences on Health Behavior (CIHB). In the past, Dr. Scribner has research projects community environments that have informed health policy at the local, state, and federal levels.

MARY (“DICEY”) JACKSON SCROGGINS, M.A.

Mary (Dicey) Jackson Scroggins, MA, is a writer, producer, founding partner in Pinkie Hugs LLC (a mother-daughter writing and film production firm specializing in social justice-focused documentaries), and 19-year ovarian cancer survivor and health activist. She co-founded In My Sister’s Care, an organization focused on improving gynecologic cancer awareness and care for medically underserved women and on eliminating health disparities. With longstanding relationships throughout the advocacy and research communities, Dicey is a member of the Board of Directors of the GOG Foundation and of NRG Oncology Foundation and a member of the Executive Committee for the “Globe-athon to End Women’s Cancers”;

she is also a member of the Leadership Committee for MD Anderson Cancer Center’s “Women’s Cancer Moon Shots Program,” the Institute of Medicine’s Committee on the State of the Science in Ovarian Cancer Research, the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance’s Research Advocacy Committee, and NCI’s Cancer Prevention and Control Central IRB. She is also chair of the NRG Patient Advocate Committee, the Advocate Advisory Board of a DOD-funded project focused on finding the characteristics of long-term ovarian cancer survival, and the Advocates’ Stakeholder Advisory Board of a PCORI-funded program developing a patient-centered aid for treatment decision-making and a co-chair of the Eighth (2015) AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities. An eclectic writer with a master’s degree from Johns Hopkins University, Dicey has published essays and articles on topics such as cancer survivorship, health disparities, global health, and medical ethics and fiction infused with social justice issues. She is also on the Editorial Board of Cancer Today and is an occasional reviewer for Cancer. Her advocacy work is driven by a commitment to medical/health equity.

KEVIN SNEED, PHARMD

Dr. Sneed is a tenured Professor and the founding Dean of the USF College of Pharmacy. He also serves as a Senior Associate Vice-President for USF Health. His educational background includes a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology with a concentration in Microbiology from the University of Central Florida. Dr. Sneed received his Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from Xavier University of Louisiana College of Pharmacy, where he received numerous clinical and leadership awards. He completed an Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Practice Specialty Residency at Bay Pines Veteran’s Administration Medical Center. Dr. Sneed’s research and clinical interests include the advanced pharmacological treatment of patients with Cardio-Metabolic

Disorders, and examining Health Care Disparities. He is a national lecturer on both topics. Recent research interests include reviewing the causes of Statin-Induced Myalgias, and possible contributing pharmacogenomic factors. He is a Co-Director of the Community Outreach and Engagement Core (CEOC) in the Center for Equal Health, a Center of Excellence granted partnership between USF Health and the Moffitt Cancer Center. He is very active in community healthcare initiatives. He directed an innovative community initiative known as IN-SHAPE (Inter-professional Student Health Assessment Project and Evaluation), which addressed cardiovascular disparities in African-American and Hispanic communities in Tampa, FL. Dr. Sneed is also very engaged in emerging health technologies, and created USF Health Pharmacy Plus, which he touts as “The Pharmacy of the Future!” He has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals, book chapters, abstracts, poster presentations, and has participated in multiple grant projects and clinical trials. Dr. Sneed serves on the Area Health Education Center- USF (Gulfcoast North), Board of Directors; Area Health Education Center (AHEC)- University of South Florida, Board of Directors; USF Nanomedicine Research Center (UNRC) Board of Directors; Hillsborough County Sickle Cell Association, Board of Directors; is the immediate past Chairman of the Cultural Health Initiatives Committee for the American Heart Association- Greater Southeast Affiliate- Board of Directors; and past Humana Corporation, HumanaCARES Division National Board of Advisors member. He participates in many community endeavors on an annual basis, most notably the Florida Cancer Education Network Men’s

Health Forum in Tampa, FL. Dr. Sneed is very active in national and state organizations, among which include NPHA, ASHP, AACP, FPA, FSHP, and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF OUR PARTNERS AND SPONSORS

This Florida Health Disparities Summit is supported by the following Institutions and organizations:

Lead Sponsors:

Platinum Sponsors ($1,000-$2,000)

Silver Sponsors ($500)

Florida Blue Center for Rural Health Research and Policy, College of Medicine, Florida State University

Institute of Public Health, Florida A&M University