Shavon Artis Dickerson, Dr.P.H., M.P.H.

Responsibilities & Activities

As a program director, I provide administrative and scientific oversight for research grants and cooperative agreements focused on social and behavioral science research to reduce/eliminate health disparities for the prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in adults. This program focuses on research to understand and address upstream or root causes (e.g., policy- or population-level factors) of social factors that significantly contribute to the onset and progression of T2D in adults, families, and communities, particularly those living in underserved communities and NIH-designated health disparity populations. My portfolio also includes dissemination and implementation research to identify, understand, and develop strategies for overcoming barriers to the adoption, adaptation, integration, scale-up, and sustainability of health disparity-focused T2D evidence-based interventions. Research approaches in this portfolio include clinical and observational studies, pilot, efficacy, effectiveness, and pragmatic trials, and natural experiments to improve T2D outcomes and/or quality-of-life for patients.

In addition, I provide administrative and scientific support for the Centers for Diabetes Translation Research (CDTRs), which supports T2D research across the translational research spectrum (i.e., bedside to clinical practice and community settings, dissemination and implementation research). I am also the Project Scientist for CEDER, a national resource center that provides resources and services to communities, researchers, healthcare systems, and other partners to ensure T2D-related research integrates community perspectives and priorities into all stages of the research process.

Committees & Working Groups

• DEM Engagement Working Group, Co-chair
• Clinical Advancement based on Research Evidence (CARE), Member
• Growth and Advancement of Researchers in Diabetes & Endocrinology (GARDEN), Member
• NIDDK Health and Engagement Research Workgroup, Member
• NIDDK Obesity Research Working Group, Member
• NIH Dissemination & Implementation Workgroup, Member