Present | Faculty Member, Georgia Southern University ‐ Department of Health Policy & Community Health | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
2017 - 2024 | Comparative Effectiveness of Peer Mentoring versus Structured Education Based Transition Programming for the Management of Care Transitions in Emerging Adults with Sickle Cell Disease, PCORI |
Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) | |
Role: PI | |
Colleague(s): Ifeyinwa Osunkwo | |
2016 - 2023 | Implementation of Medical Homes for Evidence Based Care of Adolescents and Adults with Sickle Cell Disease |
National Institutes of Health | |
Role: Co-I | |
Colleague(s): Abdullah Kutlar, Robert Gibson | |
2014 - 2019 | Characterizing the Complications Associated with Therapeutic Blood Transfusions for Hemoglobinopathies, Cooperative Agreement |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - DD 14- 1406 | |
Role: Community Engagement Consultant | |
Colleague(s): Angela Snyder |
Honors and Awards
- New Investigator Award for Dissertation Abstract of "National Collegiate Athletic Association Mandated Sickle Cell Trait Screening Policy: Implications for the Athlete", American Public Health Association Genomics Forum (2011)
- Delta Omega Honorary Public Health Society Inductee, Gamma Theta Chapter, Georgia Southern University (2012)
- Award for Excellence in Teaching and Mentoring, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University (2013-2014)
- Recipient, National Institutes of Health, Loan Repayment Plan Award. National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (2018)
Courses
- Health Promotion Program Planning I (PUBH 4132)
- Health Promotion Program Planning II (PUBH 4133)
- Chronic Disease: A Modern Epidemic (PUBH 3131)
- Theoretical Perspectives of the Social and Behavioral Sciences in Public Health (PUBH 6535)
- Theoretical Perspectives of the Social and Behavioral Sciences in Public Health (PUBH 6535 - Online)
Contact Information
P.O. Box 8015
Statesboro, GA 30460
Phone: (912) 478-2489
Office: Hendricks Hall
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