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About Tokesha Warner, Ed.D, MHA

Dr. Tokesha Warner currently serves as the Division Director of Research for the TriStar and North Carolina Divisions at HCA Healthcare. She has over 20 years of program administration, research, health education training, and grant experience in higher education, previously serving at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (16 years), the University of Georgia (2 years), and Tennessee State University (2 years). Dr. Warner has a Master’s degree in Healthcare Administration, a bachelor’s degree in Anthropology and recently completed a doctorate in Higher Education Leadership at Tennessee State University. Her research is focused on maternal and child health, technological resources for training, program,  research administration and development in graduate and medical education, and in healthcare disparities.  

Positions

January 2020 - Present Director of Research, TriStar and North Carolina Divisions, HCA Healthcare ‐ Graduate Medical Education
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2006 - Present Consultant, Independent Consultant
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2018 - 2020 Graduate Assistant, Tennessee State University ‐ Graduate School
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February 2018 - December 2018 Public Health Program Director 2, Tennessee Department of Health ‐ Family Health and Wellness
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November 2015 - May 2016 Director of Research Development, University of Tennessee, Knoxville ‐ Vice President for Research
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September 2013 - November 2015 Manager, Office for Proposal Development, University of Georgia
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December 1998 - September 2013 Healthcare Administrator, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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August 1997 - December 1998 Alumni & Development Assistant, Vanderbilt University ‐ Peabody College of Education
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Curriculum Vitae

Disciplines

Research Interests

Grants

2009 - 2013 Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars and Fellows (FICRS-F) Support Center
Fogarty International Center, NIH
FICRS-F
Role: Program Manager, Alumni Relations
Colleague(s): Sten Vermund, MD, MPH; Douglas Heimburger, MD, MPH; Catherine Lem Carothers; Meridith Blevins
2008 - 2009 Salud con la familia
Tennessee Department of Health
Childhood Obesity Prevention Intervention
Role: Research Coordinator
Colleague(s): Shari Barkin, MD; Juan Escarfuller; Eli Po'e; Sabina Gesell, PhD
2007 - 2008 Tennessee Connections for Better Birth Outcomes
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Foundation
Tennessee Connections for Better Birth Outcomes
Role: Assistant Project Coordinator
Colleague(s): Melanie Lutenbacher, Sharon Karp
2000 - 2007 Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND)
NIH Maternal and Child Health Bureau
MIND Training Project
Role: Program Coordinator
Colleague(s): Lisa T. Craft, Mark Wolraich, Evon Lee, Lorry Kleinfeld, Rosalyn Pitt, Esther Brown
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Professional Service and Affiliations

2018 - Present Graduate student member, American Educational Research Association (AERA)
2013 - 2017 Executive Committee, Southeast Regional Group, National Organization of Research Development Professionals (NORDP)
2013 - 2016 Member, National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA)
2009 - 2013 Administrative Director, Vulnerable Populations Action Team, Tennessee Obesity Taskforce (TOT)
2007 - 2013 Member, Middle Tennessee chapter, American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE)
2000 - 2008 Chair, Multicultural Council, Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD)
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Courses

  • Family-Centered, Culturally Responsive, Interdisciplinary Health Services
  • Cultural Issues in Health Care
  • Curriculum, Students and Faculty in Higher Education
  • Marketing in Higher Education

Education

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August 2017 - May 2020 Ed.D., Tennessee State University ‐ Higher Education Leadership
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June 2007 - January 2009 M.H.A., Bellevue University ‐ Healthcare Administration
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September 1992 - May 1996 B.A., Earlham College ‐ Physical Anthropology
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Links

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Recent Works (1)

Publications (6)