This episode of Community Health Watch aims to bridge the gap between high-level laboratory research and the New Haven community and beyond. The focus is on a groundbreaking study conducted by Yale PhD candidate Violet M. Kimble, overseen by Dr. Cheryl Bellamy, which utilizes mice models to understand the neurological pathways of cocaine addiction.
Hosts:

Reverend Dr. Leroy O. Perry, Jr.

Pastor, St. Stephens AME Zion Church and Cultural Ambassador to the Yale Clinical Research program

Reverend Elvin Clayton

Pastor, Walters Memorial AME Zion Church and Cultural Ambassador to the Yale Clinical Research program

Guests:

Violet M. Kimble

PhD candidate in the Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program at Yale University

Chyrell D. Bellamy, PhD, MSW

Professor at Yale University’s Department of Psychiatry, Director of the Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health (PRCH), Director of Peer Support Services & Research and Director of the Yale Lived Experience Transformational Leadership Academy (LET(s)Lead).