Wizdom Powell, PhD, Associate Professor of Health Behavior, and Associate Director of the Center for Health Equity Research, has been elected to serve a two-year term as a member of the Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Sciences (IAPHS) Board of Directors. The Board is comprised of 12 elected positions, and the new leadership will take office on February 1, 2017. IAPHS strives to foster scientific innovation and discovery by connecting population health scientists across disciplines.
Dr. Powell’s prior volunteer service includes the positions of chair of the American Psychological Association (APA) workgroup on Health Disparities in Boys and Men and co-chair of the Health Committee for President Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper Initiative in Durham County.
To learn more about IAPHS, visit this site, or to learn more about Dr. Powell, visit the CHER Leadership page.