About Us

Health disparities impact many different communities—these very communities are often invisible in research which perpetuates those disparities. IFH’s Community Outreach Core focuses on improving health equity by working with the community to ensure there is diversity in research participation. Through various community programs, we strive to engage, learn, be of service and support communities. We invite you to join our community and be a part of our work to dismantle health disparities. 

Learn more about Rutgers Institute for Health at: https://ifh.rutgers.edu/  


Team Members

Dan Dychtwald Senior Project Manager

PhD, MPH, MS

Lisa Lanza Research Coordinator

PhD, MPH, RDN, CLC

Kira Bartnick Research Coordinator

Aila Altunbilek Research Assistant

Andrew Morales Research Assistant

Alexis Bartlett Research Assistant

Hajrah Hussain Research Assistant

Isabelle Maloy Research Assistant

Joseph Mansonet Research Assistant

Khuzeman Abbasi Jr Coordinator

Melissa Marquez Research Assistant

BS

Mohammed Rahawi Research Assistant

BA

Mohin Chanpura Research Assistant

Nathan Stewart Jr Coordinator

MS

Sharon Lee Research Assistant

Xuewen Pei Research Assistant

Woowon Lee Research Assistant

Swati Kumar Research Coordinator

MD

Dana Barqawi Research Assistant

Abhishek Akula Research Assistant

Yaqian Wang Research Assistant

Pooja Patel Research Assistant

Johnathaniel See Research Assistant

Maria Eva Dorigo Community Navigator

Antoine August Research Assistant