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Public Health Expertise Network of Mentors
A Web-based Public Health Mentoring Program 2008 - 2009 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 16th 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. Kind words... "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.
QUAZI SADIQUE ATAHER, MBBS, MHS, PhD USA (New York) 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 Thailand Tel: (404)639-0398(days) BS (Public Health) [Southern Connecticut State University], MPH Deputy Director, International Emerging Infections Program (IEIP),Global Disease Detection and Response Network (GDD) 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: Youth development resource consultant; Sanitarian Author: The Underground Guide to Teenage Sexuality Internships: Quinnipiac Valley HD; Downtown Medical Center, NH
SHEREE LYNN BOULET, DrPH, MPH USA (Georgia) BS (Biology/Chemistry) [University of Alabama - Huntsville]; MPH, DrPH (Maternal Child Health) [University of Alabama - Birmingham] ORISE Fellow (Health Scientist) Setting: Federal public health agency Expertise: Maternal child health research Experience: Research, teaching, curriculum planning, statistical analysis Worked as: 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, BSPH, CHES USA (Connecticut) Tel: 203-225-8469 (days); 203-520-9264 (eves) BSPH (Health Promotion/Disease Management) [Southern CT State Univesity]; AA (Nursing)[St. Vincent's College] Community Nurse/Health Educator; Clinical Account Manager Setting: Academic health promotion center Expertise: Clinical program management, community health education; grants management; fiscal management; delivery of preventive services, clinical program accreditation Experience: Health behavior counseling; health risk assessments; breast imaging management; JACHO accreditation; quality assurance and improvement; mammography and screening programs; health education methods; health marketing; program budgeting; community collaboration; policy and procedure manual development; cancer support services Worked as: Imaging/clinical operations director; wellness services department manager; mammography coordinator; public health educator; community staff nurse Special Projects: Become a NorWALKER neighborhood walking routes; Mayor's Crusade Against Cancer. Honors: St. Vincent's College Volunteer Award
RHONDA COLLINS CAPUANO, MPH, CHES USA (Connecticut) Tel: 203-854-7977 (days) BS (Community, School Health Education)[SUNY Stonybrook]; MPH (Community Health Education) [Southern CT State University] Health Education Coordinator; Adjunct Professor; Acting Director of Health Setting: Local Health Department; University Expertise: Health education program development, management and evaluation; university teaching Experience: 30 years of community health education and promotion; community health center planning and development; program development, planning, implementation and evaluation; departmental public relations and program promotion; community health assessment; grant writing and program execution; supervision of staff and volunteers; department representative to community, municipal and state agencies; APHA presenter Worked as: Community health center project facilitator; local health department representative to community, municipal and state agencies; Freedom From Smoking Clinic facilitator Special Projects: Become a NorWALKER neighborhood walking routes; Mayor's Crusade Against Cancer Honors: Connecticut Greenways Council Special Achievement Award; American Cancer Society Community Collaboration Award; Community Health Charities of Connecticut Workplace Health Promotion Bronze Award; City of Norwalk Employee of the Month
PAULA CLOGHER, Dr.P.H. Candidate, MPH, CHES, USA (Connecticut) Tel: (203)294-8864 (eves) BFA (Photography) [Temple University], MPH (Community Health Education) [Southern CT State University], Dr.P.H. Candidate [New York Medical College] Research Associate 1; Teaching Assistant Setting: Academic Institution Expertise: Infectious disease surveillance, college teaching Experience: Graphics, media, surveillance systems Worked as: Teaching assistant; customer representative, office manager; technical scanner support. Honors: Eta Sigma Gamma Honor Society; Golden Key National Honor Society
ALLISON E. CURRY, PhD Candidate, MPH USA (Georgia) BA (Anthropology) [Northwestern University], MPH (Epidemiology) [UCLA], PhD student [Emory University] PhD Candidate, Student Researcher - Pre-term Delivery Setting: Research organization Expertise: Epidemiologic research and methods, pre-term delivery, pediatric and perinatal epidemiology, SAS Experience: Research, publishing, data analysis, state and local health departments, bioterrorism surveillance, teaching college Epidemiology Worked as: Researcher, independent contractor, copy editor, research assistant, health department intern, teaching assistant/associate Internship: Chicago Department of Public Health, Los Angeles Country Department of Health Services Dissertation: Infection/inflammation and preterm delivery Special Project: Infection/inflammation and preterm delivery Awards: David Boren National Security Education Program; Graduate International Fellowship, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development's Summer Institute in Reproductive and Perinatal Epidemiology
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 SATYA KUMAR DUVVURI, PhD, MSc, BSc CANADA Tel: 416-650-2718 (eves) BS [Andhra University, India], MSc (Zoology) [Bhopal University, India], PhD (Zoology) [Osmania University, India] Post-Doctoral Fellow - Visiting Faculty Setting: Academic Institution Expertise: Research project planning and management, Public Health Informatics (RDBMS, Data mining, GIS), Vector borne diseases Experience: Health informatics; medical epidemiology and entomology, visual exercise for aged populations, West Nile Virus education; Field and laboratory studies of filariasis, Japanese encephalitis, malaria, mosquito control operations; Using computer applications, Web-based technologies, data mining, GIS mapping to manage infectious diseases; author of numerous peer-reviewed research articles; assistant journal editor; scientific conference oral and poster presentations Patents/Copyrights: Expert system for rapid mosquito identification; Filariasis relational database management system Internship: Osmania University Thesis: Computer applications for mosquito-borne disease management
JAY M. FLEISHER, PhD USA (Florida) BS (Environmental Health) [Richmond College], MS (Environmental Science) [CUNY - College of Staten Island], MS (Epidemiology) [Columbia University], PHD (Environmental Epidemiology & Biostatistics) [New York University] Associate Professor Setting: University Expertise: Epidemiology, biostatistics, environmental epidemiology Experience: Academic and research oversight and management; professional publications; research grants Worked as: Academic public health program director; research fellow; research investigator; international environmental research consultant; epidemiological research advisor
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] Assistant Professor 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
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 1/Managed Care Organization Plan Liaison 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: 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
KATHRYN GLENDON, BS, CHES USA (Connecticut) Tel:(203)506-9082 (Eves) BS (Public Health) [Southern CT State University] Community Program Manager Setting: Business Expertise: Community interventions; Communications; Media; TIPS Trainer Experience: Alcohol prevention; public service announcements; Worked as: 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
ALYSSA ISRAEL, MPH, CHES USA (Connecticut) Tel: (203)256-1779 BA (International Business, French) [Simmons College]; MPH (Health Education/Health Promotion) [Southern CT State University] Public Health Consultant Setting: Self-employed Expertise: Public health advocacy, community interventions, HIV/AIDS, diabetes, breast health, smoking cessation, tobacco prevention, environmental health, research, writing, editing, presentations Experience: Coalition building, program coordination, grant wrting and management; developing health educational and media materials for community publications; community research and reporting; office management Worked as: Health educator, health services planner, advertising director, assistant store manager
CHARLES JARMON, MPH, MBA USA (New York) BS (Liberal Studies, Biology, