Office of Cancer Health Equity & Community Engagement
Meet Our Team
Hayley S. Thompson, Ph.D.
Faculty Director, OCHECE
Thompsoh@karmanos.org
Carie Francis, MPA
Manager, Campus-Community Partnerships
Francisc@karmanos.org
Emell Derra Adolphus
Comms & Marketing, OCHECE
Emell@youvegotmell.com
Forrest Hosea
Research Assistant, OCHECE
Hoseaf@karmanos.org
Anne Katz, Ph.D.
Research Associate, OCHECE
Katza@karmanos.org
Knoll Larkin, MPH
Director, OCHECE
Larkink@karmanos.org
Shoma Pal, MPH, MBA
Manager, Strategic Planning and Development
Pals@karmanos.org
Brittany Dowe, MPH
Research Assistant, OCHECE
Doweb@karmanos.org
Kris Johns, MHSA
Research Assistant, OCHECE
Johnsk@karmanos.org
Lezina Topciu
Administrator, OCHECE
Topciul@karmanos.org
Voncile Brown-Miller
Manager, Community Outreach
Millerv@karmanos.org
Sheena Cresswell, MPH
Research Associate, OCHECE
Cresswes@karmanos.org
Truman Hudson, Jr., Ph.D.
Research Assistant, OCHECE
Thudsonjr@wayne.edu
Asha Freeman, MPH
Research Assistant, OCHECE
Freemana@karmanos.org
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Join one of the Office of Cancer Health Equity and Community Engagement’s (OCHECE) Cancer Action Councils (CACs) to share your cancer experience and help shape community resources and programs for cancer survivors, caregivers and advocates.
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Cancer Action Councils Thrive After COVID-19
Our Cancer Action Councils continue to meet without missing a beat even during this pandemic. They have dug in their heels, bringing strengthen and purpose to serve their community. March, April, May, June, July and now August groups have met to review their research...
Research & Advocacy for Young Survivors
If interested in participating in Research and Advocacy for Young Survivors volunteer research study, please contact Anne Katz, Ph.D., at katza@karmanos.org or call 313-576-8290. [embeddoc...
To improve health of Black Americans, don’t forget this group
By Hayley Thompson, Ph.D. This Op-Ed was originally published in the Detroit Free Press. Summer is here, and it’s Pride season, a celebration of LGBTQ inclusion and self-affirmation. Detroit is home to Hotter Than July, the world’s second oldest Black LGBTQ Pride...
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