Office of Cancer Health Equity & Community Engagement
Meet Our Team

Hayley S. Thompson, Ph.D.
Faculty Director, OCHECE
Thompsoh@karmanos.org

Emell Derra Adolphus
Comms & Marketing, OCHECE
Emell@youvegotmell.com

Forrest Hosea
Research Assistant, OCHECE
Hoseaf@karmanos.org

Asha Freeman, MPH
Research Assistant, OCHECE
Freemana@karmanos.org

Lezina Topciu
Administrator, OCHECE
Topciul@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

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

Ali Fakih
Research Assistant, OCHECE
alifakih@wayne.edu
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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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