Minnjuan Flournoy Floyd, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.B.A.
Responsibilities & Activities
As a program officer in DEM, I provide oversight to the Division’s growing program in Health Disparities and Health Equity and specifically oversee programs addressing Health Equity Research in adults with type 2 diabetes at the health system, organization, and provider levels, as well as multi-level research.
The research approaches in this portfolio include pilot studies, observational studies, as well as clinical studies or trials with goals to improve diabetes and related quality of life outcomes.
Research Programs
Clinical Research in Type 2 Diabetes
Progression and treatment of type 2 diabetes in children and adults.
Diabetes: Treatment, Prevention, & Complications
The Diabetes: Treatment, Prevention, and Complications Program supports both basic and clinical studies aimed at addressing the prevention, treatment and pathophysiology of type 1 and type 2 diabetes across the lifespan.
Committees & Working Groups
- DEM Diversity Equity and Inclusion Working Group, Member
- NIDDK Obesity Research Working Group, Member
- NIDDK Health Disparities and Health Equity Working Group, Member
- NIH Social Determinants of Health Research Coordinating Committee, Member
- NIH Transformative Health Disparities Research Working Group, Member
Select Experience
Social and Behavioral Sciences Administrator, National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2018-2024
Public Health Advisor, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2016-2018