Dr. Danielle Beatty Moody

​Lab Director

Dr. Beatty Moody is an Associate Professor with the Department of Psychology at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. She is the 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. 

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.

David Horsey

Research Assistant​

Biological Sciences B.S./Psychology Minor

I am a Biology major here at UMBC interested in biological and psychological research. I aim to earn a PhD and conduct my own research aimed at using interdisciplinary approaches to improve human well-being. While in the SoDHI Lab, I hope to gain experience conducting professional research and to deepen my understanding of both psychology and biology. ​

Mackenzie Primrose

Research Assistant

Psychology, B.S/Biological Sciences, B.S.
While working in the SODHI Lab, I hope to sharpen my research skills as well as broaden my knowledge on health disparities within society. Using the valuable experience I gain from the SODHI Lab, I aspire to earn my PhD in Neuroscience in order to further research the mind and it's influence over the body.

Kaily Johnson 

Research Assistant

Biological Sciences B.S.
My plans for the future include pursuit of a PhD in Molecular Genetics. Working with the SODHI lab, I hope to broaden my understanding of how intersections of the environment, including adversity, discrimination, etc, impact the individual in ways that are problematic/detrimental to their health and/or development. 

Previous Lab Members

Graduate Students
  • Daniel Leibel, M.A.
  • Taylor Dent-Darden, M.A.
  • ​Shelter Bamu, M.A.
  • Antoine D. Taylor, M.A. 
Undergraduate Students
  • Jessica Kweon
  • Abeselom Gebreyesus
  • Alex Perry
  • Kavita Kumar
  • Kayla Hinderlie
  • Cayleigh Wilson
  • Delaney Anderson
  • Chidera Umeozulu
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)