Dr. Lucy Annang Ingram joined as a Board Member in 2026.  

Lucy currently serves as Department Head and Endowed Professor of Human Health in the Department of Health Promotion & Behavior in the College of Public Health at the University of Georgia. A nationally recognized public health scholar and academic leader, she brings extensive experience advancing research, teaching, and academic administration, with a strong commitment to health equity and community-engaged practice. She has developed and implemented training programs to advance scholarship in aging, diversity, and maternal and child health, and teaches courses on social justice, sexual and reproductive health, and health promotion. Her work emphasizes community-engaged approaches and the development of sustainable research infrastructure, particularly in under-resourced communities.  

Lucy is widely published in peer-reviewed journals and regularly contributes to national conversations on health equity, leadership development, and public health promotion. She has served as principal investigator or co-investigator on numerous federally funded projects supported by the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Health Resources and Services Administration, and other national and state agencies. Her work positions her as a trusted mentor, teacher, and researcher in the areas of diversity, aging, and maternal health, with a focus on translating research into programs that promote optimal health and train the next generation of public health leaders.  

Lucy earned her PhD in health education and health promotion and her MPH in health behavior from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Emory University.  Originally from Chicago, Lucy currently lives in Georgia and spends her weekends cheering her children on at their athletic events across the state.