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Public Health Expertise Network of Mentors
A Web-based Public Health Mentoring Program 2012 - 2013 On-line Directory |
P.H.E.N.O.M. (Public Health Expertise Network of Mentors) is an expansion of The Public Health Alumni Mentor Program (PHAM), a service activity of the SCSU Alumni Association/Public Health Alumni Chapter, serving the Internet community. This service program is now in its 20th year. All mentors are public health practitioners with a degree in Public Health, and have volunteered to provide career and school advice to anyone interested in the field of Public Health. Please feel free to contact these mentors by E-mail, or phone. When contacting mentors please mention this Web page, or, how you heard about the program. Be courteous in your communications and provide feedback regarding the helpfulness of the contact. This program meets National Services Resources.org's criteria for An effective practice that has been implemented by one or more programs and is easily replicated . Kind words... September 9, 2012: Thanks, Betty. I added a link to this to my PCH 500 course, and I am encouraging students to take advantage of the PHENOM program! As always, your work is wonderful and important. (William G. Faraclas, DrPH, Professor and Chair, Department of Public Health, Southern Connecticut State University) "This is really a great program. I am not sure if it was available when I was a student. If it was I wish I was made aware of it - if not I feel I lost out!" V. DePalma,’97. "I am very pleased with the mentor program. I was able to obtain valuable information concerning graduate programs and career decisions. My thanks to all who participate in this commendable program." P. Shepard, ‘96.
September, 2012 - The PHENOM Directory offers brief biosketches of public health professionals you can contact to learn more about what they do. You may want to look at the The PHENOM Listings Page first. That page offers 3 tables of sorted listings of PHENOM mentors: (1)By Job Title; (2) By Geographic Location, and (3) By Work Setting. Once you have reviewed those tables and identify specific mentors of interest, then come back to this page for more details about their background and expertise and how to contact them. Please provide feedback on the PHENOM Visitor Poll, and on the short evaluation form at the end. You can also ask questions as well. I would like for PHENOM to be a useful resource for those interested in entering the field of Public Health and for those interested in enhancing what they are doing now. Thanks. Betty
QUAZI SADIQUE ATAHER, MBBS, MHS, PhD USA (Pennsylvania) Tel: (484)865-9251 (days) PhD (Emory University); M.H.S. (Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health); M.B.B.S. (Chittagone Medical College, Bangladesh) Epidemiologist Settings: Industry Expertise: Research, epidemiologic methods, pharmacoepidemiology, Hepatitis C, HIV, SAS analysis Experience: Clinical and epidemiologic research, database management and data analysis, teaching, Medicine Worked as: Epidemiology consultant, data information specialist, research associate, resident physician, teaching assistant, teaching associate Awards: Emory University merit scholarship; government medical education scholarship (Bangladesh)
SANDRA BARNES, MPH, CHES USA (Connecticut) Tel: (203)203/395-9409 (eves) E-mail #1 E-mail #2 MPH (Community Health Education) [Southern CT State University] Laboratory Coordinator; Adjunct College & University Professor Settings: College; university laboratory; classroom Expertise: Environmental & clinical microbiology; STD clinics Experience: College-level Biology and Wellness curricula; vaccination compliance Internship: CT Primary Care Assn Thesis: Condom Use by STD Clinic Users
MICHAEL J. BASSO, MPH, CHES, CSE, LNC USA (Georgia) Tel: (404)639-7654 BS (Public Health) [Southern Connecticut State University], MPH Senior Public Health Advisor, Office of Public Health Preparedness Setting: Federal public health agency Expertise: Bioterrorism preparedness & response; international public health; adolescent pregnancy programs; fitness; human sexuality Experience: Technical assistance; program development/management Worked as: Deputy Director, International Emerging Infections Program (IEIP),Global Disease Detection and Response Network (GDD); Youth development resource consultant; Sanitarian Author: The Underground Guide to Teenage Sexuality Internships: Quinnipiac Valley HD; Downtown Medical Center, NH
ANITA M. BERLINGO, MPH, CPC, CHES USA (Florida) BS (Education K-6) [Eastern Connecticut State University], MPH [Southern Connecticut State University] Adjunct Instructor Medical Billing and Coding; Medical Reimbursement Specialist Setting: College Expertise: Clinical education training; teaching; computers; program management Experience: Hospital lifestyle program management; elementary school teaching; medical office management; professional association recognition and certification programming Worked as: Health educator; elementary school teacher, office manager, program coordinator Certification: A.A.P.C. (American Academy of Professional Coders) Internships: St. Vincent's Medical Center Special Project: Advisor to Allied Health Club Thesis: Investigative Study of a Mammography Program
SHEREE LYNN BOULET, DrPH, MPH USA (Georgia) BS (Biology/Chemistry) [University of Alabama - Huntsville]; MPH, DrPH (Maternal Child Health) [University of Alabama - Birmingham] Health Scientist, Division of Reproductive Health Setting: Federal public health agency Expertise: Maternal child health research Experience: ORISE Fellow/Health Scientist, research, teaching, curriculum planning, statistical analysis Worked as: Epidemiologist, Division of Blood Disorders; Research assistant, teaching assistant, coordinator of integrated core curriculum Internship: Jefferson County Health Department, Alabama Dissertation: Gestational age and mortality risk Awards: MCH Department Tuition Award, Outstanding Masters Student of the Year, Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Doctoral Training Award
