Academic Specialist-Research
Dr. McCoy White is an academic research specialist coordinating community-partnered anti-racism interventions. She supports Flint community members on Dr. Jennifer Johnson’s and Dr. Steve Ondersma’s teams. She works on the Maternal Health Multilevel Intervention for Racial Equity (MIRACLE) study, an NIH-funded multilevel intervention study on African American maternal morbidity and mortality in Genesee and Kent Counties. Dr. McCoy White also facilitates the testing of vaccine promotion content in ongoing implementation contexts. She is developing a series of computer-delivered messages, videos, and micro-interventions designed to promote the vaccination of pregnant patients for COVID-19, and newborn infants following CDC and AAP guidelines.
Dr. McCoy White previously worked as the Community Outreach Program Specialist for the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine Flint campus. In this capacity, she was instrumental in multiple ways. First, was the recruitment of volunteer physician preceptors. Second, in getting medical students actively involved in the Flint Community. Lastly, she was facilitating the Missouri Community Action Poverty Simulation for MSU medical students, University of Michigan Flint nursing students, and residents from three health care facilities.
