About Us
Research Leaders
Mary Beth Weber, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor of Global Health
Core Faculty, Emory Global Diabetes Research Center
Rollins School of Public Health
Emory University
Rakale Collins Quarells, PhD
Professor of Community Health and Preventive Medicine
Associate Director, Prevention Research Center
Member, Cardiovascular Research Institute
Morehouse School of Medicine
Adjunct Professor, Department of Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences
Rollins School of Public Health
Emory University
Michael L. Best, PhD
Executive Director, Institute for People and Technology (IPaT)
Professor of International Affairs and Interactive Computing
Georgia Institute of Technology
K.M. Venkat Narayan, MD, MSc, MBA
Ruth and O.C. Hubert Professor
Director, Georgia Center for Diabetes Translation Research
Director, Emory Global Diabetes Research Center
Emory University
Jennifer Frediani, PhD, RD, ACSM-CES
Research Assistant Professor, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
Emory University
Elizabeth C. Rhodes, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Global Health
Emory University
Community Investigators
LaShawn Hoffman
Managing Partner
Hoffman & Associates
Community Coalition Board Chairperson
Morehouse School of Medicine Prevention Research Center
Theresa Jacobs, MD, FAAFP
Clinical Director
Georgia Primary Care Association
L. Neicey Johnson, RN, BSN, ESQ.
Founder and Executive Director,
VSNS, Inc.
Member, Community Engagement Steering Board
Georgia Clinical and Translational Science Alliance (Georgia CTSA)
Project Team Leaders
Amy Z. Chen
PhD Student, Human-Centered Computing
Georgia Institute of Technology
Olivia C. Manders, MPH, MA
Emory Global Diabetes Research Center
Hubert Department of Global Health
Emory University
Asia Rivers, MPH
Program Manager, Community Health and Preventive Medicine
Prevention Research Center
Morehouse School of Medicine
Gretchen Wilde, MPH
Emory Global Diabetes Research Center
Hubert Department of Global Health
Emory University
Community Partners
Big Miller Grove Missionary Baptist Church
Coalición de Líderes Latinos
EBC Cares, Inc.
For more information, call or text (470) 289-6178 or email us at radxup@emory.edu