JUDY SKIER BROWN, MPH USA (Connecticut) Tel: (203)203/319-1301 (eves) BS (Dental Hygiene) [University of Maryland], MPH (Health Administration and Planning) [Columbia University] Administrative Assistant/Consultant Setting: Nonprofit hospital Expertise: Public relations, nonprofit fundraising Experience: Healthcare management, programming, budgeting, residency review and community liaison, designing and implementing strategies Worked as: Healthcare facility consultant; academic department administrator; teaching and research assistant; health advocate Currently seeking employment in any milieu that could utilize these skills and work experiences Internship: Columbia University School of Dentistry Special Project: Organizational research - caries and the inverse relationship with peridontal disease Thesis: Well visits in the emergency room
JEANNINE CAPRIA, RN, MSN, CHES USA (Connecticut) Tel: 203-450-0786 (days); same (eves) AA (Nursing)[St. Vincent's College] BSPH (Health Promotion/Disease Management) [Southern CT State University]; MSN (Master in Nursing - Integrative Healthcare) [University of Phoenix] Holistic Nurse/Health Educator; Owner : Intrinsic Health Source, LLC Setting: Private practice and Independent Contractor for hospitals, community centers, physician offices and corporations [for Holistic Health Therapies and Wellness Services] Expertise: Health and Wellness Coaching, Worksite Wellness program development and management, public health education, grants management; fiscal management; delivery of preventive and holistic services, clinical program accreditation, educational material development Experience: Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM), Health and Wellness Coaching/behavior counseling; disease managment; health risk assessments; breast health management; JACHO accreditation; quality assurance and improvement; breast health services and screening programs; health education methods; health/social marketing development and implementation; program budgeting; community collaboration; patient liaison, policy and procedure manual development; cancer support services, business plan development, corporate worksite wellness programming Worked as: Holistic Nurse, Clinical Account Manager for managed care organization, Imaging/clinical operations director; wellness services department manager; mammography coordinator; public health educator; community staff nurse Special Projects: Developed St. Vincent's Swim Across the Sound Mobile Mammography Screening and Education Program. Implemented 2003 Women's Wellness Day: Provided 200 medically underserved women with free wellness education and screening services. Susan G. Komen Grant receipient for 7 continuous years to coordinate breast imaging, education and outreach services. Honors: St. Vincent's College Volunteer Award, Sigma Theta Tau International, Inc. Omicron Delta Chapter- Honor Society of Nursing, Strathmore's Who's Who for Healthcare Professionals, Great Women of the 21st Century - American Biographical Institute
LEA M. CROWN, MPH, CHES USA (Connecticut) Tel: 203-630-4238 (days) BSPH (Health Promotion/Disease Management); MPH [Southern CT State University] Associate Director of Health/Human Services Setting: Municipal Health Department Expertise: Health education development, implementation and evaluation; smoking cessation programming; grant writing; CPR/First Aid/AED programming Experience: Community health education; health promotion marketing; community organizing; community data analysis; health fairs; grant writing; health education materials and press releases; university teaching; wellness center logistics Worked as: Adjunct professor; health & safety marketing coordinator; community health educator Thesis: A Study to Assess the Perceived Benefits and Perceived Barriers to Physical Activity Among Adult Vocational School Students in Connecticut
ANGELA HUDSON DAVIS, MPH, CHES USA (Connecticut) Tel: (203)230-9780 (eves) BS (Corporate Communication), MPH (Community Health Education) [Southern CT State University] Senior Compliance Auditor - GCP Setting: Pharmaceutical Company Expertise: Quality assurance and improvement; industry logistics; database management Experience: Computerized systems; auditing techniques; site and data audits; quality control; research methods; training; military operations; research study protocols; clinical data analysis Worked as: Quality assurance data manager, research coordinator, petroleum supply supervisor
BARBARA DINGFELDER, APRN, BSN, MPH,CHES, BC USA (Connecticut) Tel: (203)284-9198 (eves) AS (Nursing) [Cochise Community College/AZ] BS (Community Health Nursing) [University of Phoenix], MPH (Community Health Education) [Southern CT State University] Nurse Consultant - Office of Local Health Administration Setting: State health department Expertise: Clinical Nurse Specialist in Public/Community Health Nursing; public health emergency preparedness planning and training; professional nurse education initiatives Experience: Program planning, development, supervision and evaluation, grant writing, community breast and cervical cancer screening services; direct health care services in hospital, ambulatory surgical, rehabilative, psychiatric and home settings Worked as: Community health educator, Rehabilitation/Home Health/ Perioperative/Psychiatric and Medical-surgical nurse Internship: American Cancer Society & Connecticut Cancer Pain Initiative Thesis: Content analysis and interpretive study of advanced directive instructions Awards: 2007 CT State Nurse of the Year for the category of Nurse Administrator
