Education
PhD, University of Georgia , Health Promotion & Behavior, 2003
PGc, Urban Renewal & Health Impact Assessment, Queen Mary University of London, 2006
MS, Georgia State University, Nutrition, 1997
BS, Biology, Morehouse College, 1993
Experience
Postgraduate Fellow, Health Impact Assessment of Arsenal Football Club Housing Regeneration Plan (2005-2006); Research Manager, University of Michigan (2003-2005) Healthy Mothers on the Move [Gestational Diabetes Prevention program in African American & Latina women].
Courses
Health Behavior Theory, Health Promotion Program Planning & Evaluation, Community Organization, Contemporary Issues in Public Health, Health Promotion Policy & Practice
Research
Primary areas of research are: Participatory research methods, specifically Community Based Participatory Research, Health Impact Assessment, Social Impact Assessment and Service Learning. Disease prevention efforts are primarily in the areas of physical activity, nutrition and injury prevention.
Interest
Travel, cooking, Yankees and the Knicks!
Quote
” …the circumference of life cannot be rightly drawn until the center is set.” [Benjamin E. Mays]
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