Keith Chan Author & Editor

Meirong Liu is Associate Professor and Director of Research at Howard University. Her research focuses on social welfare policies, health disparities, and multicultural social work. She has been successful in collaborating interdisciplinary research team and securing multimillion dollars in grants on health disparities from the National Institutes of Health, the Health Resources and Services Administration, and the Princeton Alliance for Collaborative Research and Innovation. As the Chair of the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Asian and Pacific Islander Track and a member of the CSWE Global Council on Global Learning & Practice Meeting, she is dedicated to advancing equity and inclusion in the social work field. Keith Chan is Associate Professor of Social Work at Hunter College. His research examines social determinants of physical and mental health for vulnerable populations, in particular Asian Americans, immigrants and older adults. He currently also serves as Co-Investigator on the NIMHD/P50-funded Center for Asian Health Promotion and Equity, Community Engagement Core, as well as the NIA/P30-funded RCASIA, Community Liaison and Recruitment Core. Since 2021, he provides his research expertise as Congressional Fellow to the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health, Democratic Staff, on issues related to mental health, substance use, disability, and population health data with a focus on health equity for under-served communities.