"Hello, what about me?" Perspectives on race/ethnicity and SOGI data collection
Steven Williamson
Steven Williamson works as a planning and programming specialist at the RI Department of Health. He holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of Connecticut. He has taught courses at UCONN, URI, and JWU focusing on social justice, institutional equity, Latin American politics, international Indigenous politics, and race and politics in the United States.
Steven became involved in public health work through harm-reduction work with ACT UP Boston in the early 1990s, and subsequently volunteered and worked with area non-profits focused on harm reduction, substance use, and recovery.
Dr. Tommy Ender
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Dr. Ender currently serves as the History Secondary Education program coordinator. Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, he grew up in the shadows of New York City. Those experiences influence how he teaches and conducts research. His research interests cover a variety of contexts, including the examination of counter-narratives as theory and pedagogy in social studies education, the role of music in learning about the past, and Latino/a/x studies.
Ender earned his Ph.D. at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Before entering higher education, he spent ten years teaching secondary education social studies. He also has coached soccer, football, and baseball at different age and competitive levels. But an immense joy is reserved for his wife and two teens.
Abdul Saied Calvino, MD
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Abdul Saied Calvino MD, MPH, FACS earned his medical degree from the University of Panama Medical School and his Master
in Public Health from the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). He completed his general surgery residency at UIC and his surgical oncology fellowship at Roger Williams Medical Center
in Providence, Rhode Island. He is Board Certified in General Surgery and Complex Surgical Oncology.
Dr. Saied Calvino clinical interest is in minimally invasive gastrointestinal, hepato-biliary and pancreatic surgery. In his practice, he continually integrates the latest in minimally invasive techniques and surgical technology to provide better outcomes for his patients.
Dr. Calvino has established an active community outreach and cancer navigation program to improve access to surgical care in underserved populations. For the impact of his work on the community, he has received numerous awards and recognitions at the local and national level. Including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Carol Friedman National Award for excellence in addressing cancer care disparities.