VENKATA RAMA DUVVURI, PhD, MS, MSc, BSc CANADA Tel:647-348-5875 (eves) BS [Andhra University, India], MSc (Zoology) [Bhopal University, India], PhD (Zoology - specializing in Mosquito borne diseases) [Osmania University, India]; M.S. (Biology - specializing in Immunology) [York University, Canada] Research Associate [Centre for Disease Modeling, York University] Setting: Academic Institution Research Interests and Expertise: Multidisciplinary academic and professional trainings framed my research interests and goals. They are broadly focused on the molecular epidemiology and evolution of RNA viruses (Influenza A viruses, RSV, and Adenovirus) and climate warming impact on the vectors and vector borne diseases (Lyme disease, Filariasis). Modelling approaches to understand the intervening disease mechanisms at the population and the cellular levels of pathogens, vector and host. Experience: Emerging Infectious diseases (Influenza A virus, vector borne diseases), Biology/Medical Entomology, Epidemiology, Bioinformatics, and Immuno-epidemiological modeling. Author of numerous peer-reviewed research articles; reviewer for high rated journals; scientific conference oral and poster presentations Worked as: Data Analyst [Mount Sinai Hospital, Canada];Postdoctoral Fellow [York University, Canada]; Postdoctoral Fellow [University of Maryland, USA], Project Research Fellow [Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR), India] Patents/Copyrights: Expert system for rapid mosquito identification; Filariasis relational database management system Internship: Osmania University, India Thesis: Computer applications for mosquito-borne disease management Web Profile
DEBORAH FLYNN, PhD, RN, MPH, CHES USA (Connecticut) Tel: (203)468-9911 (eves) BA [Albertus Magnus College]; AS (Nursing) [Quinnipiac University]; MPH (Community Health Education) [Southern CT State University]; PhD [Salve Regina University] Associate Professor; Coordinator of Graduate Studies Setting: University Expertise: School health services Experience: Program management, services coordination Worked as: Critical care nurse; School nurse in city-wide school system Internship: District-wide health needs assessment – NH schools Doctoral dissertation: Narratives of Melancholy: Sense of Self in Depression from Asylums to Neuropsychiatry Thesis: CT childhood lead poisoning program – Evaluation of screening practices
DOMINIC FRANCESE, MPH USA (New York) BA [Syracuse University]; MPH (Community Health Education) [Southern CT State University] Publications Office Manager Setting: Non-profit organization Expertise: Medical publishing; professional continuing education program development and evaluation Experience: Publication production, copyediting/proofreading, typesetting; Needs assessment; coalition building; conference management; Web site management; database management Worked as: Communications strategist; managing editor; production director Internship: Health Communications Fellow, National Cancer Institute Special Project: Health literacy in an ESL Population Other experiences: VP of Membership, NIH Toastmasters Club; Volunteer Communication Specialist, Army of Women; ESL Instructor, Literacy Volunteers; Global Impact Fellow - Ghana, Unite for Sight; Honors: Syracuse University: Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Founders Scholar & Citizenship Scholar; President of Sigma Nu Fraternity
ERICA L. GARCIA, MPH, CHES USA (Connecticut) Tel:(860) 424-5670 (Days); (203)934-6367 (Eves) BS (Health and Societal Issues) [Unv. of Conn], MPH (Community Health Education) [Southern CT State University] Health Program Assistant 2 - Person-Centered Medical Home Lead/Health Information Technology [HIT] Setting: State social services agency Expertise: Managed care, Sexual assault prevention, community interventions Experience: Counseling, data and project management, curriculum development, counseling, business analysis Worked as: Health Program Assistant 1/Managed Care Organization Plan Liaison; Program and project coordinator; sexual assault crisis hotline counselor; truancy prevention mentor; Data managment and research consultant Internship: Sexual Assault Crisis Service, New Haven, CT Special Project: An intervention to raise awareness of sexual assault among college men in the New Haven, CT area
JONIDA GJIKA, MPH USA (Connecticut) Tel:(203)506-9082 (Eves) BS (Health Science & Biology) [Quinnipiac University]; MPH [Southern Connecticut State University] Laboratory Chemist Setting: Manufacturing Company Expertise: Workplace quality assurance procedures, protocols and program implementation; quality testing; waterborne coatings; primer product development; personal care products, brain injury and memory research; health education material development Experience: Planning, coordinating, implementing research projects; Developing, implementing and evaluating nutrition education materials; Worked as: Research Associate, research assistant; special project intern Internship: Community Health Network of Connecticut Foundation
KATHRYN GLENDON, BS, CHES USA (Connecticut) Tel:(203)506-9082 (Eves) BS (Public Health) [Southern CT State University] Prevention Coordinator Setting: Non-Profit, Youth Services Bureau Expertise: Community interventions; Communications; TIPS Trainer; Environmental Strategies; and Drug and Alcohol Prevention Experience: Alcohol and Drug Prevention; Communications; Grant Writing and Environmental Strategies Worked as: Community Program Manager; Prevention Specialist Intern; Community Program Intern Internship: Valley Substance Abuse Action Council, Ansonia, CT; VNASCC, New Haven, CT
LINDA GREENGAS, MPH USA (Connecticut) Tel:(203) 281-1775 (Eves) BS (German, Math, English); MPH (Community Health Education) [Southern CT State University] Epidemiologist - Immunization Setting: State health department Expertise: Immunization services; non-profit programming and development Experience: Program management, marketing, fundraising, community research, grant writing, giving presentations, developing press releases and strategic planning documents, media and political campaigning, non-profit staff recruitment Worked as: Consultant, public relations manager, development director/communications specialist, research/teaching assistant, area chairperson, agency director, marketing director
