Tamarie Macon

Tamarie Macon, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health Leadership and Practice at the University of North Carolina’s Gillings School of Global Public Health. She also serves as a Health Equity and Policy Executive with the Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC). Her work focuses on racial justice, community engagement, and policy development to address systemic inequities.

Education:

• PhD in Education and Psychology, University of Michigan (2015)
• MS in Psychology, University of Michigan (2012)
• BS in Public Health, Rutgers University (2007)

Research interests include health equity, policy analysis, and racial justice advocacy. She co-creates equitable structures and policies with communities of color, leveraging her background in legislative work, nonprofit leadership, and community organizing. Her Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant supports Policies for Action research to inform equitable health policies.

Awards and grants highlight her contributions to teaching, policy innovation, and community service, including the 2021 Spirit of MLK Award and multiple fellowships from prestigious institutions like the Ford Foundation and Rackham.

Her career spans roles as a legislative aide for a U.S. Senator, a health policy fellow, and a nonprofit leader addressing homelessness. She integrates practice and academia to advance systemic change in public health.