Dr. Danielle Beatty Moody

​Lab Director

Dr. Beatty Moody is Director of The Social Determinants of Health Inequities Lab (abbreviated SoDHI). The SoDHI Lab seeks to identify and ameliorate pathophysiological linkages of psychosocial and environmental factors to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular endpoints across the life course, particularly in racial/ethnic minorities for which health disparities are disproportionately observed. ​
​Dr. Beatty Moody can be reached by email at dlbeatty@umbc.edu​
​Learn more about Dr. Beaty Moody here. 

Daniel Leibel,  M.A.

Graduate Assistant

My interests are in neuropsychology and its integration with behavioral medicine and aging. Specifically, my research has focused on the relation of neuro-cognition and physical functioning in older adults, and whether sociodemographic characteristics moderate these associations.

Jason Ashe, M.Div., Th.M.

Graduate Assistant 

I am a doctoral student at UMBC studying Community Psychology and Behavioral Medicine. My research seeks to contextualize Black health beliefs, behaviors and illness narratives within a Black religiosity framework to better support Black churches as potential arenas for reducing inequities in health disparities. 

Ayla Novruz

Lab Manager
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Psychology B.S./Biological Sciences Minor
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I am hoping to pursue a PhD and gain valuable research experience in the field of psychology. The SODHI lab allows for my skills and unique abilities to radiate through all while introducing me to relevant experiences and skills that will lead me to greater opportunities to apply my knowledge.

Ghina Ammar

Lead Research Assistant

Political Science B.A./History B.A/Psychology Minor

 I am interested in learning research techniques and developing my research skills. The Beatty Lab gives me the opportunity to learn research skills and also contribute to research projects on how cardiovascular and cerebrovascular health can be affected by unequal treatment.

Inaya Wahid

Research Assistant

Health Administration and Policy
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I am interested in pursuing a Master's in Public Health with hopes to eventually conduct my own research relating to population and maternal/child health. As a member of the SoDHI lab, I hope to gain valuable skills relevant to social science research while investigating health disparities.
Alex Perry

​​Research Assistant

Psychology

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 I am fascinated in the physiological effects of various psychological states. In time, I hope to attain a career in I/O psychology, where I can put such research to use. I hope that in my time in the SoDHI Lab, I will learn things that will broaden both my knowledge as well as my perspective.​
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Kavita Kumar

​Research Assistant

Health Administration and Policy/ Public Health Concentration
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During my time in the SoDHI Lab, I hope to learn how to identify the social determinants of cardiovascular disease in racial and ethnic minorities and gain an understanding of study management and data analysis. In the future, I hope to use these experiences to study determinants of disease.
Kayla Hinderlie

Research Assistant

Psychology B.S

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I joined the lab because I hope to conduct lab research well into my professional career.  I believe the SODHI lab will help me to understand more about how discrimination can effects people’s health, and allow me to learn more about the researching process in Psychology fields.​
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Cayleigh Wilson​

Research Assistant​

Psychology, B.A.

​I always had a strong interest in research and hopes to gain more teamwork skills and the ability to think more critically. My passion lies with those struggling with mental illness and would like to continue on a path to lower the stigma on depression. I  will be working towards her Master's in Counseling Psychology starting next Fall.

Delaney Anderson

Research Assistant

Psychology, B.S
Currently I am working to complete my BS in Psychology and once I complete my
bachelors, I am planning to
​receive my Master's in Clinical Nursing Leadership from University of Maryland. I hope to become a Pediatric Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, to help children who have recently been diagnosed with diabetes and other diseases. As I plan to spend this next year in the SoDHI lab, I hope to gain a more collective understanding of the social aspects that can so greatly impact the health and well-being of an individual.

Chidera
​Umeozulu

​River Hill High School 
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Psychology has always been my favorite area of research, due to its endless branches of study. From working in the SoDHI lab, I hope to gain knowledge on the psychology of discrimination and its influences on mental and physical health. After graduating from River Hill, I plan to major in neuroscience and minor in psychology in college. ​

Previous Lab Members

Graduate Students
  • Taylor Dent-Darden, M.A.
  • ​Shelter Bamu, M.A.
  • Antoine D. Taylor, M.A. 
Undergraduate Students
  • Hadia Zafar
  • Mary Ayorinde
  • Jenny Torres
  • Nailah Turner
  • Rachael Harrold
  • Nancy Chen
  • Kanwal Mahmood
  • Pamela Amechi
  • Anthony Hyunh
  • Basanta Thapa
  • Ian Sillars (Graduate Training in I/O Psychology)
  • Tolulope Olajide
  • Chloe Jackson
​Undergraduate Students
  • Olivia Ritcher
  • George Michael
  • Colleen Keen
  • Joyce Atanga
  • Nasir Sarkar
  • Jasmine Spencer
  • Oluwafunmish Fashina
  • Oladoyin Aijiwoke
  • Sadra Adeyemi
  • Amy Hoffman
  • Paola Kamga
  • Sherry Rathwaswamy
  • Scott Tiffin
​Undergraduate Students
  • Noore-Sabah Khan (Medical School, Johns Hopkins University)
  • Sandra Adeyemi
  • Zach Graves (Master's Program, Teachers College, Columbia University) 
  • Faiza Haq (Employed at AmeriCorps)
  • Zoe Roberts (MBA,  University of Chicago)
​Undergraduate Students
  • Sydney Feldman (Research Program Coordinator, Johns Hopkins University)
  • Angela Mensah (2nd grade STEM teacher)
  • Susan Ngo
  • Steven Bailey
  • Raadha Raswant
  • NaQuita Coats
  • Alfred Rotimi
  • Faith Evans (Psy.D. Program, Loyola University Chicago)
​Undergraduate Students
  • Comfort Oke
  • Zainab Naqvi
  • Matt Kretzschmar
  • Hadia Zafar
  • Nevin Varghese
  • Caitlin Quinton
  • Faraz Sheikh (Biostatistician,  Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences)