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Ronny Bell

Expertise: Health Disparities, Cancer & American Indian Community

Dr. Ronny Bell is chair of the Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy and the Fred Eshelman Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Eshelman School of Pharmacy. His research focuses on health disparities in cancer as well as a concentration in chronic disease disparities with an emphasis on rural and underserved populations. As an enrolled member of the Lumbee tribe of eastern North Carolina, and Chair of the North Carolina American Indian Health Board, he is particularly interested in factors that contribute to health disparities in American Indian populations. He also co-leads the Southeastern American Indian Cancer Health Equity Partnership (SAICEP), a partnership between the Community Outreach and Engagement programs at the NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers at UNC, Duke and Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, designed to engage North Carolina tribal communities in cancer research, outreach and education. Dr. Bell holds a PhD in Foods and Nutrition from University of North Carolina at Greensboro, an MS in Epidemiology from Wake Forest University, and a BA in Public Health and Nutrition from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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