*Source: Maryland Public Health Association

In this episode, Dr. Lillian Agbeyegbe, Your Friendly Community Health Educator, talks to Dr. Marissa Robinson, DrPH, MPH, RPCV (she/her/hers)—a strategic leader, visionary, and disruptor in the field of Infectious Disease.

Currently serving in the Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy (OIDP), Dr. Robinson is the Health Equity Specialist Lead and co-lead of the Black Women’s Initiative. She oversees the development and coordination of health equity promotion across multiple OIDP portfolios, including:

• Vaccines and immunization

• Blood and tissue safety and availability

• HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, and sexually transmitted infections

• Antimicrobial resistance

• OIDP’s federal advisory committees

Her work focuses on understanding and addressing health disparities in underserved, racial, ethnic minority, and rural communities, with an emphasis on diversity, equity, inclusion, accountability, accessibility, and belonging.

When she’s not advancing health equity, Dr. Robinson is teaching Zumba—where her love for people, health, wellness, and dance joyfully collide!