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Disrupting the Cycle team publishes four peer-reviewed pieces

August 14, 2026
The Disrupting the Cycle team has published several peer-reviewed pieces developed from the current phase of research. Led by Principal Investigator Dr. Khalilah Johnson, Disrupting the Cycle of Inaccessible Healthcare and Supports for Minoritized Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) brings together adults with IDD, care partners, and providers...

Disrupting the Cycle team records podcast episode for Partners for Advancing Health Equity

September 30, 2024
Dr. Khalilah Johnson, Olivia Cleveland, and Tajze Johnson spoke with Dr. Caryn Bell for an episode of the Partners for Advancing Health Equity podcast. The Disrupting the Cycle team discuss how Black people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) navigate the health services system and how to best support these...

Khalilah Johnson (’16 PhD) Receives Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Equity Scholars for Action Award

November 23, 2021
Dr. Khalilah Johnson has received the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Equity Scholars for Action award. Johnson is an assistant professor in the Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy in the Department of Allied Health Sciences in the UNC School of Medicine. The $250,000 grant will support her project, Disrupting...