Arletha Donnyale Lizana (Williams-Livingston), Ph.D., MPH, MBA, MA, BA 

Education

MEDICAL SCHOOL:
Emory University
Degree: MBA Business of Healthcare & Entrepreneurship

Emory University
Degree: MPH in Behavioral Science/Health Education

GRADUATE:
Temple University
Degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Social Science 

Temple University
Degree: Master of Arts in Social Science 

UNDERGRADUATE:
Spelman College 
Degree: Bachelor of Arts in History

 

Research Interests

• Technology transfer and commercialization of health education products
• Community health worker (CHW) workforce development, training, and curriculum design
• Health innovation and translational science in population health
• Health equity and social determinants of health in underserved communities
• Digital health and EdTech solutions for community-based health interventions
• Black youth and young adult mental health
• Culturally grounded and ancestral healing approaches to health and wellness
•  Transnational and global diaspora health

Publications

Williams-Livingston, A., Henry Akintobi, T., & Banerjee, A. (2020). Community-based participatory research in action: The patient-centered medical home and neighborhood. Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 11. https://doi.org/10.1177/2150132720968456 Sage Journals

Williams-Livingston, A. D., Ervin, C., & McCray, G. (2020). Bridge builders to health equity: The high school community health worker training program. Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.20429/jgpha.2020.080114 Frontiers

McCray, G. G., Haynes, B., Proeller, A., Ervin, C., & Williams-Livingston, A. (2020). Making the case for community health workers in Georgia. Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.20429/jgpha.2020.080116 Frontiers

Henry Akintobi, T., Williams-Livingston, A., Gower, K., Francis, S., Okoye, D., & Piper, K. (2023). Centering community health workers to advance health equity: What Morehouse School of Medicine has known since the beginning. In D. Dawes, K. Holden, & D. Williams (Eds.), Health equity, African-Americans, and public health. American Public Health Association Press for additional:  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4890-5568

Williams-Livingston, A., Ervin, C., McCray, G. (2018) Bridge Builders to Health Equity: High School Community Health Worker Training Program Submitted to the Journal of Family and Community Health

Xu J., Williams-Livingston A., Rust G., Gaglioti A. (2018) A Practical Risk Stratification Approach for Implementing a Primary Care Chronic Disease Management Program in an Underserved Community Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 29(1): 202-213

Dancey-Scott N., Williams-Livingston A., Dutcher, G (2017) Enhancing the Capacity of Community Organizations to Evaluate HIV/AIDS Information Outreach: A Pilot Experiment in Expert Consultation Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet 36(3-4): 217-230

Honors and Awards

• HBCU Translational Science Fellow, Hopelab (2025–2026)
• Public Voices Fellow on Youth Well-being and Power, The OpEd Project in partnership with Hopelab (2025–2026)
• Presidential Fellow, Morehouse School of Medicine (2024–2025)
• Healthcare Hero of the Year Award, Atlanta Business Chronicle (2019)
• Emory University Diversity Award
• Morehouse School of Medicine Rising Star Award
• Georgia State University, Fellow of The Center for Teaching and Learning
• Destiny Fund, Atlanta Women’s Foundation
• Fellow Engendering Africana Studies Institute, Cornell University, Africana Studies and Research Center Ithaca, NY
• Chancellor’s Fellowship, University System of Georgia Faculty Seminar to Kenya/Tanzania
• Who Among University Teachers
• Invited Participant, Facilitator in the NAWE: Advancing Women in Higher Education Leadership Institute
• Award in Appreciation of Excellent Service to the Office of Black Student Services, Loyola Marymount University
• Award of Appreciation for Excellent Teaching and Distinguished Service, Loyola Marymount University
• College of Arts and Sciences Certificate of Merit in Teaching, Temple University