Health Disparities Research

The University-wide Health Disparities Research Program provides a unified academic home for clinical and translational researchers who are studying health disparities. The HDRP is committed to interdisciplinary science designed to reduce and eliminate disparities in health and health care. We believe there is a need for resources and infrastructure designed to increase the quality of science focusing on health disparities.

Our mission is to facilitate, conduct and, disseminate rigorous clinical, translational health disparities research. To accomplish this we have developed a collaborative network of health disparities researchers at the UM. MICHR faculty and staff from the Medical School, the Institute for Social Research, School of Public Health, School of Social Work, School of Dentistry, Ross School of Business, School of Nursing, and the National Center for Institutional Diversity meet monthly. Participating faculty provide MICHR programs with consultation on hypothesis generation, research policy, and innovative methods for clinical research. They suggest infrastructure solutions and provide expertise for developing new curriculum focusing on health disparities for trainees, faculty, and staff.

Partners

Center for Integrative Genomics
Center for Research on Ethnicity, Culture and Health (CRECH)
Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research (MCUAAAR)
MESA, Center for Health Disparities
Program for Research on Black Americans (PRBA)
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Emerging Scholars Network
Center for Healthcare Research and Transformation


Announcements

  • Sean Joe, PhD, L.M.S.W will receive the 2009 Edwin Shneidman Award from the American Association of Suicidology for his outstanding contribution to the field of suicide studies.
  • HDRP meetings:
    June 17, 3:00 pm - Valerie Myers, PhD and Lynn Wooten, PhD will present "Defining Diversity in Healthcare: A Qualitative Study of the Nation's Leading Hospitals"
    Location: Palmer Commons Board, Room 1


Recent Papers by HDRP Members

 

Contact

For consultation or assistance with development of research aims and study methodology, or for assistance with recruitment, clinical concerns and other facets of studying health disparities contact:

Carmen R. Green, MD
Health Disparities Research Program Director
Associate Professor
Director Pain Research
Department of Anesthesiology
1H247 UH, SPC 5048
1500 East Medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5048
Phone: (734) 936-4240
Email: carmeng@umich.edu
Website: http://www.med.umich.edu/anesresearch/Green.htm

Sonya R. Miller, MD
Chair, HDRP Curriculum Committee
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Email: sonyamil@umich.edu
Phone: 734-647-6954
Bio Link: http://www2.med.umich.edu/healthcenters/provider_profile.cfm?individual_id=71269

Lise Anderson, MPH
MICHR Health Disparities Research Program Liaison
Email: lisand@umich.edu
Phone: 734-998-7212

Health Disparities Research Program Faculty (36KB Excel document)

For more information about the MICHR, please call (734) 998-7474 or email um-michr@umich.edu

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