Renee Cadzow, PhD, is an anthropologist, health services researcher, and educator with more than two decades of experience partnering with communities to address health disparities and advance health equity. Her research examines how social, community, organizational, and healthcare-system factors shape health and access to care, with an emphasis on translating community knowledge and research evidence into practical solutions. Using mixed-methods, participatory, and implementation science approaches, she works across disciplines and sectors on research involving social drivers of health, community health workers, healthcare access and navigation, clinical research engagement, maternal and child health, chronic disease prevention, and health communication. Her scholarship also includes workforce development and interprofessional education, with particular interests in experiential learning, storytelling, team science, and collaborative problem-solving. Throughout her career, she has focused on building bridges among communities, disciplines, professions, and institutions to make research more relevant, equitable, and impactful.

• PhD, anthropology, State University of New York at Buffalo, 2008
• MA, anthropology, State University of New York at Buffalo, 2004
• BA, anthropology and comparative religion, Miami University, Oxford, OH, 1998