LA-CEAL Leads
LaKeisha Williams, PharmD, MSPH
Clinical Associate Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana, Director of Community Engagement & Outreach, Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities Research and Education
Marie Krousel-Wood, M.D.
Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Associate Provost of Health Sciences Senior Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs, School of Medicine Associate Dean of Public Health and Medical Education, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine and School of Medicine, Tulane University.
LA-CEAL Partners
LA-CEAL Study and
Data Coordinating Center
Erin Peacock, Ph.D. – Co-Director, SDCC | Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
Michelle Wilson, MPH&TM – LA-CEAL Program Manager | Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
Leslie Craig, Ph.D. –Research Scientist | Tulane University School of Medicine
Scientific Communication Advisors
David Mushatt, MD | Professor of Medicine, Chief of Infectious Diseases, Tulane University
Robert Garry, Ph.D. | Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Tulane University
Keith Ferdinand, MD, Professor of Clinical Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine
Connie Arnold, Ph.D. | LSU Health- Shreveport
LA-CEAL Steering Committee
Patrick Delafontaine, MD
Joshua Denson, MD
Keith C. Ferdinand, MD
Vivian Fonseca, MD
Robert Garry, PhD
Michele Longo, MD
Vicki Mayer, PhD
Lisa Morici, PhD
David Mushatt, MD
Erin Peacock, PhD, MPH
Leia Saltzman, PhD
John Schieffelin, MD
Gene D’Amour, Ph.D. | Xavier University of Louisiana
Sara Al-Dahir, PharmD | Xavier University College of Pharmacy
Tynesia Fields, MPA | Xavier University College of Pharmacy
William Kirchain, PharmD | Xavier University College of Pharmacy
Adrianne Mitchell, BSPharm | MBA, Xavier University College of Pharmacy
Raven Jackson, PharmD | Xavier University College of Pharmacy
Janel Bailey Wheeler, PharmD | Xavier University College of Pharmacy
LA-CEAL Health Literacy
Connie Arnold, Ph.D. | LSU- Shreveport
Diana Hamer, Ph.D. | LSU-Our Lady of the Lake Medical Center
LA-CEAL Media and Communications
Bright Moments
LA-CEAL Advisory Committee
Keith Ferdinand, MD, Professor of Clinical Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine
LA-CEAL HALT COVID Ambassadors
Patricia Davis
Tiani Jones
Academic Institutions:
Tulane University:
Tulane University School of Medicine
Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
Xavier University of Louisiana:
Xavier University College of Pharmacy
Xavier Health and Wellness Center
Xavier University Telehealth Center
Xavier Department of Public Health Sciences
Xavier Department of Mass Communication
Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities Research and Education
Xavier University Center for Equity, Justice, and the Human Spirit
Louisiana State University:
LSU Health Sciences Center (LSUHSC)-New Orleans, School of Medicine
LSU Health- Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, Baton Rouge
LSU Health-Shreveport
Research Institutions
Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge
Federally Qualified Health Centers
Access Health Louisiana
CareSouth Medical and Dental
CommuniHealth Services
David Raines Community Health Center
EXCELth Family Health Center
InclusivCare
NOELA Community Health Center
RKM
Southeast Community Health Systems
Teche Action Clinic
Independent Community Pharmacies
Crescent City Pharmacy
Charbonnet Family Pharmacy
St. Bernard Drugs
Faith-Based Organizations:
Baptist Community Ministries
Catholic Archdioceses
Community Organizations | Initiatives:
The Christian Vaccine Access Coalition
Urban League of Lousiana
The Skin You’re In multimedia campaign
Golden Change
Louisiana Community Health Outreach Network
State and Local Partners:
The Louisiana Department of Health
City of New Orleans COVID-19 Equity & Community Engagement Group
