Since 2022, Dr. Ragin has served as associate director of DEI at Fox Chase Cancer Center, where she enhances hiring practices, facilitates more diverse leadership at all levels, and provides training and education on race-related issues. Additionally, she aids collaboration across Temple University Health System on issues of diversity and inclusion. A thought leader that draws career inspiration from her Jamaican roots, family and professional experiences, she has dedicated her scientific research career to understanding why Black patients have the highest incidence, highest death rates and shortest survival for most cancers out of all racial and ethnic groups. Dr. Ragin has historically built diverse teams to tackle complex issues, having founded the African-Caribbean Cancer Consortium and the Cancer Prevention Project of Philadelphia. She is a co-principal investigator for the African-Caribbean scNetwork, co- investigator for Specialized Program of Research Excellence in head and neck cancers, and also collaborates with the Mayor’s Commission on African and Caribbean Immigrant Affairs, the Caribbean Community of Philadelphia, the African Family Health Organization, the Coalition of African and Caribbean Communities, Philadelphia and many others.