DONNA HEINS, RN, MPH, CHES USA (Connecticut) (203)484-2330 (eves) Nursing Diploma (St. Raphael's School of Nursing), AS (Business Managment) [Albertus Magnus College], BS (Individualized Studies) [Charter Oak College], MPH (Community Health Education)[Southern CT State University] Nurse Consultant - Adolescent Health Coordinator, Program Manager Setting: State health department Expertise: Adolescent health programs, sickle cell initiatives, teen pregnancy prevention, coordinated school health, medical litigation, worker's compensation issues, emergency health services management Experience: Public health program management, strategic planning; designing and evaluating educational materials, programs, brochures, web pages; giving professional presentations and working on health care educational and quality improvement committees; direct health care services in emergency department, pain management, ambulatory, obstetrics, pediatric intensive care, general surgery and school settings Worked as: Legal nurse consultant, medical case manager, nurse preceptor, major medical coordinator, intake and patient care coordinator, patient educator, transport/school/pediatric office nurse, charge nurse in high risk OB & postpartum, pediatric intensive care unit and general surgery Internship: Vista Vocational and Life Skills Center Thesis: CT high school coaches' beliefs, attitudes and self-efficacy and practices related to the delivery of health education to athletes
CHARLES JARMON, MPH, MBA, EMT-P USA (New York) BS (Liberal Studies, Biology, Philosophy) [Fairfield University], MPH (Community Health Education); MBA [Southern CT State University] Senior Administrative Director, Physician and Ambulatory Network Services Setting: Hospital Emergency Department Expertise: NDMS/FEMA disaster preparedness and response, physician practice leadership, hospital administration, Business administration in a managed care setting; Sigma Six Champion; strategy planning and development; emergency medical services; teaching Experience: healthcare operations/leadership, Contract compliance; implementing quality improvement strategies; team management; community boards of directors Worked as: Administrative Director, Department of Emergency Medicine; Paramedic - National Disaster Medical System, DMAT NY-2; COO, Director of Vendor Operations Management; Account and commercial services manager; paramedical examiner; provider operations manager; enrollment and billing manager; regional financial analyst; special projects coordinator; emergency services faculty; paramedic Licenses: Paramedic CT and NY Certifications: US Department of Homeland Security, FEMA - Center for Domestic Preparedness-Healthcare Leadership for Mass Casualty Incidents (HCL); numerous others, see Public Profile Link Below Awards: Award for Clinical Excellence; American Ambulance Association's Star of Life Public Profile
SHARON L. JOSEPH, MPH, CHES, Public Notary USA (Connecticut) BS (Health Promotion), MPH (Community Health Education)[Southern CT State University] Oral Health Collaborative Project Coordinator; MBA student Setting: Non-profit hospital Expertise: Oral health, plan implementation, health promotion in a health care setting Experience: Grant and budget management, oversight, coordination, implementation and evaluation of comprehensive health promotion programs and product lines; collaborative health and wellness programs; health screening; conducts health education sessions; multitasking; media liaison; educational brochure and training manual development; professional communication networks; action research methods Worked as: Coordinator of health promotion/marketing; physician liaison; program coordinator; program supervisor; home behavioral health manager, research assistant Certifications: CPR; CPR instructor certification; adult vision screener Internship: University of Hartford Magnet School Thesis: Hypertension and the Influence of Lifestyle Factors
ASHISH JOSHI, MD, MPH USA (Maryland) MBBS [GGSMC Medical College, Punjabi University India], MPH [Boston University] Research Assistant Professor Setting: University Expertise: Public health informatics; clinical decision support systems; patient safety; health outcomes infectious diseases; statistical analysis Experience: Multi-Center studies coordination; research project management; community outreach programs for polio, cholera, TB and HIV; TB and Hepatitis C pilot studies; grant applications; database development; outcomes data analysis; small business research; emergency department medicine; community medical care Worked as: Research specialist; research assistant; medical resident Special Project: Telemanagement Asthma, Diabetes, Hypertension, Osteroarthritis, Kiosk education at VA hospitals Internships: Cambridge Public Health Department (MA); Institute of Community Health (MA); Medical - epidemiologic assessment of asthma, COPD, hypertension and diabetes Thesis: Epidemiology of breast cancer in the African-American pre-menopausal and adolescent girls and associated risk factors of obesity
BETTY C. JUNG, RN, MPH, MCHES PHENOM Program Director 
USA (Connecticut) phenomws@yahoo.com BS (Nursing) [Columbia University], MPH (Health Education/Health Promotion)[Southern CT State University] Online Instructor; Adjunct Professor; NCHEC Division Board for Certification of Health Education Specialists; University of Pittsburgh Supercourse Lecturer; Alumni Surveys Program Director & Principle Investigator; Webmaster Settings: University; World Wide Web Expertise: Public health surveillance; chronic disease epidemiology; quality assurance; surveillance system development and management; program and project management; program development and evaluation; curriculum development; cardiovascular disease, diabetes, adult lead poisoning Experience: State-wide surveillance of adult lead poisoning, cardiovascular disease, diabetes; burden documentation; research project management; management information systems; web design, grant writing; state plan development; contract management; college and university teaching; Web-based services management; ACCESS database development and management; survey research; continuing education curriculum development, manuscript and health education pilot reviews; national conference planning Worked as: Connecticut Cardiovascular and Diabetes Epidemiologist; Hepatitis Program evaluator; Associate research analyst; health program associate; state-wide lead registry & case management coordinator; HUD core consultant epidemiologist; Connecticut Road Industry Surveillance Project (CRISP) data manager; graduate thesis advisor; graduate Special Project advisor; college/pediatric/school/surgical nurse; seminar/workshop speaker Internship: State health department Thesis: Evaluating smoking cessation programs Honors: Columbia University. 2011 Distinguished Alumni Award – Neighbors – “outstanding service to humanity”; Southern Connecticut State University. 2011 School of Health and Human Services Outstanding Alumna – "For exceptional achievement and service"; 1998 Alumni Appreciation Award –"For outstanding contributions to the public health program at the University" University of Pittsburgh Supercourse's "A Brief Introduction to Epidemiology" lecture series Resume
