Join us live at facebook.com/Ctr4BlackEquity on Monday, March 15 at 7 p.m. EST as our Community Conversations series continues with Biomedical Interventions with the Black LGBTQIA+ Communities with Dr. Stephaun Wallace and Martez Smith MSW.

Dr. Stephaun E. Wallace is a research epidemiologist, clinical assistant professor, public health and business consultant, and internationally recognized public health/social justice leader.

Martez is a Licensed Master Social Worker, and a doctoral candidate at the University of Rochester School of Nursing. His research interests include addressing racial, sexual, and gender minority health disparities through community-driven, asset-based interventions. Currently, Martez is a member of the University of Rochester School of Nursing Interdisciplinary Sexual Health and HIV Research (INSHHR) Group, where he collaborates with researchers on a variety of scientific studies. In addition to conducting research, Martez works alongside a nationwide cadre of activists, organizing for social justice with the Keeping Ballroom Community Alive Network (KBCAN), which he co-founded in 2015.