Kate Hoerster, PhD, MPH recently co-presented on a panel at the Society of Behavioral Medicine’s Annual Meeting in San Francisco about the MOVED BY LOVE study, which seeks to reduce disparities and ensure Veteran-centered care for Black Veterans. The panel was selected as a presidential panel by the society. Dr. Hoerster and the other panelists presented findings from their four interlocking studies including Photovoice, a project that has already been published.

The panel from left to right includes Lamont Tanksley, peer support counselor at VA Puget Sound; JoAnne Hall, Veteran advisory council member for MOVED By LOVE; Na’imah Muhammad, research coordinator at VA Puget Sound; Kate Hoerster, PBSCI associate professor at VA Puget Sound and co-principal investigator of MOVED By LOVE; and Jessica Breland, co-principal investigator and core investigator at VA Palo Alto.