ABOUT
Through research and engagement, we seek to examine the intersection of inequity and joy within the Black community with the ultimate goal of improving health and wealth for the benefit of all.
The Black Health and Wealth Equity Lab, through research and education, promotes examining and unpacking the systemic factors that impact the health and wealth of the Black community in the U.S. and amplifies what undergirds the community’s ability to center joy despite the outcomes associated with health disparities and wealth inequality.
OUR FOUNDER
Shontay Delalue, PhD, MPH
Shontay Delalue, PhD, MPH, currently serves as a Senior Vice President in higher education. She is a highly sought after senior strategist and thought partner on matters pertaining to strategic planning, policy development, inclusive practices and global engagement.
Her current work includes a graphic medicine comic entitled Medical Misogynoir™ funded through an Arts Integration Grant, a qualitative study on 1st generation college students financial knowledge funded by a grant from the TIAA Institute, a small study on grief and loss in small Black communities, and a pilot on early career educators and entrepreneurs self-actualization through a cultural immersion experience in Ghana West Africa.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in communication and a Master of Education (counseling), both from the University of Maine. She earned a Ph.D. in Education through a joint program of the University of Rhode Island and Rhode Island College. To complement her current work, she earned a Master of Public Health from Dartmouth College to address health disparities that impact underrepresented groups.
She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and holds several appointments including as a Research Fellow with the TIAA Institute and member of the TIAA Financial Education and Community Council, Chair of the University of Maine Board of Visitors, and outgoing Co-chair of the Ivy+ Faculty Advancement Network.
Originally from New Jersey, she is a proud first-generation college graduate and an avid traveler having been to 48 U.S. states and over 30+ countries on all seven continents always exploring what makes us unique and similar.