SHILA S. KANAKAMEDALA, MPH, MBBS USA (Massachusetts) MPH (Epidemiology & Biostatistics) [University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center], MBBS [Gulbarga University, Gulbarga, India] Oral Health Epidemiologist Settings: State health department Expertise: Statistical analysis, surveillance systems, grant review, geocoding Experience: Surveillance systems for school-based health centers, obesity, violence against women, hepatitis B and WISEWOMEN programs; cancer incidence and mortality trends, Worked as: Epidemiologist; Health statistical analyst
BARRY L. KAPLAN, MPH USA (New Hampshire) BS (Biological Sciences) [University of California, Irvine]; MPH (Community Health Planning, Policy & Administration) [University of California, Berkeley] Science Teacher in Special Education Program Setting: Non-profit Organization Expertise: Community-based program implementation and management; community health education Experience: HIV policy development; tobacco prevention and training; grant writing and contract management; long-term care administration; city and county health department administration Worked as: Adjunct biology instructor; program administrator; associate project director; health educator; health education supervisor; AIDS coordinator; long-term care administrator; non-profit administrative supervisor
TAHIR HUSSAIN KHARAL,M.B.B.S., MPH, MSc PAKISTAN Tel: +92(0)3457217000 M.B.B.S.(Punjab University, Pakistan); MSc (A.I.O University Islamabad, Pakistan); MPH (University of Umea, Sweden) Medical Director Setting: Government health agency and hospital Expertise: Delivery of medical and surgical services; infectious disease surveillance; evironmental medicine; public health evaluation; monitoring and evaluating public health programs; occupational safety and health Experience: TB services; HIV/AIDS trainer; Pandemic influenza master trainer; first aid resource person; paramedic training; industrial workers education; medical student tutor Worked as: Assistant professor of community medicine and public health; In charge of casualty and dialysis department; Pediatric Medical Officer; general medical practitioner; resident house physician and surgeon, resident house officer Projects: Hospital waste management: An Environmental Threat in Pakistan and its Solution (program evaluation); Assessment of TB DOTS Theses: Tuberculosis in Private Industrial Workers of Pakistan. What could be improved to make the DOTS strategy more effective? (University of Umea) Relation between low birth weight babies and antenatal case with nutritional status in the women of private industrial workers. Certifications: Hopsital Preparedness for Emergencies graduate; Post-graduate Diploma in Nutriton; Certificates in ARI & CDD, Medical Transcription, Quality Control
VISHNUVARDHAN REDDY KOMARI, MPH, MBBS/MD USA (North Carolina) Tel: (252)412-5620 MBBS/MD [Kurnool Medical College, India], MPH (Epidemiology) [East Carolina University] Expertise: Epidemiology, health services research, obesity and diabetes programs, statistical analysis Experience: Research, data management and analysis; quality control; program evaluation; developing materials for college computer course; performing surgical procedures Worked as: Research assistant, graduate assistant, medical and surgical intern
MARIE EUNANDE LEGER, MPH, MA, CHES USA (New York) MPH (International Health Policy and Programs), MA [International Development][George Washington University] Adolescent Care Coordinator Setting: Academic institution Expertise: International public health program management; HIV/AIDS and TB programs; HIV/AIDS counselor training; maternal child health; reproductive health; Haitian public health issues Fluent: Haitian Creole (S4/R4); French (S4/R4); Novice Spanish (S2/R2) Experience: Program development, management, evaluation; health education curriculum development; community development and education; health information dissemination; research, data management and analysis; public health and health services integration; Worked as: Field supervisor; database manager, statistics and coding assistant; technical assistant, program officer
KRISTA A. LEGG, MPH, CHES, RS USA (Connecticut) Tel:(860)509-7677(days)/(860) 484-4252 (eves) BA (Economics) [University of Connecticut], MPH (Community Health Education) [Southern CT State University] Epidemiologist Setting: State health department Expertise: Environmental and child health program management, lead poisoning Experience: Grant writing and administration; child and environmental case management, childhood lead program coordinator, surveillance system development, statistical reporting, MOU oversight; annual training coordination; developing in-service programs; conducting needs assessments and complaint investigations; Web site management; food service inspections; outreach campaigns Worked as: District health department and local health department sanitarian Internship: Covenant Village Thesis: An evaluation of the Connecticut Keep-It-Clean Campaign: A lead poisoning prevention program Certifications: CT Certified Food Service Sanitation Officer; Sub-surface sewage disposal systems Level 1, Lead Inspector Risk Assessor; RMD's LPA-1 Lead Paint Inspection System
SCOTT LeROY, MPH, MS, BS USA (Connecticut) Tel: (203)797-4625 BS (Environmental Sciences) [SUNY Syracuse]; MS (Soil Science/Wetlands) [University of Massachusetts]; MPH (Community Health Education) [Southern CT State University] Director of Health, Housing & Welfare Settings: Municipal health department Expertise: Public health administration; food safety; septic systems; wetlands Experience: Community public health issues; sewage and water supply programs; public health inspections; occupational health and safety; environmental compliance; microbiological and chemical analyses; corrections issues; emergency response education; public health budeting Worked as: Senior inspector; program manager; environmental hygienist; manager of sewage treatment plant operations; environmental laboratory technician/operations; graduate assistant/researcher; emergency response instructor Internship: City of Danbury
