In this role, Dr. Harris-Haywood oversee the development of curricular content and integration for the pre-clerkship curriculum. She will serve as module dyad leader for the HAC and CPR modules. In addition, she will also provide student success and advising for URM/URIM students in the Urban and Social Justice Pathways.

Prior to this appointment, Dr. Harris-Haywood served as the associate dean of the Cleveland State University/NEOMED Partnership for Urban Health. She is an associate professor in both the department of Family and Community Medicine and Integrative Medical Sciences.

Dr. Harris-Haywood earned her medical degree from New Jersey Medical School. She earned two masters degrees: one in Clinical Investigation from Case Western University and the other in Science Education from New York University.