Currently, Byron serves as a full-time Behavior/Clinical Research and Evaluation Coordinator for My Brother’s Keeper Inc./Open Arms Healthcare Center in Jackson, Mississippi. Byron is also a part-time collaborative Research Coordinator for the Mississippi INBRE Telenutrition Center. With experiences in behavioral and clinical research studies, Byron is a researcher who is devoted and compassionate about the protection of human subjects and HIPPA, maintaining research protocol execution, and the promotion of health policy, patient education, and public health.
Marcus Johnson
For 8 years, Marcus Johnson has worked in the HIV/STD field. He began and gained his experience working at South Mississippi Task AIDS Force, caring for people living with HIV/AIDS between the years of 2014 through 2016. Currently, Marcus Johnson is a Program Coordinator for My Brother’s Keeper/ Open Arms Healthcare Center in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Open Arms is a nonprofit community-based organization that focuses on HIV/AIDS preventive services. Also, their goal is to design and deliver an innovative range of educational and training programs in public health. Marcus is also a part-time collaborative Research Coordinator for Mississippi INBRE Telenutrition Center. Marcus has dedicated himself to the fight to end HIV in the south and fighting inequality through comprehensive educational services for the LGBTQ community and people living with HIV/AIDS.
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Willie McKennis
Willie McKennis has a Bachelor of Science In Business Management with a focus on finance from the University of Phoenix. Willie has worked at the University of Southern Mississippi for 2 years in the Office of Research and Admin. Willie loves helping others and is currently the Budget and Personnel Coordinator for the School of Nursing and Health Professions at the University of Southern Mississippi.