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Melissa (Moose) Alperin, EdD, MPH, MCHES Rollins School of Public Health 404-727-2928 Emory University 404-727-1835 (fax) 1518 Clifton Road, NE, #246 [email protected] Atlanta, Georgia 30322 Education Institution Degree Date Field Brown University, Providence, RI AB 1988 Judaic Studies Emory University, Atlanta, GA MPH 1991 Health Promotion and Education University of Georgia, Athens, GA EdD 2015 Higher Education Management Certification Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES), 1990 Master Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES), 2011 Dissertation Title Predictors of Student Success in an Online Master of Public Health Degree Program, dissertation,

Institute of Higher Education, University of Georgia, 2015. Work Experience 2016-present Research Assistant Professor, Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education,

Rollins School of Public Health 2008-present Program Chair, Executive MPH Program (formerly called the Career MPH Program),

Rollins School of Public Health 1999-2003 Instructional Designer, Graduate Certificate Program at Emory / Career MPH Program,

Rollins School of Public Health 1996-2003 Director, Southeastern Institute for Training and Evaluation (SITE), Rollins School of

Public Health 1993-1996 Director, Health Concerns Project, Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health

Education, Rollins School of Public Health 1992-2016 Senior Associate, Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins

School of Public Health 1991-1993 Coordinator, Adolescent Health Concerns Project, Department of Behavioral Sciences

and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health 1991-1993 Academic Services Coordinator, Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health

Education, Rollins School of Public Health Grants and Contracts Director of Operations: Alperin, M., (PI: Miner, K.R.), “Region IV Public Health Training Center,” HRSA,

2014-2018, $4,020,000. PI: Alperin, M., “Training for Board of Health Members in Georgia,” Healthcare Georgia Foundation, 2014-

2015, $50,000. Co-PI: Alperin, M., (PI: Miner, K.R.), “Emory Public Health Training Center,” HRSA, 2010-2014,

$2,061,329. Subject Matter Expert: Alperin, M., (PI: Miner, K.R.), “Incident Command and Emergency Operations

Centers (Emory Preparedness and Emergency Response Research Center),” CDC, 2009-2010, $449,300.

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Melissa (Moose) Alperin, EdD, MPH, MCHES ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Co-PI: Alperin, M., (PI: Miner, K.R.), “Applied Public Health Informatics Curriculum,” Public Health Informatics Institute, 2009, $48,000.

Project Coordinator: Alperin, M., (PI: Miner, K.R.), “Assessment of Immunization Training Needs and Educational Products and Programs for Medical Assistants,” Association for Prevention Teaching and Research, 2007-2008, $34,862.

Consultant: Alperin, M., (PI: Davis, J.A.), “Evaluation of the Older Driver Safety Design Train-the-Trainer Workshop,” Georgia Division of Public Health, Department of Human Resources, 2007-2008, $4738.

PI: Alperin, M., “Safe Handling of Ethnic Foods Training and Instructional Program Tools (Interactive CD-ROM Training),” Julie Smith (Private Contractor), 2005-2006, $25,479.

PI: Alperin, M., “Jacobson vs. Massachusetts Educational Module,” Public Health Foundation, 2005-2006, $34,021.

Co-PI: Alperin, M., (PI: Miner, K.R.), “Centers for Public Health Preparedness (CPHP),” CDC, 2004-2010, $6,480,113

PI: Alperin, M., “Training Needs Assessment – Analysis of the Georgia Training Resource And Inventory Network (G-TRAIN),” Georgia Division of Public Health, Georgia Department of Human Resources, 2003-2004, $175,000.

Coordinator/Co-PI: Alperin, M., (PI: Miner, K.R.), “Emory Public Health Initiative for Professional Preparedness,” Association of Schools of Public Health, 2002-2005, $2,817,531.

Instructional Design Specialist: Alperin, M., (PI: Miner, K.R.), “National Tobacco Control Training and Technical Assistance Consortium (TTAC),” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, American Legacy Foundation, and American Cancer Society, 2002-2003, $5,296,783.

Instructional Designer: Alperin, M., (PI: Haddix, A.), “Instructional Designer, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Applied Research (Cost Effectiveness CD-ROM),” Department of Health and Human Services, CDC, 2001-2003, $244,063.

Curriculum Specialist: Alperin, M., (PI: Miner, K.R.), “The Georgia Prostate Cancer Education Project (Phases II and III)” Georgia Division of Public Health, 2001-2003, $165,442.

Curriculum Specialist: Alperin, M., (PI: Miner, K.R.), “The Georgia Prostate Cancer Education Project” Cobb County Board of Health, Georgia Division of Public Health, 2001, $80,528.

Curriculum Specialist: Alperin, M., (PI: Miner, K.R.), “Pesticides, Asbestos, and Lead (PAL) Children’s Environmental Health Initiative Outreach Project,” Environmental Protection Agency, Baldwin County, Georgia, 1998-1999, $154,895.

Co-Principal Investigator: Alperin, M., (PI: Miner, K.R.), “Georgia Immunization Study,” Georgia Department of Human Resources, Ware County Board of Health, Waycross, Georgia, 1996-1999, $774,899.

Project Coordinator: Alperin, M., (PI: Miner, K.R.), “Georgia INPHO Project II (Training),” Robert W. Woodruff Foundation/CDC Foundation, Atlanta, Georgia, 1996-1999, $47,764.

Project Coordinator: Alperin, M., (PI: Miner, K.R.), “School Health Services Evaluation,” Division of Public Health, Georgia Department of Human Resources, Atlanta, Georgia, 1996-1997.

Co-Principal Investigator: Alperin, M., (PI: Miner, K.R.), “Georgia Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program,” Georgia Department of Human Resources, Atlanta, Georgia, 1996-1997, $35,636.

Project Coordinator: Alperin, M., (PI: Miner, K.R.), “Georgia Statewide Multiprotocol Health Information Network,” National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), Department of Commerce, Washington, DC, 1995-1997.

