“The more that I engage in community research, the more I question our own biases in academia” Voices of Health Equity in Chicago Interview No. 7 Topic: Community-based participatory research and transformative communication spaces​ Jeni Hebert-Beirne, PhD Assistant Professor School of Public Health University of Illinois Chicago Read the interview. Be sure to check out … Continue reading Voices of Health Equity in Chicago: Interview #7

“We have really tried to give community a voice and partner with them around the questions we ask” Voices of Health Equity in Chicago Interview No. 6 Topic: Childhood obesity Maryann Mason, PhD Research Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Preventive Medicine, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine Community and Evaluation Research Director, Consortium to Lower Obesity … Continue reading Voices of Health Equity in Chicago: Interview #6

“If we treat human beings as victims first and foremost, we can stop further violence” Voices of Health Equity in Chicago Interview No. 5 Topic: Social contagion and non-fatal gun shots​ Andrew Papachristos, PhD Associate Professor Department of Sociology Yale University Read the interview. Be sure to check out more of our Voices of Health … Continue reading Voices of Health Equity in Chicago: Interview #5

“…if I looked at the research through an anti-racist lens, a lot of things came into focus that had not been clear to me before” Voices of Health Equity in Chicago Interview No. 4 Topic: Racism and birthweight disparities Richard David, MD Stroger Hospital of Cook County Read the interview. Be sure to check out … Continue reading Voices of Health Equity in Chicago: Interview #4

“…these maps tell strong stories about racism, segregation and its outcomes in Chicago” Voices of Health Equity in Chicago Interview No. 3 Topic: Food deserts Daniel Block, PhD Department of Geography Chicago State University Read the interview. Be sure to check out more of our Voices of Health Equity interviews.