Charles Senteio, PhD, LCSW, MSW, MBA, was an Associate Professor (with tenure) in the Department of Library and Information Science, in the School of Communication and Information, at Rutgers University on the New Brunswick, New Jersey Campus. His research investigated the collection and use of information to identify causes of persistent racial health inequities, and develop approaches to address them. He used community-engaged approaches at each stage of the research process, from developing research questions to selecting methods to data collection, analysis, and dissemination. He also taught graduate students about the challenges and opportunities to engaged scholarship. Earlier this year, he was recognized with the Provost Award for Excellence in Community and Publicly Engaged Scholarship. Senteio has been the Principal Investigator (PI) or Co-PI on studies funded by the National Institutes of Health, the Social Science Research Council (SSRC), and the RWJF. In 2023 he received the Rutgers Public Good Pinnacle Award. He also received honorable mention for the Betty J. Cleckley Minority Issues Research Award from the APHA Aging in Public Health Section for promoting Black American elders use of health technology and the SCI LIS Distinguished Achievement in Research award for 2017-2018 and 2019-2020. His first book, “Progress Meets Backlash: Perceptions, Cycles of Backlash, and the Struggle for Racial Health Equity,” is expected to be published soon by Cambridge University Press. Dr. Senteio’s MCUAAAR pilot was entitled, Diabetes Education and Intergenerational Technology Transfer. Charles passed away suddenly on October 24, 2026. In Memoriam statement by Rutgers University.