Senior Associate: Alperin, M., (PI: Miner, K.R.), “Evaluation of SIIS Project,” Georgia Department of Human Resources, Atlanta, Georgia, 1995-1997, $63,400.

Forms Design and Small Data Set Analyst: Alperin, M., (PI: Miner, K.R.,), “Dalton Whitfield County Alcohol and Drug Community Needs Assessment Project,” Hamilton Health Care System, Dalton, Georgia, 1994-1996, $144,940.


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Program Manager: Alperin, M., (PI: Miner, K.R.), “The Use of Incentives in the Early Detection and Treatment of TB,” American Lung Association – Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia, 1994-1996, $112,500.

Project Coordinator: Alperin, M., (PI: Hudgins, A.), “Georgia INPHO Project (Evaluation and Local Skills Development),” Robert W. Woodruff Foundation, Atlanta, Georgia, 1993-1995, $517,710.

Coordinator: Alperin, M., (PI: Miner, K.R.), “Health Education: Wellness and Lifestyle Management Teaching Assistant Program,” Emory College, 1991-1996, approximately $30,000 per year.

Research Assistant (1989-91) / Project Director (1991-99): Alperin, M., (PI: Miner, K.R.), “An Evaluation and Education Program for Rural School-Based Clinics,” Georgia Southeast Health District, Ware County Board of Health, Waycross, Georgia, 1989-1999, $168,462.

Research Assistant (1991) / Project Coordinator (1991-94): Alperin, M., (PI: Miner, K.R.), “An Evaluation of Georgia's Adolescent Health Projects,” Whitfield County Board of Health, Division of Public Health, Georgia Department of Human Resources, 1991-1994, $156,000.

Co-Principal Investigator: Alperin, M., (PI: Miner, K.R.), “Evaluation for Creating a Care Network / Evaluation of Ryan White Title II AIDS Intervention,” Georgia Southeast Health District, Ware County Board of Health, Waycross, Georgia, 1991-1994, $90,000.

PI: Alperin, M., “Emory Evaluation of Education Entertainment Resource Materials,” CDC, 2001 $4991. Research Assistant: Alperin, M., (PI: Miner, K.R.), “Establishing a Student Assistance Program (SAP)

Evaluation System for Georgia Department of Human Resources,” Division of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse, Georgia Department of Human Resources, 1991, $9,500.

Peer Reviewed Publications Alperin, M., Lloyd, L.M., McCormick, L.C., Bergland, B., Carvalho, M., Tripathi, M., Patel, A.B., & Miner, K.R.

Distance Education And Learning: An innovative approach to extending workforce training capacity. Pedagogy in Health Promotion. Submitted.

McCormick, L.C., Reel, J.J., Alperin, M., Lloyd, L.M., & Miner, K.R. Strategic approach to assess training needs across a diverse region. Pedagogy in Health Promotion. Submitted.

Freedman, A.M., Simmons, S. Lloyd, L. Redd, T., Alperin, M., Salek, S., Miner, K. (2014). Public health training center evaluation: A framework for using logic models to improve practice and educate the public health workforce. Health Promotion Practice. 15 (Supplement 1), 80S-88S

Apatu, E.J.I., Alperin, M., Miner, K.R., & Wiljer, D. (2013). A drive through web 2.0: An exploration of driving safety promotion on Facebook. Health Promotion Practice, 14(1), 88-95.

Buyum, A., Dubruiel, N.M., Torghele, K., Alperin, M., & Miner, K.R. (2009). Can summits lead to curricula change? An evaluation of emergency preparedness summits for schools of nursing in Georgia. Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 40(5), 210-215.

Torghele, K., Buyum, A., Dubruiel, N., Augustine, J., Houlihan, C., Alperin, M., & Miner, K.R. (2007). Logic model use in developing a survey instrument for program evaluation: Emergency preparedness summits for schools of nursing in Georgia. Public Health Nursing, 24(5), 472-479.

Childers, W.K., Alperin, M., & Miner, K.R. (2005). Emergency preparedness in Georgia: An assessment of public health training needs. American Journal of Health Education, 36 (5), 287-294.

Miner, K.R., Childers, W.K., Alperin, M., Cioffi, J.P., & Hunt, N. (2005). The MACH model: From competencies to instruction and performance in the public health workforce. Public Health Reports, 120 (Supplement 1), 9-15.

Escoffery, C., Miner, K.R., & Alperin, M. (2003). Ten informative web sites on distance education. American Journal of Health Behavior, 27 (4), 464-465.

White, F.M.M., Miner, K.R., Monteil, S., Alperin, M., Thompson, N., & Brachman, P. (1994). Epidemiology training initiatives in the English speaking Caribbean: Preliminary evaluation. West Indian Medical Journal, 443: 19 (suppl. 1). (abstract)


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Alperin, M. & Miner, K. R. (1993). Professional relevance: Meeting the contemporary public health agenda. Journal of Health Education, 24, 299-304.

Books/Chapters Alperin, M. & Escoffery, C. 2003. Using epi info 2002: A step-by-step guide. Soquel, CA: ToucanEd

Publications. Alperin, M. & Escoffery, C. 2001. Using epi info 2000: A step-by-step guide. Soquel, CA: ToucanEd

Publications. Alperin, M. & Miner, K. R. 1997. Using epi info: A step by step guide. Soquel, CA: ToucanEd Publications. Brownstein, J.N., Oberle, M.W., Miner, K.R., Alperin, M., Howze, E., & Patrick, K. 1997. CHINs: A public

health perspective (chapter 7) in Brennan, P.F., Schneider, S.J., & Tornquist, E. Information Networks for Community Health. New York: Springer-Verlag.

Guest Editor Alperin, M., Rodgers, K.C., & Uden-Holman, T. M. Pedagogy in Health Promotion. U.S. Reginal Public

Health Training Centers: Innovative Competency-based Instruction for the Public Health Workforce (supplement title). To be published March 2017.