MARIA METCALF LEWIS, MPH, MCHES USA (Virginia) Tel: (410)499-0206 BS (Public Health) [Southern CT State University], MPH (Community Health Education) [University of Tennessee - Knoxville] Clinical Research Coordinator Setting: Academic Expertise: Research project management, data management, survey tool development, program evaluation and budget development Experience: HIV research, adolescent health issues, health behavior issues and programs, medication adherence, residence hall management, health communications Worked as: Healthy lifestyle coach, research specialist, program specialist Internship: National Cancer Institute
JUDITH MAIRS-LEVY, DrHed, CHES, MPH, BSc, BA, Public Notary USA (New Jersey) Tel: (609)273-8906 BSc (Psychology) [University of Toronto & York University]; BA (Anthropology)[York University] MPH (Health Education/Health Promotion) [Drexel and Benedictine Universities]; DrHed (Public Health Education) [A.T. Still University] Research Analyst & Public Health Educator Settings: Health Department/Non-profit Expertise: Epidemiological research, cultural competence and diversity in health care, health education, maternal health,research methodologies, addiction, psychology, health policy, domestic violence, HIV/AIDS, Torture Survivors; Fluency in, and working knowledge of other languages Experience: Collaborative research and program management; gender, health and poverty issues; maternal, child and family health issues; working with underserved populations; program development, implementation and evaluation; quality improvement initiative; Web-based technologies Worked as: Research Analyst, Epidemiologist, Health Educator, Consultant, Project Evaluator Internship: Drexel School Of Medicine(School of Public Health) Special Projects: Up Close and Personal with Dementia & Alzheimer's, Autism, Helping pediatric residents be better equipped to detect and report child abuse, The role of Prayer in Illness & Healing , Seniors Living With AIDS, Effects of Psychotropic Drugs in seniors, The Bio-Psycho-Socio-Cultural Issues of Survivors Of Torture Thesis: Cultural Competence In Health Care Settings
SUSAN MANZO, RN, MPH USA (Connecticut) Tel: (203)777-5521 BSN, MPH (Community Health Education)[Southern CT State University] Staff Development Supervisor Setting: Non-profit agency Expertise: Agency and staff supervision, geriatric nursing care Experience: Inservice program development and management; staff supervision; computer program implementation; cardiac care Worked as: Staff development coordinator, staff nurse in home health and hospital settings Special Project : Elderly malnutrition Awards: VNA of Southern Central Connecticut's "Shining Star Award," "Nightingale Award for Excellence in Nursing," "WOW Award"
JEANINE L. MAY, APRN, MSN, MPH USA (Connecticut) Tel: (203) 499-9770 (days) BSN, MPH (Community Health Education)[Southern CT State University], MSN (Yale University); Researcher and Nurse Practitioner Setting: University Expertise: Cardiovascular research; patient advocacy; patient outcomes; cardiovascular disease & diabetes Experience: Clinical research oversight; nursing education; critical care nursing; research project management; cardiac rehabilitation; health screening Worked as: Acute care nurse practitioner, care coordinator/case manager; nurse researcher; registered nurse; community college instructor Internship: Greater New Haven Partnership for a Healthy Community Thesis: 1. Effects of pulmonary rehabilitation on days of hospitalization; 2. Electrocardiographic abnormalities as predictors of silent ischemia in type 2 diabetes Publications: Levy, BR; Slade, MD; May, JL; Caracciolo, EA. Physical Recovery after acute myocardial infarction: Positive age self-stereotypes as a resource. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 62 (4), 285-301, 2006. Honors: Sigma Theta Tau, Mu Beta chapter
LARA REINTZ MCCLEARY,MS USA (Florida) BS (Public Health)[Southern CT State University], MS (Health Care Administration; Health Policy & Finance) [University of New Haven] Senior Business Analyst Setting: Health maintenance organization (HMO) Expertise: Health insurance product development, marketing, policies and procedures, quality improvement, research, writing; ERISA regulations; Web design (management of department intranet) Experience: Design, implement and evaluate new insurance products; compiling feasibility studies; member benefit issues; claims analysis; business and marketing plans; provider relations; grantwriting; RFP, RFI and RFQ preparation; database development and research Worked as: Proposal coordinator; project coordinator; grievance specialist; clinical lab research assistant Internship: Research assistant for DIANON Special Project: Prostate cancer study Certification: CPR
HARESHKUMAR NAYAK, M.B.B.S. INDIA M.B.B.S. (B.J. Medical College, Gujarat University, India) Revised National Tuberculosis Programme (R.N.T.C.P.) Medical Officer CL-II Setting: Government health agency Expertise: Preventive & curative health services, medical services oversight, TB control Experience: Direct delivery of public health services, tuberculosis, polio, immunization, disease surveillance, nutritional deficiencies, disaster preparedness, coordination of community services; training paramedics Worked as: Medical Officer, Gujarat, India Internship: Pediatrics, gynecology, dermatology Special Project: R.N.T.C.P., Polio Thesis: Medical and health services
MARY S. NESCOTT, MPH USA (Connecticut) Tel: (203)736-2601 ext. 390 (days)/ (203)230-8981 (eves) BSC (Communications) [Ohio University], MPH (Health Education/Health Promotion) [Southern CT State University] Chief Quality and Compliance Officer Setting: Non-profit ambulatory care/clinic Expertise: Substance abuse, behavioral health services, quality improvement programs Experience: Grantwriting and grants management; coalition building; program planning, development and evaluation Worked as: Director of Quality Management; Executive director; assistant director; CPHA board director; CPHA newsletter editor Thesis: Adolescents’ perceived susceptibility to AIDS
