Contact number: 202-687-1860

Lucile L. Adams-Campbell, PhD (Cancer Epidemiologist)
Dr. Adams-Campbell is Professor of Oncology and Associate Director of Minority Health and Health Disparities Research at Lombardi. Dr. Adams-Campbell has participated and led several large cohort studies of African-American women, and much of her focuses on energy balance — diet and exercise. Prior to joining Lombardi, Dr. Adams-Campbell was director of the Howard University Cancer Center for 13 years. Born and raised in DC she has played a leading role in the DC cancer and public health community. She is an internationally recognized expert in minority health and health disparities research and was recently elected to the Institute of Medicine and inducted into the DC Hall of Fame. Dr. Adams-Campbell received her undergraduate (biology) and master's degree (biomedical science) from Drexel University, and her PhD in epidemiology from the University of Pittsburgh.

Mireille Bright-Gbebry, PhD, MPH, RD (Nutritionist) is an Assistant Professor of Oncology. She served as the lead nutritionist for the Women's Health Initiative; a 15 year NIH funded study of cancer, cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis in post-menopausal women. At Lombardi, Dr. Bright-Gbebry focuses on nutrition and cancer, with particular interests in obesity and complementary and alternative medicine. She received her PhD in Nutrition from Howard University and a MPH in Health Promotion and Behavior from George Washington University.

Everett Dodson (Community Health Educator) develops and implements community outreach plans that effectively address the current needs of DC communities. Mr. Dodson is a nationally recognized expert on community and men's health issues. He currently serves as Vice Chair of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Director's Consumer Liaison Group, and is a member of the NCI Clinical Trials Advisory Committee and Patient Advocate Steering Committee. His efforts as a health advocate have been recognized by The Prostate Net. Mr. Dodson is a member of the National Alliance of African American Prostate Cancer Advocates, and is a former chairperson for the Mid Atlantic Region of the National Black Leadership Initiative on Cancer. Mr. Dodson has over twelve years of experience in community engagement and men's health.

Kepher Makambi, PhD (Biostatistician) is an Associate Professor of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics. His research focuses on the development and application of statistical methods for cohort studies, clinical trials, and cancer epidemiology focused on addressing health disparities. Dr. Makambi supports the research efforts conducted by health disparities researchers. Dr. Makambi received his doctorate in applied statistics from the University of Dortmund, Germany. He has served as a lecturer at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya.

Diane Scott, BA (Administrative Officer) provides overall administrative support for grants and programs for the Health Disparities Initiative. Her previous experience includes providing administrative support to the Lombardi Comprehenive Cancer Center grant and serving as Program Officer at the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative. She has also worked at a cyber-security consulting company that provided financial and national security services to both the private and public sector. Ms. Scott holds a BA in Classics and German from Case Western Reserve University.

Jennifer Sween, MS (Exercise Physiologist) develops and conducts exercise interventions for clinical trials which focus on physical activity and cancer risk and prevention. She also helps to create community-based exercise programs designed to reduce cancer disparities among the underserved and ethnic minority populations. Ms Sween received her MS in exercise physiology at Howard University and is currently working towards her PhD in Physiology, also at Howard University.

Sherrie Flynt Wallington, PhD (Program Director and Health Communication) is Assistant Professor of Oncology and serves as the program director for the Health Disparities Initiative. Her research interests focus on using community-based and community-based participatory research approaches to explore the role of health communication in reducing and eliminating health disparities among minority and underserved populations. Dr. Wallington recently completed a postdoctoral fellowship with the Harvard School of Public Health and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. Dr. Wallington attended Howard University and received a Ph.D. in mass communication, specializing in health communication and also holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.