Peer-Reviewed Professional Presentations Alperin, M., Lloyd, L.M., Carvalho, M., Tripathi, M., Bergland, B., & Patel, A.B. (November 1, 2016). Let’s

make a DEAL: Increasing access to distance-based trainings. American Public Health Association. Denver, CO. (accepted)

Alperin, M., Lloyd, L.M., Carvalho, M., Tripathi, M., Bergland, B., & Patel, A.B. (May 18, 2016). Best DEAL around: Preparing public health trainers to teach in distance environments. National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI) Annual Conference. New Orleans, LA.

McCormick, L.C., Alperin, M., Lloyd, L.M., Carvalho, M., & Miner, K.R. (April 12, 2016). Building the workforce capacity of public health professionals serving tribal populations. Tribal Public Health Summit. Atlanta, GA.

Bergland, B., Patel, A., McCormick, L.C., Alperin, M., Lloyd, L., Carvalho, M., Miner, K.R. (April 20, 2016). Infectious disease trainings and resources: A nationwide environmental scan. NACCHO Public Health Preparedness Summit 2016, Dallas, TX.

Lloyd, L.M., Carvalho, M., Alperin, M., McCormick, L., & Miner, K.R. (March 31, 2016). Projecting the emerging training priorities for the public health workforce. SOPHE Annual Conference. Charlotte, NC.

Carvalho, M., Alperin, M., Lloyd, L.M., & Miner, K.R. (March 23, 2016). A region-wide field placement program built on the foundation of mentorship and professionalism. Georgia Public Health Association Conference. Atlanta, GA.

Lloyd, L.M., Alperin, M., Carvalho, M., & Miner, K.R. (March 22, 2016). Meeting the public health workforce’s training priorities in Georgia and the southeast. Georgia Public Health Association Conference. Atlanta, GA.

Lloyd, L.M., Alperin, M., Carvalho, M., McCormick, L., & Miner, K.R. (October 6, 2015). Emerging training priorities for public health workforce development. State of Public Health Conference. Athens, GA.

Carvalho, M., Lloyd, L.M., Alperin, M., McCormick, L., & Miner, K.R. (October 6, 2015). Advancing public health through mentorships. State of Public Health Conference. Athens, GA.


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Lloyd, L.M., Alperin, M., Redd, T.R., & Miner, K.R. (November 17, 2014). Standing on the shoulders of others: A field placement program built on the foundation of mentorship, professionalism and community. American Public Health Association. New Orleans, LA.

Alperin, M., Maxwell, S., Miller, B., Ridley, G., & Riner, D. (November 17, 2014). Advocating for public health in Georgia: The role of a state affiliate (Poster). American Public Health Association. New Orleans, LA.

Alperin, M., Lloyd, L.M., Redd, T.R., Freedman, A.M., Salek, S.S., & Miner, K.R. (November 5, 2013). Putting adult learning theory into action: Strategies to create relevant trainings for multidisciplinary audiences. American Public Health Association. Boston, MA.

Sellers, M., & Alperin, M. (November 5, 2013). Multivariate analysis of factors associated with willingness to be an organ donor – a basis for advocacy/awareness campaign (Poster). American Public Health Association. Boston, MA.

Lloyd, L.M., Alperin, M., Redd, T.R., Freedman, A.M., Salek, S.S., & Miner, K.R. (November 5, 2013). Advocating for public health. American Public Health Association. Boston, MA.

Freedman, A.M., Alperin, M., Lloyd, L.M., Salek, S.S., Redd, T.R., & Miner, K.R. (November 4, 2013) Logic model 2.0: A framework for revising your program's logic model. American Public Health Association. Boston, MA.

Alperin, M., Conde, J.M., Phillips, J., & Miner, K.R. (November 4, 2013). Development of a competency-based applied public health informatics curriculum for working professionals. American Public Health Association. Boston, MA.

Alperin, M. (November 4, 2013). WDYT (What Do You Think): A case study in using web 2.0 applications in the online classroom. American Public Health Association. Boston, MA.

Alperin, M., and Lloyd, L.M. (August 16, 2013). Creating Effective Advocates for Public Health: Training Local Boards of Health Members. National Association of Local Boards of Health (NALBOH) Annual Meeting. Salt Lake City, UT.

Alperin, M., Lloyd, L.M., and Redd, T. (April 23, 2013). Emerging Training Priorities for Workforce Development in Georgia. Georgia Public Health Association Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA.

Salek, S., Redd, T., and Alperin, M. (September 17, 2012). Student Field Placements: A Creative Approach to Addressing Rural Workforce Issues. Georgia Rural Health Association Annual Meeting. Pine Mountain, GA.

Alperin, M., Lloyd, L.M., and Riner, D. (August 8, 2012). Training Local Boards of Health Members. National Association of Local Boards of Health (NALBOH) Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA.

Alperin, M., Lloyd, L.M., and Redd, T. (April 12, 2012). Addressing the Training Needs of the Current and Future Public Health Workforce. Georgia Public Health Association Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA.

Mitchell, J., Alperin, M., Lloyd, L.M., and Miner, K.R. (February 17, 2010). Master the Disaster!2: An Emergency Preparedness Tool for Building Tabletop Exercises (Poster). Public Health Preparedness Summit. Atlanta, GA.

Lloyd, L.M., Alperin, M., Miner, K.R., Brannen, P., and Mathis, L. (February 17, 2010). Synergistic Relationships between Academia and the Practice Community to Address Emergency Preparedness Education Needs of Public Health Nurses (Poster). Public Health Preparedness Summit. Atlanta, GA.

Alperin, M. (February 2, 2010). AATK (Always At The Keyboard): A Case Study in Using Web 2.0 Applications in the Online Classroom. The 3rd Annual Forum on e-Learning Excellence in the Middle East 2010: Brining Global Quality to a Local Context. Dubai, UAE.

Alperin, M., Council, A.D., Lloyd, L.M., Miner, K.R., Underhill, T., Page, D.A., Hamborsky, J., and Pollard, B. (November 10, 2009). Assessment of Immunization Training Needs for Medical Assistants (Poster). American Public Health Association Annual Conference. Philadelphia, PA.

Alperin, M. and Lloyd, L.M. (March 31, 2009). Training Needs of Medical Assistants (Roundtable). 43rd National Immunization Conference. Dallas, TX.