DANIELLE ORCUTT, MPH, CHES USA (Connecticut) Tel: (860)509-7738 (days); (860) 945-9116 (eves) BA (Social Services) [Quinnipiac College], MPH (Community Health) [Southern CT State University] Epidemiologist - Tuberculosis Control Setting: State health department Expertise: Social services management; Tuberculosis; HIV Prevention and Testing Counseling Experience: Direct delivery of health activities of daily living services Worked as: Mental retardation worker Internships: Naugatuck Valley Health District, Marrakech Day Services Thesis: Evaluation of community report card
KAREN OUELLETTE, BS, MsED candidate (St. Joseph's College, ME) USA (Connecticut) Tel: (860)529-9267 (eves); 679-5234 (days) BS (Public Health) [Southern CT State University] Informatics Education Manager Setting: Non-profit home health agency Expertise: Staff training, non-profit agency regulations Experience: Educational program development; policies/procedures/forms development; staff education and training; clinical application test group; federal/state regs and Joint Commission standards training Worked as: AHA Certified CPR instructor; Clinical application trainer; Computer Systems Trainer Internship: American Lung Association Thesis: Effects of handwashing on nosocomial infections
DEBORAH A. PEASE, MPH, CHES USA (Connecticut) Tel:(860)647-0607 (eves) BS (Environmental Health), MPH (Community Health Education) [Southern CT State University] Epidemiologist - Lead Program Setting: State health department Expertise: Adult lead poisoning, occupational health and lead surveillance, environmental health program management Experience: State-wide lead registry and case management coordinator; childhood lead program coordinator, statistical reporting, case management, follow-up assessment, grantwriting, evaluating and monitoring laboratories, clinics and physicians Worked as: Local health department program coordinator Internship: Glastonbury Health Department's Burn Prevention Program
KIMBERLY PELLETIER, BS USA (Connecticut) Tel: (860)509-7959 (days) BS (Community Health Education)[Southern CT State University] Epidemiologist Setting: State health department Expertise: health program management; community health education and outreach; case management; immunization program support; medical camp programs; events planning and management Experience: Municipal health department program management; Worked as: Health care provider CPR/First Aid Instructor; health program coordinator; health careers coordinator; marketing and community relations specialist; CPHA Health Education Committee Chairperson Certifications: American Heart Association's BLS Health Care Provider CPF/AED Instructor and First Aid Instructor; ICS 100,200,300, 700
HELEN PEREIRA, PT, DPT, MPH, GCS, CHES USA (Connecticut) BS (Physical Therapy) [University of Connecticut], MPH (Community Health Education) [Southern CT State University], DPT [Simmons College] Physical Therapist Settings: Non-profit hospital; acute care & skilled nursing facilities; homecare Expertise: Delivery of physical therapy services in diverse settings Experience: Case management; direct services; quality assurance; chart audits; Medicare appeals for denials Worked as: Staff educator; multidisciplinary team leader; health education consultation Internship: Family Advocacy, Middlesex Hospital Thesis: Cross-descriptive study Certifications: Geriatric certified specialist in physical therapy Publications: Helen Pereira Page
JOANN PETRINI,MPH, PhD USA (Connecticut) Tel: (203)550 2747 BS (Public Health) [Southern CT State University], MPH [Yale University], PhD [New York University] Assistant Director, Research and Medical Education Setting: Non-profit hospital Expertise: Research methods, Maternal child health research, data management and analysis Experience: Maternal & infant health database development and analysis; manuscript publication; journal peer review; perinatal health data technical assistance Internship: Grant supervisor/health educator at municipal health dept; CDC/ASPH internship Internship: Grant supervisor/health educator at municipal health dept; CDC/ASPH internship Theses: Relationship between physical activity and depression (BS); Analysis of birthweight specific infant mortality among Asian Americans (MPH), Geographic determinants of survival among very low birthweight infants (PhD)
BARBARA PICKETT, MS, MPH
USA (Connecticut) Tel: (860)509-8082 (days) MS [University of Bridgeport], MPH (Community Health Education) [Southern CT State University] Public Health Expert Expertise: HIV, arthritis, program development and management Experience: Health Program Supervisor; Connecticut Arthritis Coordinator; arthritis program management; HIV program management; Medicaid policy consultant; budget negotiation; grants management; Ryan White Consortia technical assistance Special Project: HIV and the personal service worker
SANDRA C. M. RIBEIRO,MPH, CHES USA (Connecticut) BS/BA (Health Science; Spanish; Biology)[Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania], MPH (Community Health Education) [Southern CT State University] Public Sector Manager Setting: Industry Expertise: Community outreach and services; research, community services; immunization; proficient in Spanish, Portugese and French Experience: Maintaining referral systems with public and private providers; diabetes clinical research, specimen and clinical data collection and management; survey research; health education material development and outreach; conference, health fair and training program coordination; Connecticut Immunization Registry and Tracking System (CIRTS) Worked as: University adjunct lecturer; community advisory board member; clinical research assistant/research coordinator; patient care coordinator; domestic and sexual violence direct service volunteer; phlebotomist; EKG technician; medical assistant; medical secretary Internship: New Haven Health Department's Bureau of Environmental Health Certification: Certified Quantitative Sensory Testor
