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| | Kenzie A. Cameron, PhD, MPH is a Research Assistant Professor with the Center for Communication and Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She is also affiliated faculty for the Center for Healthcare Equity, and has a secondary appointment in the Department of Preventive Medicine. Dr. Cameron teaches in the Master of Public Health (MPH) program at Northwestern University, and has been involved with teaching both the Communication Skills and Cultural Dynamics in Medicine course in the medical school curriculum. She was awarded a three-year Career Development Grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop and test a multimedia patient education program aimed at reducing racial disparities in the uptake of the influenza vaccination. Her research focuses on persuasive message design, the reduction of health disparities, health communication, health promotion, innovative studies of multimedia interventions, and behavior change. In December, 2007 she was awarded the Northwestern University Department of Medicine Teaching award, in honor of being ranked in the top 10% of medical school teachers at Northwestern for the 2006 – 2007 academic year. Dr. Cameron conducts her research with multiple community partners, and has had the opportunity to work with Erie Family Medical Centers, Villa Guadalupe Senior Services Inc., Satellite Centers of the Chicago Department of Senior Services, numerous local churches, and the City of Chicago Department of Public Health. Her involvement with community organizations has been vital to her research as the voices of the community members have brought a critical perspective to the research studies in which she is involved. | |