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Alperin, M. and Lloyd, L.M. (March 31, 2009). Assessment of Immunization Training Needs for Medical Assistants. 43rd National Immunization Conference. Dallas, TX.

Alperin, M. and Lloyd, L.M. (October 27, 2008). Multi-prong Approach to Emergency Preparedness in Georgia: Addressing the Needs of Public Health Nurses and Faculty in Nursing Schools. American Public Health Association Annual Conference. San Diego, CA.

Alperin, M., Davis, J.A., and Miner, K.R. (October 27, 2008). Training the Public Health Workforce One Byte at a Time and the Challenges of Evaluation. American Public Health Association Annual Conference. San Diego, CA.

Alperin, M. (November 5, 2007). Emerging Threats in Public Health: Pandemic Influenza. American Public Health Association Annual Conference. Washington, DC.

Spencer, L., Buyum, A., Torghele, K., Augustine, J., Dubruiel, N., Houlihan, C., Miner, K.R., & Alperin, M. (February 21, 2007). An Effort to Introduce Emergency Preparedness into Schools of Nursing (Poster). NACCHO Preparedness Summit. Atlanta, GA.

Alperin, M., Chaney, B., & Eddy, J.M. (February 24, 2006). Characteristics of Quality Distance-Based Instruction in Health Education. Third National Congress for Institutions Preparing Health Educators: Linking Program Assessment, Accountability, and Improvement. Dallas, TX.

Alperin, M., Lloyd, L.M., Miner, K.R., Bean M., & Green, K.R. (December 13, 2005). Leadership Institute in Public Health Preparedness: Enhancing the Skills of Local Public Health Nurses. American Public Health Association. Philadelphia, PA.

Alperin, M., Miner, K.R., & Smith, I.E. (December 12, 2005). Training the Public Health Workforce - One Byte at a Time. American Public Health Association. Philadelphia, PA.

Alperin, M., Miner, K.R., Rabionet, S.E., Rivera-Guitierrez, R., Capriles, J.A., Norat, J., Ramirez, D.F., and Rodriguez-Figueroa, L. (December 12, 2005). Building the Capacity of Faculty to Respond to Public Health Emergencies in Puerto Rico (Poster). American Public Health Association. Philadelphia, PA.

Childers, W.K., Alperin, M., & Miner, K.R. (December 12, 2005). Bioterrorism Preparedness in Georgia: An Assessment of Public Health Training Needs. American Public Health Association. Philadelphia, PA.

Miner, K.R., & Alperin, M., Smith, I.E., Lasco, R., & Dunn, D.G. (June 13-16, 2004). Tracking the Needs of the Public Health Workforce to Focus on Population Health: Lessons Learned from the State of Georgia (Poster). Canadian Public Health Association, St. Johns, Newfoundland.

Alperin, M. (November 17, 2003). Taking the G-TRAIN: A Collaborative Approach to Tracking Workforce Needs in Georgia. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. San Francisco, California.

Alperin, M. (May 22, 2003). Threats of Bioterrorism Bring a New Perspective to the Future of Workforce Development. ASTDHPPHE/CDC 21st National Conference on Health Education and Health Promotion. San Diego, California.

Alperin, M. (May 21, 2003). Bridging Academia and the Public Health Practice Communities Through Continuing Education. ASTDHPPHE/CDC 21st National Conference on Health Education and Health Promotion. San Diego, California.

Alperin, M. (November 10, 2001). The Role of Web-Based Instruction in Training Public Health Workforce: An Opportunity for Instructional Designers (Roundtable). Association for Educational Communications and Technology Annual Conference. Atlanta, Georgia.

Alperin, M., Carlson, L.M., & Butler, S.O. (October 22, 2001). Mentoring the Next Generation of Public Health Professionals: The Georgia Way (Poster). American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. Atlanta, Georgia.

Alperin, M. (August 6, 2001). Can You Really Get to Know Your Students in an Online Environment?. CDC/ASPH Distance Learning Annual Conference. Columbus, Ohio.


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Alperin, M. (March 29, 2001). The Future of Public Health: Three Case Studies in Action – The Origins of AIDS (Panel Participant). American Association for Health Education Annual Meeting. Cincinnati, Ohio.

Alperin, M. (September 7, 2000). The Evolution of Public Health: The Black Plague through the 22nd Century (lecture). Georgia Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Savannah, Georgia.

Alperin, M., & Escoffery, C. (November 9, 1999). The Role of Technology in Public Health Practice: An Opportunity for Collaboration Between Schools of Public Health and the Public Health Practice Community. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL.

Alperin, M. (November 18, 1998). Beyond Job Announcements, Resumes, and Acceptance Letters: Building a Public Health Career. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. Washington, DC.

Alperin, M., & Miner, K.R. (November 18, 1998). School-Based Health Care in Rural Georgia (Poster). American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. Washington, DC.

Alperin, M. (November 17, 1998). Developing a Mini-Public Health Course for Public Health Nurses. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. Washington, DC.

Alperin, M., & Miner, K.R. (April 9, 1998). A System of School-Based Health Care in Rural Georgia (Poster). American Association for Health Education Annual Meeting. Reno, Nevada.

Alperin, M., Miner, K.R., & Escoffery, C. (November 11, 1997). Bridging Academia and the Public Health Practice Community: Providing On- and Off-Site Trainings for Public Health Professionals. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. Indianapolis, Indiana.

Alperin, M., Miner, K.R., & Middleton, K. (November 19, 1996). Computer Instruction: Tricks of the Trade (Roundtable). American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. New York City, New York.

Alperin, M., Miner, K.R., Escoffery, C., Trowbridge, J. & Zupp, P. (November 20, 1996). Evaluation Methodology for Georgia INPHO (Poster). American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. New York City, New York.

Alperin, M. (March 31, 1995). A Rural Approach to Providing Care to HIV Positive Individuals. Association for the Advancement of Health Education Annual Meeting. Portland, Oregon.

