Present | Associate Professor, University of Texas at Tyler ‐ College of Nursing and Health Sciences | |
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2012 - 2018 | Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Tyler ‐ College of Nursing and Health Sciences | |
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2010 - 2012 | Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Tennessee, Knoxville ‐ Department of Public Health | |
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2009 - 2010 | Adjunct Professor, Texas Women's University | |
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2009 - 2010 | Research Analyst, Elite Research LLC | |
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2004 - 2009 | Graduate Teaching & Research Assistant, Texas Woman's University | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
2011 - 2012 | Examining Young Children’s experiences and health outcomes in Slums near Nairobi, Kenya |
University of Tennessee Research Project | |
Catalyzing New International Collaborations | |
Role: co-PI | |
Colleague(s): P. Erwin (PI), H. Fouts (Co-PI) | |
$88,000 | |
2011 - 2012 | Health Policy Research resettlement and health disparities among Burundian refugees in Knoxville |
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville | |
The Center for Health Policy Services Research [CHPSR] | |
Role: PI | |
$10,000 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
2013 - Present | Member, Texas Association of Health and Physical Education Recreation and Dance | 2013 - Present | Member, Texas Public Health Association | 2011 - Present | Member, American Public Health Association | 2004 - Present | Member, International Federation of University Women (IFUW) | 2013 - 2016 | Member, Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) |
Honors and Awards
- Steps Toward Academic Research (STAR) Fellowship, NIH Funded initiative in Translational Research in Health Disparities. University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth - 2015-2016
- Appreciation Award, Keynote Speaker, Student Research Symposium, Wiley College - 2015
- Merit Scholar, The George Washington University - 2014
- Academic Achievement Award for Excellence, Kenyan--American Community in Diaspora - 2010
- TWU Academic Scholarship and Mary Bryan and Tom C. Reitch Scholarship, Pell Grants Education Fund - 2004-2009
- Kenyatta University Staff Development Grant, Healthy Aging Workshop, Nairobi Kenya - 2002
- DFID, British Council Scholarship for International Development, Gender and Development Certification at University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK - 2002
2017 | MPH, The University of George Washington | |
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2009 | PhD, Texas Woman's University ‐ Health Studies | |
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1994 | M.ED., Kenyatta University ‐ Education | |
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1986 | B.ED., Kenyatta University ‐ Education | |
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