Karen Hendricks-Munoz, M.D., M.P.H.
Interim Executive Director, Deputy Director
Center on Health Disparities 
Professor and Chair in Neonatal Medicine
Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU 
karen.hendricks-munoz@vcuhealth.org

Marcie S. Wright, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Associate Director
Center on Health Disparities
Associate Professor
Department of Health Behavior and Policy
mswright@vcu.edu

Ettora Burrell
Associate Professor Office Manager
ettora.burrell@vcuhealth.org 

Alisa Brewer, M.S.P.H.
Director of Community Engagement and Outreach
Center on Health Disparities
Department of Health Behavior and Policy
alisa.brewer@vcuhealth.org

Hamid I. Akbarali, Ph.D.
Gladys and Harvey Haag Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Vice Chair and Director, Graduate Education and Post-doctoral Training, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Principle Investigator – VCU Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) hamid.akbarali@vcuhealth.org

Daniel Bullard, Ph.D.

Carlos Escalante, Ph.D.
carlos.escalante@vcuhealth.org

Sarah Golding, Ph.D.
Associate Professor & Director of Undergraduate Research
VCU IMSD Undergraduate Program Director
VCU Bridges to the Baccalaureate Co-Director
Special Assistant to the Dean for Experiential Learning
Department of Biology | College of Humanities and Sciences
segolding@vcu.edu

Hsinling Sonya Hung, Ph.D.
Director of Evaluation and Assessment
Center on Health Disparities
hlhung@vcu.edu

Rebecca Martin, Ph.D.
rebecca.martin@vcuhealth.org

John Ryan, Ph.D.
Professor, Associate Vice President for Research Development 
Co-Director – VCU Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Award
jjryan@vcu.edu

Rita Shiang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor 
Graduate Program Director 
Director of Admissions 
Department of Human and Molecular Genetics 
rita.shang@vcuhealth.org

Mychal Smith, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
College of Humanities and Science
Department of Chemistry
VCU IMSD Graduate Program Director
mdsmith@vcu.edu

Stacey Wahl, Ph.D.
stacey.wahl@vcuhealth.org

Khiana Nelson, M.S.
Research Education & Training Coordinator
khiana.meade@vcuhealth.org