Alperin, M., Miner, K.R., Thompson, N., & Winslow, B. (March 29, 1995). The Health of School-Aged Children in Georgia. Association for the Advancement of Health Education Annual Meeting. Portland, Oregon.

Alperin, M. (April 15, 1994). Beyond Job Announcements, Resumes, and Acceptance Letters: Where Do We Go From Here? Association for the Advancement of Health Education Annual Meeting. Denver, Colorado.

Alperin, M., Winslow, B.A., Butler, A.B., Miner, K.R., & Thompson, N.J. (October 27, 1993). Adolescent Health Services in Georgia: A Statewide Perspective (Poster). American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. San Francisco, California.

Alperin, M. (October 24, 1993). Beyond Job Announcements, Resumes, and Acceptance Letters: Where Do We Go From Here? (Health Education Credentialing: The Road to the Future). American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. San Francisco, California.

Alperin, M., Miner, K.R., & Holloway T. (October 25, 1993). Evaluation of HIV Wellness Centers in Rural Georgia, U.S.A. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. San Francisco, California.

Alperin, M. (November 13, 1991). The Future of Health Education: Year 2000 and Beyond (Panel Participant). American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. Atlanta, Georgia.

Butler, A., & Alperin, M. (November 12, 1991). School-based Health Care in Southeast Georgia (Poster). American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. Atlanta, Georgia.


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Courses Taught/Lectures Given Undergraduate IT 2010: Introduction to Microcomputing, Department of Middle-Secondary and Instructional

Technology, College of Education, Georgia State University. Atlanta, Georgia. [2000] Graduate PRS 501D/BSHE 501D: Technology Tools for Public Health, Executive MPH, Rollins School of Public

Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. [2008-present] PRS 535D/BSHE 531D: Questionnaire Design and Analysis, Executive MPH, Rollins School of Public

Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. [2001-2013, 2015] BSHE 501D/BSHE 597D: Health Education and Computers, Career MPH, Rollins School of Public Health,

Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. [2001-2007] BSHE 597C: Directed Study: Epi Info, Graduate Certificate Program at Emory, Rollins School of Public

Health, Emory University. Atlanta, Georgia. [1998] BSHE 532a: Applied Behavioral Research Methods: Epi Info, Department of Behavioral Sciences and

Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University. Atlanta, Georgia. [1993-2001, 2003-2006]

BSHE 560R: Health Education Seminar: Consumer Health, Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University. Atlanta, Georgia. [1993, 1998]

Graduate Lectures Given Innovative Teaching Strategies: A Case Study (CHEM 570 / IBS 500: Teaching Undergraduate Science and

Math II). Emory College, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. [2008] Distance Education (BSHE 760R: Teaching Behavioral Science in Public Health). Department of

Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University. Atlanta, Georgia. [2007]

Overview of Instruction and Instructional Design (BSHE 760R: Teaching Behavioral Science in Public Health). Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University. Atlanta, Georgia. [2006]

Overview of Epi Info (BSHE 544: Survey Methods). Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University. Atlanta, Georgia. [2006, 2008]

The Art of Question Writing (BSHE 530: Conduct of Evaluation Research). Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University. Atlanta, Georgia. [2002]

Questionnaire Design (EPI 591w/IH591x: Data Sources and Utilization in Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology). Departments of Epidemiology and International Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University. Atlanta, Georgia. [2001, 2003-2004, 2006]

Introduction to Epi Info (Epidemiology course). Clark Atlanta University. Atlanta, Georgia. [2001-2004] Computer Instruction: Tricks of the Trade / Technology and Teaching (BIOS 777: How to Teach

Biostatistics). Department of Biostatistics, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University. Atlanta, Georgia. [1999-2000, 2005-2006, 2008-2010, 2012-2013]

Quantitative Data Collection Methods (BSHE 524: Community Needs Assessment). Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University. Atlanta, Georgia. [1999]

Formatting and Presenting Findings for Your Target Audience (BSHE 524: Community Needs Assessment). Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University. Atlanta, Georgia. [1995-1996]


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Surveys and Encounter Forms (BSHE 524: Community Needs Assessment). Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University. Atlanta, Georgia. [1994]

Data, Statistics, and Information (BSHE 524: Community Needs Assessment). Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University. Atlanta, Georgia. [1991-1993]

Workshops, Courses, and Presentations Distance Education And Learning (DEAL) (15 hours). Region IV Public Health Training Center. Atlanta,

Georgia. [February – May 2016] Questionnaire Design for the Public Health Professional (1 day). Emory Public Health Training Center.

Atlanta, Georgia. [April 2014] Effective Communication (2 days). Emory Public Health Training Center. Atlanta, Georgia. [July 2013] Questionnaire Design for the Public Health Professional (half day). Emory Public Health Training Center.

Atlanta, Georgia. [June 2013] Going Virtual … Online Portfolios. Faculty Connect (lecture). Emory Center for Interactive Technology and

Emory Center for Faculty Development and Excellence. Emory University. Atlanta, Georgia. [March 2012]

Going Virtual … Online Portfolios. ASPH Student Services Council Workshop. ASPH Annual Meeting. Washington, DC. [October 2011]

R U a Technology n00b? It’s No Longer BAU. Get the 411 ABT Blogs, Wikis, Second Life, Facebook, Twitter, del.icio.us, and Other Fun Technologies! (TRANSLATION … Are You a Technology Newbie? It’s No Longer Business As Usual. Come Get Information About Blogs, Wikis, Second Life, Facebook, Twitter, del.icio.us, and Other Fun Technologies!) (presentation). Project SEED (Staff Education, Enrichment and Development), Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. [August 2009]

Role of the University in Emergency Preparedness (presentation). Governor’s Conference on Emergency Management, Savannah, Georgia. [April 2008, May 2008]

Master the Disaster!: The Next Generation of Emergency Preparedness Tabletop Exercises for Public Health (webinar). Advanced Practice Center Webinar, NACCHO. [March 2008]

Master the Disaster!: The Next Generation of Emergency Preparedness Tabletop Exercises for Public Health (half day). Advanced Practice Center Training, NACCHO, Atlanta, Georgia. [February 2008 – two sessions]

