Leadership

MSM PRC is headed by the Principal Investigator and the Center Director with five Assistant Directors in the areas of Community Development, Research, Communication and Training, Evaluation and Cancer Prevention.

Principal Investigator: Daniel S. Blumenthal, MD, MPH leads the entire Center, works with the Center Director and collaborates with MSM PRC Community Coalition Board members to ensure the achievement of the Center's goals and objectives. He is the Associate Dean for Community Health, Professor and Chair Emeritus in the Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine and Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics.

Center Director: Elleen M. Yancey, PhD provides leadership and oversight for the daily operations of the center including the coordination of the center’s community-based research projects, development of community partnerships, and implementation of health promotion and disease prevention initiatives.  Dr. Yancey is the Co-Principal Investigator of the center’s core research project (PIMTAG). She is an Associate Clinical Professor with joint appointments in the departments of Community Health and Preventive Medicine and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.

Center Core Research - Prevention Intervention: Meeting them at the Gate (PIMTAG)
Ronald L. Braithwaite, PhD is the Principal Investigator for the newly CDC PRC funded MSM PRC core research project. He is a Professor in the departments of Community Health and Preventive Medicine, Family Medicine, and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.

Assistant Directors

Tabia Henry Akintobi, PhD, MPH, Assistant Director, Evaluation Unit, is responsible for the oversight and execution of evaluation programs. She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine. Dr. Akintobi is the Chair of the CDC PRC National Evaluation Committee.

Lee S. Caplan, MD, PhD, MPH, Assistant Director, Research, is responsible for the development of quality research programs and the mentorship of new researchers. He is a Georgia Cancer Coalition Distinguished Clinician and Scientist and is a Professor in the Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine.

David Collins, Assistant Director, Community Development, is responsible for community liaison and development. He is the co-host of MSM PRC Community Health Connections radio broadcast. Mr. Collins is a representative on the CDC PRC National Community Committee.

Lisa M. Goodin, MBA, Assistant Director, Communication Dissemination and Training, is responsible for the communication and dissemination of effective culturally appropriate health information and research. She is the producer and co-host of the MSM PRC Community Health Connections radio broadcast. Ms. Goodin is a representative on the CDC PRC National Communications Committee.

Le’Roy E. Reese, PhD, Assistant Director, Cancer Prevention Research Unit, is responsible for the oversight of community-based cancer prevention research. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine.