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This year’s keynote speaker Jannette Berkley-Patton, PhD, professor in the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) School of Medicine Biomedical and Health Informatics Department and director of the UMKC Health Equity Institute, will present “Engaging Community and Health Partners in Designing and Delivering Large-Scale Health Interventions for Increased Reach, Influence and Impact.”

Awardees

Charles Kamen, PhD, MPH

Senior Faculty Awardee

Charles Kamen, PhD, MPH, is an associate professor in the Department of Surgery and Psychiatry in the Division of Cancer Control at the University of Rochester Medical Center. He also serves as associate director for Community Outreach and Engagement at the Wilmot Cancer Institute and chair of Health Equity Research for the University of Rochester Cancer Center NCI Community Oncology Research Program Research Base. 

He is a clinical psychologist by training, and his program of research focuses on cancer-related health disparities affecting sexual and gender minority and other minoritized cancer survivors. He has also contributed to the development of a range of behavioral interventions with the goal of improving the health and well-being of cancer patients, survivors, and their caregivers.  
 

Wyatt Hall, MA, PhD

Early-Stage Faculty Awardee

Wyatte Hall, MA, PhD, is an assistant professor of Public Health Sciences at the University of Rochester Medical Center. He directs the NIH-funded Visual Language Access and Acquisition Lab which explores the relationship between early childhood language experiences and quality of life outcomes across the lifespan in deaf populations.

Dr. Hall also co-directs the NIH-funded Future Deaf Scientists program, a STEM internship for Deaf high school students. Finally, he directs the Language Deprivation track of the Deaf Child Resilience Center at Gallaudet University.

Dr. Hall has over 30 publications and book chapters, has given over 150 public presentations, and is co-editor of the volume “Language Deprivation and Deaf Mental Health.”

The Satcher Community Health Improvement Awards recognize URMC faculty and staff for significant contributions to the health of our communities through research, teaching, practice, and/or service programs.

The awards reflect the mission of the Center for Community Health & Prevention and the URMC to develop and expand community-university partnerships that support community-engaged research and interventions that reduce health inequities and improve communities' health. Awards will be granted based on contributions made in the greater Rochester area and Finger Lakes region.