CeRon Ford MPH

About Me

I am a Ph.D. Student in the Division of Health Policy & Management at the University of Minnesota’s School of Public Health and a member of AcademyHealth’s Disparities Interest Group Advisory Committee. My research interests include U.S. health policies and practices, health disparities and inequities, and mental health conditions and mental illness. Generally, my research examines the potential health impacts of U.S. health policies for marginalized populations. More specifically, I am interested in examining inequities that link racism and discrimination to health and U.S. health policies.

During my matriculation through my Master's program, I advocated for tobacco and smoking policies in Southwest Atlanta and arbitrated information on health-related diseases to varying divisions at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. After earning my Master's degree, I provided academic support to core faculty and served on MPH Research Committees as the Health Administration, Management and Policy Teaching Associate in the Graduate Education in Public Health Department at Morehouse School of Medicine. As a Ph.D. student, I have served as a Graduate Assistant with C2DREAM Community Engagement Core and a Teaching Fellow for PHAP students in the Division of Health Policy & Management at the University of Minnesota’s School of Public Health.

I earned my B.S. in Public Health from Baylor University in Waco, Texas, and my M.P.H. from Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. With aspirations of becoming a tenured professor and health policy consultant to policymakers, I plan to further develop an understanding of health inequities and racial inequities for historically disadvantaged populations.

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