This event was originally presented on March 31, 2026, 12-1:30 PM via Zoom as part of the Community Engagement Institute (CEI) Perspectives series, hosted by the Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS).
In recognition of National Nutrition Month, the CCTS Community Engagement Institute (CEI) invites you to join a dynamic virtual panel where academic and community researchers from the Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi state NIH Community Engagement Alliance (CEAL) teams come together to explore how food access, education, and culturally responsive nutrition strategies can improve well-being across neighborhoods. This engaging conversation will highlight practical solutions, local partnerships, and actionable steps individuals and organizations can take to reduce gaps in health outcomes and support healthier families and communities.
CO-MODERATORS
- Lori Brand Bateman, PhD, RD | Module Lead, CCTS Community & Stakeholder Engagement; Associate Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine & Population Science, UAB
- Ciara Mitchell, PhD, RDN, LD | CCTS Bionutrition Unit Research Dietitian, Center for Clinical and Translational Science, UAB
PANELISTS
- Mona N. Fouad, MD, MPH | Senior Associate Dean for Access and Engagement, Heersink School of Medicine; Chief Executive Officer, Live HealthSmart Alabama; Director, UAB Comprehensive Healthy Living Research Center
- Caroline Compretta, PhD | Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research; Associate Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center
- Michael Wesley, Sr., DMin | Alabama Community Multiple Principal Investigator; Pastor Emeritus, Greater Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church