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Tabia Henry Akintobi, Ph.D., M.P.H. is associate professor of Community Health and
Preventive Medicine, Associate Dean of Community Engagement and Principal Investigator
of the Prevention Research Center. Germane to these efforts is her demonstrated excellence
in community-based participatory research, community-engaged public health practice
and experiential learning for trainees across the health professional career development
pipeline. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Miami and earned
both a Master’s of Public Health and Doctorate of Philosophy in Public Health from
the University of South Florida’s College of Public Health with specializations in
social and behavioral sciences, community and family health.
Dr. Henry Akintobi’s leadership is demonstrated through local, national and international
clinical and translational research, training and service initiatives that address
social and public health disparities towards health equity. Her repertoire of effective
collaboration is evidenced by several National Institutes of Health and Department
of Health and Human Service grants. Among them include those through which she is
director of both the Atlanta Clinical and Translational Institute (National Center
for Advancing Translational Sciences) Community Engagement and Research Program and
the Exploratory Center of Excellence on Health Disparities (National Institute of
Minority Health and Health Disparities) Community Engagement Core. She is a regularly
invited lecturer, workshop facilitator and has received awards for outstanding public
health research and evaluation teaching.
Dr. Henry Akintobi conducts these activities incorporating her expertise and dedication
to effective community-engaged research, social marketing and participatory evaluation.