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Karriem S. Watson, DHSc, MS, MPH
Cancer Prevention and Control Research Program
Research Associate Professor
School of Public Health
Chief Executive Officer, UI Health Mile Square Health Center
Email: kswatson@uic.edu
Karriem S. Watson, DHSc, MS, MPH, is the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Community-Based Practice, the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of the UI Health Mile Square Health Center, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) with a network of clinics, as well as a Research Associate Professor in the UIC School of Public Health. He is a community-engaged health disparities researcher with experience in community-based participatory research (CBPR) and implementation and dissemination science. He returned to UIC in 2024 after serving as the chief engagement officer for the All of Us Research Program at the National Institutes of Health. Prior to that role, he served as the Associate Director for Community Outreach and Engagement at the Cancer Center, and he spent more than 15 years as a community-engaged research scientist at Mile Square. He is committed to engaging the next generation of clinical research scholars and public health leaders.
Education
- DHSc, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Published Research
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Research Focus
- Cancer Prevention and Control
- FQHC
- Screening
- Prevention
- Early Detection
- Disparities
