▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁football ▁team ▁and ▁also ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Ph i ▁B eta ▁S igma ▁frat ern ity . ▁He ▁then ▁received ▁his ▁Ph . D . ▁in ▁medical ▁soci ology ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁and ▁post do ctor al ▁fellow ship ▁in ▁public ▁health ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan ▁School ▁of ▁Public ▁Health ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁time ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan , ▁he ▁helped ▁found ▁the ▁National ▁Black ▁Gr adu ate ▁Stud ents ▁Association . ▁He ▁often ▁presents ▁lect ures ▁on ▁minor ity ▁health ▁issues ▁to ▁various ▁univers ities , ▁con ferences , ▁and ▁work sh ops . ▁ ▁Career ▁La V e ist ▁joined ▁the ▁Joh ns ▁Hop kins ▁fac ulty ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁and ▁served ▁in ▁various ▁roles ▁including ▁chair ▁of ▁academic ▁policy ▁and ▁adm issions ▁committee , ▁professor ▁of ▁health ▁policy ▁and ▁management ▁( since ▁ 2 0 0 4 ), ▁professor ▁of ▁soci ology ▁( since ▁ 2 0 0 4 ), ▁holder ▁of ▁a ▁joint ▁appointment ▁in ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Medicine ▁On col ogy ▁Department ▁( since ▁ 2 0 0 5 ), ▁and ▁a ▁fac ulty ▁associate ▁in ▁the ▁Sid ney ▁K imm el ▁Com pre h ensive ▁Can cer ▁Center ▁( since ▁ 2 0 0 5 ) ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁Hop kins ▁Population ▁Center ▁( since ▁ 1 9 9 3 ). ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 6