PowerPoint (half day). Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows at Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia. [December 2007]

Presentation Skills: Showcasing Your Leadership (half day). Fulton County Leadership Institute in Public Health Preparedness, Atlanta, Georgia. [October 2007]

Emory Center for Public Health Preparedness: What We’ve Done and What We’re Doing (presentation). Georgia Division of Public Health Training Coordinators Quarterly Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia. [March 2007]

Data Presentation for Public Health Practitioners: Public Speaking and Effective Use of Charts (presentation). Student Outreach and Response Team (SORT), Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia. [February 2007]

Presentation Skills: Showcasing Your Leadership (half day). Gainesville Health District, Leadership Institute in Public Health Preparedness, Atlanta, Georgia. [January 2006]

Leadership Institute in Public Health Preparedness: Enhancing the Skills of Public Health Nurses in Northwest Georgia (presentation). Georgia Public Health Association, Savannah, Georgia. [December 2005]


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Developing Others: Training Staff and Volunteers (half day). Gainesville Health District, Leadership Institute in Public Health Preparedness, Atlanta, Georgia. [November 2005]

Presentation Skills: Showcasing Your Leadership (half day). LaGrange Health District, Leadership Institute in Public Health Preparedness, Atlanta, Georgia. [August 2005]

Introduction to Questionnaire Development (half day). Rome Health District, Leadership Institute in Public Health Preparedness, Atlanta, Georgia. [April 2004]

Making Connections/Conexiones: An Interdisciplinary Conference to Address Disparities in Health in the American Southwest (facilitator). New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico. [October 2003]

All Aboard G-TRAIN! A Web-based Collaborative Approach to Assessing the Training Needs of Georgia's Public Health Workforce (lecture). Instructional Innovations Lecture Series, Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia. [May 2003]

A Prostate Cancer Curriculum for Public Health Professionals (one day). Georgia Division of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia. [January 2002]

In An Online Environment, What Do You Really Know About Your Students … A Lot More Than You Might Think (lecture). Instructional Innovations Lecture Series, Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia. [November 2001]

A Prostate Cancer Curriculum for Public Health Professionals (one day). Georgia Division of Public Health, Helen, Georgia. [October 2001]

Finding Arthritis Information on the Internet (lecture). Second Annual Family Day, Arthritis Foundation, Georgia Chapter, Atlanta, Georgia. [October 1999]

Turning Data into Information (half day). Georgia Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Savannah, Georgia. [September 1999]

Quantitative Data Collection Issues and Methods – Introduction to Questionnaire Development (half day). Perspectives in Public Health: A Specialized Training for Nursing Leaders (District 4), LaGrange Health District, Georgia Division of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia. [February 1999]

Program Evaluation (half day). Perspectives in Public Health: A Specialized Training for Nursing Leaders (District 4), LaGrange Health District, Georgia Division of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia. [December 1998]

Program Evaluation (one day). A Specialized Training in Public Health for Faculty in the Department of Health Sciences, Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah, Georgia. [May 1998]

Questionnaire Development (half day). A Specialized Training in Public Health for Faculty in the Department of Health Sciences, Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah, Georgia. [April 1998]

Quantitative Data Collection Issues and Methods – Types of Quantitative Data and Introduction to Questionnaire Development (half day). Perspectives in Public Health: A Specialized Training for Nursing Leaders (District 1-2), Rome Health District, Georgia Division of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia. [November 1997]

Program Evaluation and Writing Program Objectives (two days). Program Managers at Fulton County Health Department, Georgia Division of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia. [October-November 1997]

Overview of SITE and Internet for Health Professionals (half day). Linking Health to Education Reform Grantees, BellSouth Foundation, Atlanta, Georgia. [September 1997]

Introduction to the Internet/WWW and Using the Internet to Identify Data Sources (half day). Perspectives in Public Health: A Specialized Training for Nursing Leaders (District 1-2), Rome Health District, Georgia Division of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia. [September 1997]

Public Health Program Evaluation Principles: Rigor Or Rigor Mortis (two days). Women’s Health Section, Georgia Division of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia. [June 1997]

Questionnaire Development for the Public Health Practitioner (lecture). Georgia Public Health Association Annual Conference, Jekyll Island, Georgia. [May 1997]


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Public Health Programs for the Future and The Importance of Being Earnest: Paying Attention to Your Data (one day). Region IV Chlamydia Project personnel, Lexington, Kentucky. [October 1996]

How to Be Technoliterate (panel discussion). Georgia Federation for Professional Health Educators, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia. [January 1996]

Building A Career in Health Education and Health Promotion (panel discussion). Georgia Federation for Professional Health Educators, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia. [January 1995]

School-Based Health Care in Rural Georgia (presentation). 1993 Southern Region Training Conference, Child Welfare League of America, Little Rock, Arkansas. [May 1993]

'What's Happening To Me': A Look at Puberty (lecture). Eighth Grade Students, Tichon Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia. [November 1992]

Survey Construction and Data Analysis Training (one week). Staff at the Caribbean Epidemiology Centre, Port of Spain, Trinidad, West Indies. [September 1992]

After the Love Has Gone: AIDS Can Happen To You (workshop). High School Students, Emory University PREP (PEW Research Educational Program), Atlanta, Georgia. [July 1992]

AIDS: It Can Happen To Me (workshop). High School Students and Parents, Ahavath Achim Synagogue Religious School, Atlanta, Georgia. [March 1992]

School-based Clinics: Meeting the Health Care Needs of Students in Rural Georgia (presentation). Assembly Association of Emory Alumni, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. [March 1992]

Health Risk Appraisal (half day). DeKalb Technical Institute Staff Development Workshop, Decatur, Georgia. [December 1991]

Health Risk Appraisal (half day). Clayton County Teachers Sexuality Workshop, Atlanta, Georgia. [July 1991]

An Evaluation of School-based Clinics in Rural Georgia (poster). Annual Meeting of the Georgia Federation of Professional Health Educators, Athens, Georgia. [October 1990]

