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Yvette Cozier
Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice, Boston University School of Public Health
Dr. Cozier is an investigator on the Black Women’s Health Study (BWHS) and the BWHS Sarcoidosis Study at the Slone Epidemiology Center. Her research interests include social and genetic determinants of health in African-American women — specifically, the influence of psychosocial stressors (e.g., racism, neighborhood socioeconomic status), and genetics in the development of cancer, cardiometabolic, and immune-mediated diseases (sarcoidosis, lupus). Additional research interests include oral health, and the role that religiosity/spirituality and the faith community, particularly the black church, plays in health promotion/disease prevention in the Black community.
L. Nicole Stringfellow
CEO, FABRIC, Incorporated
L Nicole Stringfellow is a distinguished and multifaceted professional with 30 years of experience in community and economic development, complemented by 26 years in program management and solutions development. With 18 years as an adult educator and knowledge coach, excels in grassroots community engagement, data-driven programming, leadership development, compliance, and nonprofit capacity building. She is adept at training, coaching, event planning, and strategic leadership, with a history of fostering impactful initiatives.
As the CEO and Founder of FABRIC, Incorporated, since 2016, she has led a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to community empowerment in the Delta region. Additionally, through Stringfellow Strategic Solutions, LLC, she specializes in managing coordination for meaningful events and provides expert consulting in strategy and program development. Her international mission work spans Puerto Rico, Cuba, and South Africa, alongside policy advocacy with the American Heart Association and public health research in the Mississippi Delta. She is a visionary leader committed to justice, education, and sustainable change. L Nicole is honored to be a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, and The Links, Incorporated, embodying a lifelong commitment to service, leadership, and community impact.