Columbia Nursing Launches Three New Centers Focused on Health Equity and Social Justice

 Columbia Nursing has long been at the forefront of innovative, interdisciplinary research
 on the disparities in health faced by racial and sexual minorities and underrepresented groups,
and how to reduce these inequities.

 In 2021, the school launched three centers demonstrating its commitment to social justice and high-quality health care for all, as well as to prepare the next generation of nurse-scientists to continue this mission: the Center for Research on People of Color (CRPC), the Center for Sexual and Gender Minority Health Research (CSGMHR), and the Center for Healthcare Delivery Research and Innovations (CHDRI). 

CRPC, led by Jacquelyn Taylor, PhD, the Helen Pettit Professor of Nursing, is expanding and strengthening the body of scholarly research on people of color. The center also provides resources for research and educational programming to address racial and ethnic injustices in health care.

 CSGMHR, led by Tonda Hughes, PhD, the Henrik Bendixen Professor of International Nursing in Psychiatry, studies the health and well-being of sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals across the lifespan, with a focus on resilience and the goal of eliminating SGM-related health disparities.

CHDRI, led by Lusine Poghosyan, PhD, the Stone Foundation and Elise D. Fish Professor of Nursing, brings together investigators from multiple disciplines to explore how NPs can help improve access to high-quality, safe primary care, especially among underserved populations. 

The three new centers join Columbia Nursing’s existing centers of research excellence: the Center for Improving Palliative Care for Vulnerable Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions (CIPC), the Center for Health Policy (CHP), and the Precision in Symptom Self-Management (PriSSM) Center.

 Learn more about Columbia Nursing’s Research Centers and Programs