Welcome To Our NEW CHEEER Staff Members!
We are excited to welcome the newest additions to the CHEEER team. All of our new staff members will be part of our recently announced Asthma, Indoor Air Pollution, and
CBRN Represented at 2025 TRCCC – 27th Annual Meeting and Conference
Yvonne Oliver, CBRN Co-Chair and CRSI Scholar, presented at this year’s Translational Research Cancer Centers Consortium (TRCCC). Her presentation included accomplishments of both the CBRN and CRSI, citing “The training
CHEEER Faculty Publication – Eliminating Microaggressions in Healthcare
CHEEER Faculty Member Adam Perzynski, PhD, and Ifeolorunbode (Bode) Adebambo, MD, Interim Chair of the Department of Family Medicine, are the editors of “Racism, Microaggressions, and Allyship in Health Care:
CBRN Co-Chair Receives The Center for Community Solutions’ High 5 Award
Carrey Gibbons, CBRN Co-Chair, was a recipient of The Center for Community Solutions’ High 5 Award. Per the The Center for Community Solutions site – “At the Northeast Coalition Ohio
CHEEER Researchers First to Study Impact of Natural Disaster Displacement
As climate-change-driven natural disasters grow in prevalence and intensity, a new study by researchers from The Center for Health Equity: Engagement, Education, and Research found that these disasters have displaced
CHEEER Pilot Awardee to be Inducted into CH-UH High School Hall of Fame
Vanessa Maier, MD, MPH, CHEEER Pilot Awardee (Round 2), will be inducted into the Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame at Cleveland Heights-University Heights High School. Dr. Maier, a 1991 graduate,
NIH Awards $3.5 Million for Sleep Apnea Research to CHEEER Director
The National Institutes of Health has awarded a five-year, $3.5 million grant to support the sleep apnea research of J. Daryl Thornton, MD, MPH, Director of CHEEER. Dr. Thornton, along with

Classroom Without Walls
Classroom Without Walls is an innovative program designed to foster learning opportunities between current students, faculty and community members. The program covers your tuition for nine (9) free credits for

CHEEER Faculty Interviewed by The Buckeye Flame | Mental health for bisexual people: Navigating stigma and bi-erasure to find culturally responsive care
CHEEER Faculty member Laura Mintz spoke on the mental health issues that play a large part to the marginalization that bisexual people experience. Click the image below to read the