Institute Board
The Board, which has broad representation from the community and the university, provides guidance and direction to the Institute, advocates for the Institute at the community and university levels and assists the Institute in developing and maintaining relationships with stakeholders and residents across the community and the university.
Assistant Professor of Urban and Regional Planning
Â鶹´«Ã½o School of Architecture and Planning
Email: efrimpon@buffalo.edu
Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Scholarship
Â鶹´«Ã½o School of Nursing
Email: yc73@buffalo.edu
Professor of Community Health and Health Behavior; Associate Dean for Research
Â鶹´«Ã½o School of Public Health and Health Professions
Email: lcollins@buffalo.edu
Professor of Law; Vice Dean for Advocacy and Experiential Learning
Â鶹´«Ã½o School of Law
Email: kimconno@buffalo.edu
Chief Operating Officer
Erie County Medical Center
Email: adavis2@ecmc.edu
Executive Director of Corporate Social Responsibility, Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Email: egrant@ch.ci.buffalo.ny.us
Senior Manager, Regional Health Improvement
HealtheLink
Email: khall14@wnyhealthelink.com
Professor; Coordinator of Research Advancement; Co -Director, Unit on Behavioral Health Research and Treatment
Â鶹´«Ã½o Department of Psychology
Email: lhawk@buffalo.edu
Associate Professor; Interim Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Â鶹´«Ã½o School of Social Work
Email: nadinemu@buffalo.edu
Convener; Senior Pastor
Buffalo Center for Health Equity; Lincoln Memorial United Methodist
Email: gfnicholas1@gmail.com
Greater Buffalo United Ministries, President
Pastor - Liberty Missionary Baptist Church
Email: kinzermpointer@gmail.com
Professor, Management Science and Systems Department
Â鶹´«Ã½o School of Management
Email: rsharman@buffalo.edu
Assistant Dean for Diversity
Â鶹´«Ã½o School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Email: lthomas@buffalo.edu
Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Â鶹´«Ã½o School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Email: tornator@buffalo.edu
Director of Advanced Education in Orthodontics
Â鶹´«Ã½o School of Dental Medicine
Email: thikriat@buffalo.edu