NASHVILLE, Tenn. Jacquelyn Favours, who recently joined the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance as Program Coordinator II, hopes to draw on her experience in data collection and analysis to further community-based research in Nashville.
“I’m excited about the work I’ll be doing because I believe that community engagement is essential to quality research when focusing on the needs of the community,” she said. “With my background, I not only feel like I will make contributions to the team, but also learn more while working with stakeholders and community partners.”
Favours joined the MVA Jan. 25. Prior to that that, she was Project Director for the Nashville Children Eating Well for Health (Nashville CHEW) project, a multi-institutional collaboration among several academic institutions – Tennessee State University, Meharry Medical College and Vanderbilt University – and community organizations. Its aim was health promotion and reducing childhood obesity. During her time there, Favours oversaw data collection and data cleaning, and planned the organization’s annual conference.
“It targeted Women, Infants and Children (WIC) moms and families,” she explained. “The purpose was to promote healthy eating and to use WIC vouchers more efficiently when buying fresh fruits and vegetables.”
Before Nashville CHEW, Favours was a research consultant at Meharry, collecting data for epidemiology and health disparities. She focused primarily on breast cancer in minority women.
Favours received her Masters of Public Health Degree from Tennessee State University in 2015 and a Bachelors Degree in Biology from Fisk University in 2013. She is also a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES).
About the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance
Founded in 1999, the Alliance bridges the institutions of Meharry Medical College and Vanderbilt University. Its mission is to enrich learning and advance clinical research by developing and supporting mutually beneficial partnerships between Meharry Medical College, Vanderbilt University and the communities they serve.