ELIZABETH RIVERA-RODRIGUEZ, MPH, BSN, RN USA (Connecticut) BS (Nursing) [College of New Rochelle], MPH (Health Promotion) [Southern CT State University] Public Health Emergency Response Coordinator Setting: Municipal Health Department Expertise: Women's health nursing and emergency preparedness Experience: Day care center nurse consultant; health education programming; certified nurse aide program nurse educator; hospital and community health center nursing Worked as: Local health department preparedness program manager, hospital emergency preparedness specialist, OB/GYN nurse, international OB/GYN operating room nurse; hospital charge nurse; community health center staff nurse Internship: City of Bridgeport Department of Public Health Special Project: Education fact sheet packat on infertility treatment options for infertile women
LINDA ROGEN, MPH, CHES USA (Connecticut) Tel: (203)458-6219(eves) BS (Special Education) [University of Michigan], MPH (Community Health Education) [Southern CT State University] Director of Student Services Setting: Non-profit training program Expertise: Delivery of special education services; adoption; family planning Experience: Training program management; volunteer personnel oversight; program compliance to regulatory and licensing requirements; developing and presenting workshops to staff, families and community; family planning counseling Worked as: Special education resource specialist, outreach supervisor, clinical supervisor and pregnancy counselor; tutor; teacher
JOHN ADAM ROPIAK, OTRIL, MPH, CHES USA (Connecticut) Tel: (860)399-2405(eves) BS (Occupational Therapy), MPH (Community Health Education) [Southern CT State University] Occupational Therapist/LTC Administration Setting: Hospital Expertise: Delivery of occupational therapeutic services in diverse settings Experience: Home care, acute care, sub-acute rehabilitation; geriatric wellness, long-term assisted living, retirement communities Internship: Life Care Services – administrative internship Special Project: Increasing physical activity to reduce falls among elderly living in a retirement community
SREENIVASA SARKONDA, MPhil USA (New York) Tel: (716)829-2975 (days)/(716)834-5493(eves) MPhil [University of Hyderabad/India] Graduate Research Assistant Setting: University Expertise: International public health services Experience: Worked with many international organizations: WHO, World Bank, DFID, NACO; proficient with people, computers, and field investigations Special Project: Performance analysis, implementation of RNTCP evaluation in India; TB and HIV Thesis: Health seeking behavior of TB patients
NICOLL SCANLON, BS USA (Connecticut) Tel: (203)732-2418(eves) BS (Public Health) [Southern CT State University] Docketing Consultant Setting: Industry Expertise: Legal research, data management Experience: Global patents, international public health issues, health care quality, medical records management Worked as: Leadership consultant; medical records clerk Internship: Valley Substance Abuse Action Council
ERIC TRIFFIN, MPH
USA (Connecticut) BS (Public and Community Health) [Southern CT State University], MPH [Yale University] Adjunct Faculty Settings: University Expertise: Local health department management; health risk reduction interventions Experience: Health department administration - director of health; health education; restaurant management; health fair planning; vegetarianism; cardiovascular nutrition; media-savvy; emergency risk communications; public health television; farmers' markets, creating highly visual, interactive, health promotion events; automated school cafeterias and TranscenDance, an improvisational interpretive dance form Internship: Community Health Care Plan Thesis: Health promotion planning
MAUREEN WHELAN, BS, RS USA (Connecticut) Tel:(203)385-4090(days) BS (Public Health) [Southern CT State University] Environmental Health Supervisor Setting: Municipal health department Expertise: Environmental health program management; local health codes development Experience: Emergency preparedness drill chief; pool operators training program development public school radon testing and mitigation; "Tools for Schools" implementation Worked as: Registered sanitarian; Past president, Connecticut Environmental Health Association Certifications: Registered sanitarian; food protection; phase 1/phase 2 sub surface sewage disposal; lead inspector; lead risk assessor; XRF,RMD, LPA-1, Warrington factory; NSF/Experion and ServSafe Professional Manager trainer; ICS 100,200,400,700
KIMBERLY WILLIS-WILLIAMS, MPH USA (Maryland) BS (Cytotechnology) [Auburn University, AL], MPH (General) [Walden University] Cytotechnologist Setting: Private Laboratory Expertise: Cytological procedures; Fine Needle Aspiration Program (FNA) management; DNA testing Experience: Laboratory procedures and protocols Worked as: Military support to handle emergency backflow if an immunization clinic Internship: Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Warrior Transition Brigade Awards: Who's Who Among American College Students, Gates Millenium Scholar BRIAN WNEK, MPH, RS, CHES USA (Connecticut) Tel:(203)946-6760(days)/(203)467-0861 (eves) BS (Biology) [Keene State College], MPH (Community Health Education) [Southern CT State University] Sanitarian II Setting: Municipal health department Expertise: Environmental health; childhood lead poisoning; Experience: Daycare facility inspections; inspection reports; noncompliance and arrest warrants; educational outreach; First and CPR instruction Worked as: Lead inspector/risk assessor; per diem instructor; Internship: New Haven Health Department - health education Thesis: Knowledge and attitudes of CT Registered Sanitarians in regards to preparation for a bioterrorism event Special Project: Noise Certifications: Registered sanitarian; food inspector; lead inspector; lead risk assessor; asbestos inspector; CT child care instructor; American Red Cross instructor for disease transmission, adult and pediatric AED, CPR for professional rescuer, and work place training. Awards: Eagle Scout Award, Troop 301 BSA
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