Carrie Leach, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor (Research) at the Institute of Gerontology, Community Engagement Program Manager at the Center for Urban Responses to Environmental Stressors (CURES), and Associate Director for Community Inclusion at the Center for Health Equity and Community Knowledge in Urban Populations (CHECK-UP) at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. Her expertise and work centers on health communication, participatory and action research, environmental health literacy, and community-based and aging services delivery and communication.