Brooklyn Health Promotion Center Mentors

At SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, mentors associated with the Brooklyn Health Promotion Center (BHPC) play a critical role in advancing health equity, translational research, and community-driven wellness across Brooklyn’s diverse populations. Working alongside key initiatives like the TRANSPORT research training programs, these faculty advisors and research leaders guide students and early-career investigators—ranging from high school scholars to post-doctoral fellows—in addressing systemic health disparities. By pairing rigorous academic instruction with hands-on, community-based participatory research and advocacy, BHPC mentors help cultivate the next generation of healthcare professionals and clinical researchers dedicated to improving public health outcomes in underserved urban communities.

Lakia Maxwell, MSCH

TRANSPORT Program Manager and Project Administrative Officer

• lakia.maxwell@downstate.edu

Anya Razmi

TRANSPORT Project Staff Assistant

• anya.razmi@downstate.edu

Pamela D. Straker, MA, PhD

Director of Operations for the Brooklyn Health Promotion Center (BHPC) and TRANSPORT
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine/College of Medicine

• pamela.straker@downstate.edu