Biography

Henrie Treadwell is the senior social scientist and associate director of development in the National Center for Primary Care at the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia, whose mission is to promote excellence in community oriented primary health care and optimal health outcomes for all Americans, with a special focus on underserved populations and on the elimination of health disparities. Her major responsibilities include program oversight and management for a special informing policy initiative, Community Voices, that is funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, and oversight of the men's health programs. Prior to joining the National Center for Primary Care, Dr. Treadwell served for 16 years as program director at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation of Battle Creek, Michigan. Dr. Treadwell's received her B.A. in biology from the University of South Carolina, where she enrolled as the first African American student as a result of a desegregation lawsuit. She received an M.A. in biology at Boston University, and a Ph.D. in biochemistry and molecular biology at Atlanta University.