Epi Info Trainings Seventy-four (74) Epi Info continuing education trainings, ranging from a half day to multiple sessions spread over a 4 week timeframe. Trainings held for the following agencies and in the following countries and U.S. states:

Agencies include: Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium; Armstrong Atlantic State University (Department of Health Sciences); Caribbean Epidemiology Centre (CAREC); CDC/ASPH Institute for HIV Prevention Leadership; Emory University (Rollins School of Public Health, School of Medicine, Nell Hodgson School of Nursing); Indian Health Service; State and/or Local Health Departments; and WellStar Health System

Countries: Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Commonwealth of Dominica; Guyana; Jamaica; Mexico;

Panama; St. Lucia; St. Vincent; Thailand; Tortola; Trinidad; and United States

U.S. States: Alaska; Arizona; California; Georgia; Idaho; Maine; Maryland; Massachusetts; North Dakota; South Dakota; Tennessee; Utah; Vermont; Washington

[Full list is available upon request.] International Experience (includes international populations) Questionnaire Design (annual lecture). Applied Epidemiology for Chinese Health Officials Course, Rollins

School Public Health. Atlanta, Georgia. [2011-2014]


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Questionnaire Design (annual lecture). International Course in Applied Epidemiology, Rollins School Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Atlanta, Georgia. [1997-2009, 2011-2014]

Epi Info sessions (four weeks). International Course in Applied Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia. [2000, 2001, 2003]

Epi Info sessions (one week). Epidemiology Course, Panama City, Panama. [June 2003] Teaching Epidemiology and Computing – Epi Info 2000 Training (3 days). Instituto Mexicano del Seguro

Social, Mexico, City. [July 2001] Epi Info sessions (3 weeks). Epidemiology and HIV/AIDS for Medical Experts from Japan, Philippines, and

Vietnam Course, Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia. [January 2001] Distance Education: Global Perspectives (seminar). 1998-99 Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows at Emory

University, Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia. [March 1999] Overview of Distance Education (seminar). 1998-99 Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows at Emory University,

Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia. [February 1999] Epi Info Workshop (five sessions). Department of International Health Students, Rollins School of Public

Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. [April 1996] Principles of Epidemiology and Practical Applications – Epi Info Training (one week). Public Health

Practitioners from Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Antigua, and St. Kitts and Nevis, Caribbean Epidemiology Centre, Belize, Central America. [January 1996]

Principles of Epidemiology and Practical Applications – Epi Info Training (one week). Public Health Practitioners from Barbados, Caribbean Epidemiology Centre, Barbados, West Indies. [June 1995]

Principles of Epidemiology and Practical Applications – Epi Info Training (one week). Public Health Practitioners from St. Lucia, Caribbean Epidemiology Centre, St. Lucia, West Indies. [February 1995]

Principles of Epidemiology and Practical Applications – Epi Info Training (one week). Public Health Practitioners from Guyana and Suriname, Caribbean Epidemiology Centre, Guyana, South America. [December 1994]

Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches to Health Education Planning and Evaluation (series of trainings). Hospital Health Care Providers and Health Educators, Phitsanuloke, Thailand. [November-December 1994]

Principles of Epidemiology and Practical Applications – Epi Info Training (one week). Public Health Practitioners from Bahamas, Bermuda, Turks and Caicos, Caribbean Epidemiology Centre, New Providence, Bahamas. [October 1994]

Principles of Epidemiology and Practical Applications for County Level Health Professionals – Epi Info Training (one week). Public Health Practitioners from Dominica, Caribbean Epidemiology Centre, Commonwealth of Dominica, West Indies. [August 1994]

Principles of Epidemiology and Practical Applications for County Level Health Professionals – Epi Info Training (one week). Public Health Practitioners from St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Caribbean Epidemiology Centre, St. Vincent, West Indies. [June 1994]

Principles of Epidemiology and Practical Applications for County Level Health Professionals – Epi Info Training (one week). Public Health Practitioners from Tortola, Anguilla, and Montserrat, Caribbean Epidemiology Centre, Tortola, British Virgin Islands. [December 1993]

Principles of Epidemiology and Practical Applications for County Level Health Professionals – Epi Info Training (one week). Public Health Practitioners from Jamaica, Caribbean Epidemiology Centre, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies. [October 1993]

Exercise on the Development of Prevention Programs (facilitator). International Course in Surveillance and Applied Epidemiology for HIV and AIDS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia. [September 1993]


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Principles of Epidemiology and Practical Applications for County Level Health Professionals – Epi Info Training (one week). Public Health Practitioners from Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean Epidemiology Centre, Port of Spain, Trinidad, West Indies. [June 1993]

Epidemiology Training Workshop (one week). Staff at the Caribbean Epidemiology Centre, Port of Spain, Trinidad, West Indies. [December 1992]

Survey Construction and Data Analysis Training (one week). Staff at the Caribbean Epidemiology Centre, Port of Spain, Trinidad, West Indies. [September 1992]

Professional Service University and School Committees 2014-2015 Online Degree Ops Executive Committee, Emory University 2011-2013 Career Services Advisory Committee, Rollins School of Public Health 2010-present Academic Grievance and Appeals Committee, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School

of Nursing 2010-2012 Accreditation Steering Committee, Rollins School of Public Health 2009-2015 Education Committee, Rollins School of Public Health 2009-2015 Committee on Teaching, Rollins School of Public Health 2008-present Leadership Group, Rollins School of Public Health 2008-2009 Form-based Data Capture Advisory Group, Emory University 2006-2008, 2013 DrPH Committee, Rollins School of Public Health 2005-2009, 2011-present Digital Scholarship and Pedagogy Governance Committee (formerly the

ITSC-Instructional Subcommittee) (Interim Chair, Fall 2008), Emory University

2004-2005 Evaluation Committee, Career MPH Program, Rollins School of Public Health 2003-2004 Web Committee, Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education,

Rollins School of Public Health 2003-2004 Health Education Committee, Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health

