Rachael Reed

Rachael Reed is a versatile, results-driven, public health professional and researcher with over 10 years of health promotion and research experience. She is currently the Chair of the School of Health and Wellness and an Assistant Professor of Public Health at Dillard University, a historically Black university in New Orleans, Louisiana. She is also the Coordinator for the Public Health and Health Science programs. Rachel has a broad background in public health, with specific training and expertise in health equity, medical nutrition therapy, chronic disease prevention/management, and the social determinants of health. Her research focuses on the impact of racism on health, health disparities, and the prevention of noncommunicable chronic diseases in underserved, at-risk populations. She has worked on several funded projects including the development and implementation of a community-partnered stroke prevention program in South Los Angeles which garnered astronomical community buy-in and participation. Rachel has a long history of service to her field. She is a former Executive Board member for the American Public Health Association and Private Sector Advisor to the US Delegation to the 67th World Health Assembly. She currently serves as a member of the Editorial Board of the AJPM Focus and the Immediate Past Chair and Secretary of the Intersectional Council of the American Public Health Association.