Edward Wallace

Edward V Wallace

Associate Professor

Associate Professor

University of Cincinnati, Africana Studies Department
French-West 3609
ML0370
Cincinnati, Ohio 45221
Phone 513-556-3841
Email wallaced@UCMAIL.UC.EDU

Professional Summary

Dr. Edward V. Wallace, author of Disparities in Urban Health: The Wounds of Policies and Legal Doctrines (John Hopkins Press, 2024),  co-editor of
Ohio under COVID: Lessons from America’s Heartland in Crisis (University of Michegan Press, 2023),  and Black Sociology (Routledge Press, 2015) and is the founder and director of the Minority Health certificate program at the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Wallace specializes in racial and ethnic health disparities, health equity, and minority health in the Department of Africana Studies and an affiliate faculty within the College of Medicine at the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Wallace has extensive research experience working with vulnerable populations and has been involved in the development, implementation, and evaluation of several minority health initiatives.  Dr. Wallace has received the Urban Health Research Award, Spirit of Excellence Award, Faculty Excellence Award and has published numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters while at the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Wallace received his training from The State University of New York College at Cortland, The University of Massachusetts at Amherst, School of Public Health, and University of Alabama, School of Public Health.  

Education

Ph.D: The University of Alabama

MPH: Universtity of Massachusetts Amherst, School of Public Health

B.S. : State University of New York College at Cortland

Research and Practice Interests

Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities amongst African Americans in the U.S.

Health Equity

Social Determinants of Health

Health Inequality amongst Vulnerable Populations

Minority Health

Urban Health

Health Policies that Impact the Lives of Low-Income Families

Abbreviated Publications

Peer Reviewed Publications

Wallace. E. (2017). The willingness to prevent obesity via text messaging among low-income African Americans living in single family homes.  The Health Educator.  49(1), 10 – 17. 

Wallace. E. (2017). The willingness to prevent obesity via text messaging among low-income African Americans living in single family homes.  The Health Educator.  49(1), 10 – 17. 

 

Wallace, E., Adams, M. (2015).  Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Access to Dental Care, and Delayed Dental Care in Older Adults in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Journal of Pan African Studies. 7 (9), 72 – 82.
 

Wallace, E. (2015). Increasing Community Engagement to Meet the Challenges of Mental Health Disparities in African American Communities.  The Ashgate Research Companion to Black Sociology.
 

Wright II and Wallace, E. (2015) Black Sociology: Continuing the Agenda. The Ashgate Research Companion to Black Sociology
 

Wallace, E. (2012). Can Mobile Food Truck Vendors Contribute to the Accessibility of Nutritious Foods  in Vulnerable Communities? An Analysis of Public Health Policy. The Journal of Race and  Policy  8 (1), 
 

Wallace, E. (2018) Passing the Healthcare Bill from Obama to Trump: More
Confusion, More Health Disparities. Journal of Race and Policy.3 (1), 45 – 49.

Wallace, E. Jenkins, D. (2020). Disparities in Perceptions of Lung Cancer among African American, Hispanic, and Caucasian Adults: Evidence from the Health Informational National Trend Survey. International Journal of Humanities and Social Science 7(2), 80-85. DOI: 10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V7I2P114

Book Chapter

Wright II and Wallace, E. (2015) Black Sociology: Continuing the Agenda. The Ashgate Research Companion to Black Sociology
 

Wallace, E. (2015). Increasing Community Engagement to Meet the Challenges of Mental Health Disparities in African American Communities.  The Ashgate Research Companion to Black Sociology.

Courses Taught

Black Health Care

Research Methods in Health

Personal Health

Community Health

Disease Identification and Injury Prevention

Test Measurement and Evaluation in Health Behavior

Psychoactive Drugs

Contact Information

Academic - University of Cincinnati, Africana Studies Department
French-West 3609
Cincinnati  Ohio, 45221
Phone: 513-556-3841
wallaced@UCMAIL.UC.EDU