Join us for an engaging webinar designed for research audiences to discover how the All of Us Research Program is transforming health research to enable new kinds of individualized health care. Learn what this powerful dataset is, how it protects participant privacy, and how it’s helping researchers uncover new insights that can improve health outcomes.
Thursday, June 12, 2025
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM ET
Moderators & Speakers:
Angela Balfour Franklin, M.Div is the All of Us Engagement Lead at Community-Campus Partnerships for Health. She is an experienced health equity and program manager, recognized for her expertise in developing and implementing initiatives to address health disparities strongly focused on serving historically underserved communities. Angela has demonstrated her commitment to creating positive health outcomes for socially vulnerable communities in the U.S. and southern Africa.
Throughout her career, Angela has excelled in community outreach, program development, and strategic partnership building. Her work spans across various sectors, including public health, community organizations, and religious institutions. Angela is adept at working with diverse populations, designing effective programs, and leading cross-functional teams to achieve impactful results.
Angela’s professional journey includes notable roles as Regional Coordinator at the State of Connecticut Department of Public Health’s Office of Health Equity, where she spearheaded initiatives to increase vaccine access in underserved areas. She has also worked in southern Africa with non-governmental organizations and fixed-base operators developing HIV/AIDS programs for women and girls in both urban and rural settings.
Sula Hood, PhD is a Senior Research Scientist at RTI, a non-profit research institute. She has over 17 years of experience, with a focus on health communication and community engagement in genomics. Dr. Hood is a Co-Investigator on RTI’s All of Us Engagement and Retention Innovator Award and she serves as a Co-Lead for the All of Us Researcher Academy.
Stefanee Tillman, MS is a Statistician and Data Analyst with a Master’s in Statistics, driven by a deep passion for using data to advance health equity and educational outcomes. She currently serves as an adjunct professor of statistics, where she combines academic insight with real-world experience to inspire the next generation of data professionals. With a strong foundation in research, Stefanee specializes in analyzing complex health and education datasets to support evidence-based decisions and promote meaningful, equitable change.
All of Us Research Program
The National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program is a historic effort to speed up health research discoveries, enabling new kinds of individualized health care. To make this possible, the program is building one of the world’s largest databases for health research. All of Us aims to include a million or more people living in the United States and its territories.
All of Us Researcher Academy
The All of Us Researcher Academy provides training and technical assistance to researchers who are conducting research with the All of Us Researcher Workbench, the cloud-based platform where registered researchers can access data contributed by All of Us participants. The academy also supports peer-to-peer learning and network-building among researchers and students.
All of Us Researcher Academy resources are provided at no cost to students, faculty, and post-docs at institutions that have received academy Institutional Champion awards. RTI International has supported research teams at 21 universities overall.
RTI International leads the All of Us Researcher Academy in collaboration with the All of Us Research Program’s Division of Engagement and Outreach. The division partners with community organizations nationwide to foster relationships with participants, researchers, and health care providers. The academy and other researcher engagement activities are central to building a community of researchers.
All of Us Researcher Academy Partners
The All of Us Researcher Academy is supported by the Division of Engagement and Outreach, All of Us Research Program, National Institutes of Health, Award Number OT2OD028395.
All of Us and the All of Us logo are registered service marks of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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