Lolita Moss is an interdisciplinary social scientist with youth development practice experience, as well as social work and developmental psychology training. Her research interests center on Black adolescent development, interpersonal violence, and romantic relationships. She has explored the role of mainstream media as a socialization mechanism for violence-related attitudes and behaviors. Her current research agenda bridges the impact of policy and social networks on social attitudes and psychosocial outcomes.

Richard (Rich) Priore is a clinical associate professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at Tulane University, where he teaches healthcare financial management, quality management, and health economics. Previously he served as an associate professor in the University of Minnesota’s School of Public Health and most recently as a distinguished service professor in the Opus College of Business at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Yilu Lin is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. Her research focuses on predictive modeling using machine learning. She is one of the developers of the socio-Demographic, Metabolic, diabetes-related Complications, and healthcare Utilization for Risk Evaluation (DM-CURE). She is also interested in health service research and health policy. Dr. Lin is a WOC Research Associate affiliated with the Department of Veterans Affairs, Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System.

Tatiane Santos is an assistant professor at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. She holds an Adjunct Senior Fellow appointment at the University of Pennsylvania Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics and Penn Center for Public Health Initiatives. Dr. Santos is a fellow of AcademyHealth Public Voices Fellowship in partnership with the OpEd Project; and a member of the board of directors for the Louisiana Public Health Institute.