Dr. Marcie Wright receives VCU Outstanding Term Faculty Award
Dr. Wright was honored at the 2024 Faculty Convocation on August 29th.
Wright, an associate professor in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences in the School of Public Health, has earned a national reputation among the community of health disparity researchers and contributed to fostering and expanding VCU’s learning environment. She specializes in coalition building and capacity building for research through Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) approaches.
Wright has propelled the success of VCU’s Center on Health Disparities as associate director and has developed interdisciplinary relationships across the Monroe Park and MCV campuses and the larger Richmond community. She has overseen the development and submission of over 100 grant applications that have generated over $45 million in funding and an extensive research training portfolio that includes programs for underrepresented faculty and students.
In addition, she is vested in the success of the Center’s MATCH program – Mobilizing Assets to Transform Community Health. MATCH enhances VCU’s relationship with at-risk communities to build long-lasting partnerships and reduce health disparities.
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