Nelson Dunlap
JD

Vice Dean

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Meharry Medical College School of Global Health

Nelson J. Dunlap, JD, is the Vice President for Public Policy & External Affairs in the School of Global Health at Meharry Medical College. In this role, he helps to lead health policy for the school, all while keeping health equity centered at the core of the mission.

As a dedicated health policy advocate, author, and experienced public speaker, Mr. Dunlap has utilized every opportunity in his career to fight on behalf of marginalized communities and push for the advancement of health equity. His commitment to the pursuit of health equity has recently been recognized as he was named to the de Beaumont Foundation’s 40 Under 40 in Public Health. Before joining Meharry, Mr. Dunlap served as the Chief-of-Staff for the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine where he helped to lead the government relations and health policy initiatives of the institution. Along with this role, Mr. Dunlap also served as the Senior Advisor for Legislative Affairs for the Health Equity Leadership and Exchange Network. Mr. Dunlap’s passion for shaping the minds of the next generation of learners and leaders, and doing so with an eye towards leveraging the law and the political determinants of health, has afforded him the opportunity to provide numerous speaking engagements and author a number of publications centered around health policy and health disparities.

Mr. Dunlap graduated from Texas Tech University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and received his Juris Doctor from DePaul University College of Law.