Research on health Equity And Community Health (REACH)
The REACH team includes experts from Mayo Clinic and Arizona State University.
Learn more about health disparities research at Mayo Clinic’s campus in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Mayo Clinic Members
Scott Leischow, Ph.D.
AZ Director of REACH/OHDR
Professor of Health Services Research
Mayo Clinic
Leischow.Scott@mayo.edu
Chara Chamie, M.P.H.
AZ REACH/OHDR Program Manager
Mayo Clinic
Chamie.Chara@mayo.edu
Nandita Khera, M.D., M.P.H.
Medical Director of REACH
Consultant, Hematology/Oncology
Mayo Clinic
Noël Arring, D.N.P.,
R.N., O.C.N
Program Manager
Nursing Research
Mayo Clinic
Amy Woof
Health Services Analyst
Mayo Clinic
Woof.Amy@mayo.edu
Farhia Omar, M.P.H.
Research Program Coordinator
Mayo Clinic
Omar.Farhia@mayo.edu
Janet Okamoto, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Research Associate
Mayo Clinic
Okamoto.Janet@mayo.edu
Danielle Wright
Administrative Assistant
Mayo Clinic
Wright.Danielle@mayo.edu
Edna Ramos
Associate Clinical Research Coordinator
Mayo Clinic
Isabel Santana
Associate Clinical Research Coordinator
Mayo Clinic
Santana.Isabel@mayo.edu
Arizona State University Members
Sunny Kim, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Arizona State University
Mayo Clinic Research Affiliate
sunny.kim@asu.edu
Linda Larkey, Ph.D.
Professor
Arizona State University
Mayo Clinic Research Affiliate
linda.larkey@asu.edu
Internal Advisory Committee
All health equity research, strategic planning and alignment within the Scottsdale campus of Mayo Clinic takes place with the guidance of the following internal advisory committee members:
Muna Ali, P.T., Ph.D.
Physical Therapist
Physical Therapy
Mayo Clinic
Robert Scales, Ph.D.
Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation Services
Mayo Clinic
Richard J. Caselli, M.D.
Consultant
Neurology
Mayo Clinic
Augustine M. Chavez, M.D.
Senior Associate Consultant
Family Medicine
Mayo Clinic
Lubayna Fawcett, P.T., Ph.D.
Physical Therapist
Physical Therapy
Mayo Clinic
Yonas E. Geda, M.D.
Consultant
Psychiatry
Mayo Clinic
Priscilla Gill, M.B.A.
Manager
Leadership &
Organizational Development
Mayo Clinic
Marion Kelly
Administrator of AZ Diversity & Inclusion
Director of Community Relations
Mayo Clinic
kelly.marion@mayo.edu
Carolyn L. Kinney, M.D.
Consultant
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Mayo Clinic
Ruben A. Mesa, M.D.
Chair
Hematology Division
Mayo Clinic
Donald W. Northfelt, M.D.
Consultant
Hematology/Oncology
Mayo Clinic
Cumara B. O'Carroll, M.D.
Senior Associate Consultant
Neurology
Mayo Clinic
Kenneth G. Poole, Jr., M.D., M.B.A.
Senior Associate Consultant
Primary Care Internal Medicine
Mayo Clinic
Gabriel Shaibi, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Arizona State University
Mayo Clinic Research Affiliate
André R. Watkins, M.P.H.
Certified Clinical Resident Coordinator
Mayo Clinic