Education, Rollins School of Public Health 1999-2000 Rollins School of Public Health 25th Anniversary Committee 1998-2000, 2006-2007 Curriculum Committee, Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health

Education, Rollins School of Public Health 1998 Admissions Committee, Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health

Education, Rollins School of Public Health 1997-present Honor Code Committee, Rollins School of Public Health 1996-1997 Service Self Study Committee, Rollins School of Public Health 1995-1996 Distance Education Committee, Rollins School of Public Health 1994-1995 Faculty Classifications Committee, Rollins School of Public Health 1994-1995 Affirmative Action Committee, Rollins School of Public Health Nationally Elected/Appointed Offices 2016-2018 CSTE Applied Epidemiology Fellowship Advisory Committee, Council of

State and Territorial Epidemiologists 2011 Member/ASPH Representative, Council on Linkages 2010-2014 APHA/Public Health Education and Health Promotion Delegate, Coalition

of National Health Education Organizations (CNHEO) 2009-2011 Chair, Council of Public Health Practice Coordinators, Association of

Schools of Public Health 2009-2011 Member, Practice Committee, Association of Schools of Public Health


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1999-2001, 2004-2006 Governing Councilor, Public Health Education and Health Promotion Section, American Public Health Association

1996-1999, 2012-2015 Section Councilor, Public Health Education and Health Promotion Section, American Public Health Association

1994-1996 Membership Committee Chair, Public Health Education and Health Promotion Section, American Public Health Association

1994-1996 Representative to APHA Committee on Membership, Public Health Education and Health Promotion Section

1993-1995 State Coordinator, Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) Network State Elected/Appointed Offices 2000-2001, 2013-2019 Affiliate Representative to the American Public Health Association Governing

Council, Georgia Public Health Association 2004-2009 Advisor to President and President-Elect, Georgia Society for Public Health

Education, Inc. 2001 Executive Committee, Georgia Public Health Association 1995 President, Georgia Society for Public Health Education, Inc. 1994 President-Elect, Georgia Society for Public Health Education, Inc. 1993 Vice President, Georgia Society for Public Health Education, Inc. Public Health and Health Education Professional Committees 2011-2013 Planning Committee, Academic Caucus, Association of Schools of Public

Health/American Public Health Association 2008-2014 Member, Council on Learning Futures, Association of Schools of Public

Health 2002-2014 Member, Council of Public Health Practice Coordinators, Association of

Schools of Public Health 1991-present Abstract Reviewer, Public Health Education and Health Promotion

Section (1991-present) and Academic Caucus (2007-present), American Public Health Association

Other Service Consultant, University of South Florida College of Public Health – reviewed online and executive MPH

degree programs. [2016] Preceptor, PharmD Student’s 5-week Academic Rotation in Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia. [2008] Site Visitor, Council on Education for Public Health [2007] Consultant, ACS University, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, Georgia – staff with the development of an

online presence for the ACS University scholars. [2007-2008] Participant, Third National Congress for Institutions Preparing Health Educators: Linking Program

Assessment, Accountability, and Improvement, Dallas, Texas. [February 2006] Participant, Public Health Education – Practice Summits (convened jointly by GSU and RSPH). [August

2005, April 2006, March 2007] Consultant, Tobacco Technical Assistance Consortium (TTAC) and Oklahoma State Department of Health

(Tobacco Use Prevention Service, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – assisted in the identification of tobacco control competencies. [2006]

Participant, Health Professions Workforce Workshop, Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah, Georgia [April 2005]


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Consultant, Project Public Health Ready (PPHR), DeKalb County Board of Health and East Central Health Districts, Atlanta, Georgia – attended national PPHR meetings and conference calls; worked with the East Central Health District and DeKalb County Board of Health in the preparation of their PPHR applications (East Central – web-based training materials; DeKalb – training needs assessment and data analysis). [2005]

Reading Tutor, Westchester Elementary School, Atlanta Jewish Coalition for Literacy. [2002-2003] Member, Leadership Team, Collaborative Evaluation Fellows Program (CEFP), American Cancer Society,

National Home Office, Atlanta, Georgia. [1997-1999] Consultant, American Cancer Society, National Home Office, Atlanta, Georgia assisted Vice President of

Training in the development of the content for a program evaluation training workshop module. [1997]

Consultant, Metro Atlanta Tuberculosis Prevention Coalition, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia assisted in the development and layout of data encounter form to be used in the Atlanta TB Prevention Coalition. [1994]

Consultant, Atlanta Public Schools Nutrition Project, Atlanta Public Schools assisted in the data analysis to determine the level of adequate/inadequate nutritional status among 7-11 year olds in sixteen Atlanta Public Schools. [1993]

Consultant, Retarded Citizens/Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia assisted group of professional and community volunteers in the establishment of focus groups designed to gain further information about cytomegalovirus and helped to develop written educational materials. [1991-1992]

Consultant, Status of Health in DeKalb County Committee/DeKalb Board of Health, Decatur, Georgia – analyzed data for pilot study and redesigned survey instrument. [1990]

Master’s Thesis Title An Evaluation of School-based Health Care in Southeast Georgia, master’s thesis, Rollins School of Public

Health, Emory University, 1991. Honors 2014 Kathy Miner Health Education and Health Promotion Award, Georgia Public Health

Association 2013 Judith R. Miller Award, Public Health Education and Health Promotion Section,

American Public Health Association 2011-2012 We Are Emory Community Builder, Emory University 2011 Woodruff Leadership Academy Fellow, Woodruff Health Sciences Center, Emory

University 2008 Distinguished Service to GFPHE Award, Georgia Federation of Professional Health

Educators, Inc. 2000-2001 Arnovitz Leadership Institute, Ahavath Achim Synagogue 2000 Doctoral Award, Middle/Secondary Education and Instructional Technology

Department, College of Education, Georgia State University 1999 Early Career Award, Public Health Education and Health Promotion Section, American

Public Health Association 1995 Membership in Delta Omega, National Public Health Scholastic Honorary Society 1992 Volunteer Leadership Award, Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America, Georgia Chapter 1991 Who's Who Among American Colleges and Universities

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