Dr. Key is a is an Assistant Professor of Public Health and a Health Disparities Researcher at the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Division of Public Health. Dr. Key specializes in Community Engaged Research approaches and methodologies. He has an interest in urban minority populations and use qualitative research methods to evaluate the perceptions and lived experience with a goal towards the development of community-driven solutions for health equity. Dr. Key’s focus is on urban marginalized populations across the lifespan. Dr. Key is a Health Equity Scholar focusing on the Social Determinants of Health and the systemic impact they have on health disparities. He also worked to create equitable engagement for patient/provider engagement as he was a member of the National Patient Stakeholder Council for PCORI and PCORI’s National Fall Prevention Council and the University of Michigan Medical School’s Clinical Translation Scientific Award (CTSA) in the community engagement program. Dr. Key is Principal Investigator on a NIH-K Award focused on exploring the utilization of Family Health Histories in the African American community. The goal is to increase the utilization of preventative screenings, increase health literacy and community between families and providers by creating a culturally tailored Family Health History toolkit. Dr. Key is also Principal Investigator for the Recruiting and Retaining Older African Americans for Research (ROAR) this study is a part of the Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research (MCUAAAR). Dr. Key serves a faculty for MCUAAAR. In his community role, Dr. Key is the Executive Deputy Director of the Community Based Organization Partners (CBOP) and Founder of CBOP’s Community Ethics Review Board (CERB). Dr. Key is the Executive Director and Founder of the Community Engagement Studio of Flint which houses his Community Scholars Program and the Flint Public Health Youth Academy. Dr. Key is 2017 Fellow of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Culture of Health Leaders Program. Dr. Key serves on the State of Michigan Taskforce on COVID and Racial Disparities Community Action Team, and the Greater Flint Taskforce on COVID and Racial Inequities. On the national landscape, Dr. Key is a Past Chair of the Community Based Public Health Caucus of the American Public Health Association and Past President of the National Community Based Organization Network. In addition, Dr. Key served as a Research Manager for the Future of Nursing 2020-2030 Report sponsored by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine. In June of 2020, Dr. Key authored a resolution Declaring Racism a Public Health Crisis in Genesee County which was passed by both the Genesee County Board of Health and Board of Commissioners. In 2022, Dr. Key became a Commissioner and Chair of the Genesee County Diversity Equity & Inclusion Commission.