External Advisory Board (EAB)

The purpose of the EAB is to advise the Directors of the UMGCCC’s IDEA Office on decisions and strategies that will help the UMGCCC successfully fulfill NCI’s Plan to Enhance Diversity as outlined in FOA PAR-21-321 and NOT-OD-20-031. Members are identified as leaders of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility activities at NCI-designated cancer centers. The EAB is advisory in nature and makes recommendations about IDEA Office programs, initiatives, and strategies.

Otis Brawley, MD

Otis Brawley, MD 
Johns Hopkins University

Barbara Burtness, MD Yale Cancer Center

Barbara Burtness, MD 
Yale Cancer Center

Sophia George, PhD

Sophia George, PhD 
University of Miami

Christopher Li, MD, PhD

Christopher Li, MD, PhD 
Fred Hutch/UW Cancer Consortium

Camille Ragin, PhD, MPH

Camille Ragin, PhD, MPH 
Fox Chase Cancer Center

Luisel Ricks-Santi, Ph.D.

Luisel Ricks-Santi, Ph.D. 
University of Florida

Vetta Sanders Thompson, PhD

Vetta Sanders Thompson, PhD 
Siteman Cancer Center