Meet the Director
Tabia Henry Akintobi, PhD, MPH is Associate Professor of Community Health and Preventive Medicine, Associate Dean
of Community Engagement, and Principal Investigator and Director 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 among 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.
Dr. Akintobi’s leadership is demonstrated through local, national and global clinical
and translational research, training, and service initiatives addressing social and
public health disparities and advancing health equity. Her repertoire of effective
collaboration is evidenced by several federal grants where she serves as principal
investigator or primary collaborator. She is also central to noteworthy research infrastructure
grants, including the Atlanta Clinical and Translational Institute Community Engagement and Research Program and the Exploratory Center of Excellence on Health Disparities, where she leads community
engagement key functions central to ensuring bi-directional research translation between
communities and academic researchers. She is a regularly invited speaker and lecturer
and has received several awards for outstanding public health research leadership
and teaching. Dr. Akintobi conducts these activities incorporating her expertise and
dedication to effective community-engaged research, social marketing and participatory
evaluation.