Welcome New CAR-Net Members
Please join us in officially welcoming new members of the Community-Academic Research Network (CAR-Net), which fosters new partnerships and interactions among community and academic researchers interested in health equity in Detroit.
New members from community-based organizations and health and human service agencies include:
- Black Mother's Breastfeeding Association (shown to the right at our 20th Anniversary Symposium) - Jayne Jackson, Program Associate
- Detroit Wayne Mental Health Authority - James Kelly, Program Coordinator
- Latin Americans for Social and Economic Development - Laura Kopack, Executive Director
New academic partners hail from multiple disciplines at Wayne State, Michigan State, and U-M. They are as follows:
- Aaron Brody - Emergency Medicine, Wayne State University
- Phillip Levy - Emergency Medicine, Wayne State University
- Kami Pothukuchi - Urban Planning, Wayne State University
- Daniel Velez Ortiz - Social Work, Michigan State University
- Kentaro Toyama - Information, University of Michigan (U-M)
- Rebecca Hasson - Kinesiology (Movement Science and Health & Fitness), U-M
- Tawanna Dillahunt - Information, U-M
- Larry Charleston - Neurology, U-M
- Anne Buu - Nursing, U-M
- Robert Anderson, Medical Education (Diabetes Research), U-M
Please click on the links above for complete bios of these organizations and researchers, and visit the CAR-Net Directory to learn more about others who are committeed to using a community-based participatory research approach to foster health equity in Detroit.
