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Contributors
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Cameron Brown-Moderator
An American Public Health Association/Kaiser Permanente Fellow, is a dedicated public health professional whose passion lies in addressing health disparities and promoting equity. With a Master's in Public Health and a Bachelor's in Biology from Morgan State University, Cameron brings a robust academic background to his work. His expertise extends to conducting comprehensive community needs assessments, utilizing a holistic approach to understanding the social determinants of health. Throughout his career, Cameron has interned with esteemed organizations such as the Association of State Public Health Nutritionists, HUD, Southside Community Development and Housing, and HomefreeUSA, a Black-owned mortgage company. These experiences have enriched his understanding of community dynamics and reinforced his commitment to advocating for marginalized populations. Cameron's current focus within the APHA/Kaiser Permanente Fellowship centers on developing strategies to address health disparities and advance health equity initiatives. Through research, advocacy, and community engagement efforts, Cameron is dedicated to creating meaningful change and improving health outcomes for all.
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Gilberto Hernández-Arranz, DrPHc, MA, CHES
Gilberto Hernández-Arranz brings more than 20 years of experience in health services administration and research, public health, strategic planning, total quality management, and health systems change initiatives. He holds a joint graduate public health degree from both Emerson College and Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts with a concentration in Health Communication and a dual Bachelor of Arts degree in both Economics and Politics and Public Affairs with a minor in Sociology from the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. He is currently a doctoral candidate in Public Health at the University of Illinois at Chicago where his research looks at the application of change management strategies in health systems governance. He serves as the program coordinator for the undergraduate Health Services Administration (HSA) specialization and as a faculty member at Barry University.
His work experiences include serving as director for Health Services Research at Miami-Dade County government where he led the definition of strategic health priorities, identifying and analyzing proven evidence-based healthcare delivery models, identifying statewide and national communities to serve as comparative benchmarkers for Miami Dade County, as well as, working with community stakeholders, state and national decision-makers to formulate and implement policies to promote and sustain healthy lifestyles and develop strategies for adapting viable tactical models to Miami-Dade. He has also provided recommendations to both Miami-Dade’s Board of County Commissioners and Office of the Mayor on short and long-term outcome measures for tracking and assessing results while incorporating geographical information systems in addressing community health service needs.
He has also served as director for the Florida Department of Health’s Bureau of Chronic Disease Health Promotion and Education Program for Broward and Palm Beach County under the auspices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention comprehensive health promotion and public health education initiative and as director of both the Healthy Homes Collaborative and the Boston Public Health Commission’s Healthy Homes Partnership.
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Josephine Tang
A first-generation student from San Diego, current MPH candidate at UC Berkeley, and an inaugural American Public Health Association (APHA) & Kaiser Permanente Community Health Scholar. She holds a Bachelor of Science from UCLA in Psychobiology with a minor in Global Health. She currently serves as the 2023-2025 Treasurer for the APHA Asian & Pacific Islander Caucus. She is interested in the impact of systems of oppression and their intersections on health, particularly as they show up for people of color in the US. Her recent experiences have been in trauma-informed work for unhoused folks in Los Angeles and consulting in the healthcare system/payer space.
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Kesha Baptiste-Roberts, PhD, MPH
The Chair of the Department of Public and Allied Health and an Associate Professor at Morgan State University, School of Community Health and Policy. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Juniata College, a Masters in Public Health degree from Saint Louis University, and she completed a Maternal and Child Health Certificate in addition to PhD and postdoctoral training in Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Baptiste-Roberts is an accomplished researcher, having authored or co-authored over 30 scientific publications, including journal articles and book chapters. She is the co-editor of a book titled “Obesity in Pregnancy”. Dr. Baptiste-Roberts has published research in maternal and child health, women’s health, type 2 diabetes, obesity, and racial/ethnic health disparities. Her early work was primarily focused on pregnancy-related factors and their influence on cardiometabolic outcomes for both mother and offspring along the life-course. During her career, she worked on health among sexual minority women and substance abuse. Most recently, she has been working on improving maternal health for underserved communities utilizing telehealth and doula services. She is currently the principal investigator of an HRSA-funded maternal health disparities research center. She was the 2021 recipient of the Abraham Lilienfeld Award from the Epidemiology Section of the American Public Health Association (APHA), which recognizes excellence in teaching epidemiology over the course of a career. This award is given in memory of Dr. Abraham Lilienfeld, an outstanding teacher, scholar, and former chair of the epidemiology department at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. She has held leadership roles in several national organizations, including the American Public Health Association (APHA), where she served as a governing councilor and section councilor for two terms. She has been the co-chair of the Scientific Program Committee for the past seven years. She is a past president of the Society of the Analysis of African American Public Health Issues (SAAPHI). She has also served as an executive committee member on the Sankofa Collaborative, a collaborative of public health leaders focused on providing a forum to promote the health of minority women affected by HIV through research, policy, advocacy, and social justice.
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Neenah Trujillo
As senior enrolled in the Bachelor of Public Health program with Diné College on the Navajo reservation. Neenah brings a unique blend of Navajo and Spanish heritage from Tuba City, AZ. Her experience encompasses contact tracing within the realm of infectious diseases such as COVID-19 and STIs, along with specialized knowledge in maternal and child health, suicide prevention, and diabetes prevention. When she is not researching or studying, you can find her weaving, baking, or spending time with my family and dogs. Once she completes undergrad, she is committed to pursuing a Master’s degree in Epidemiology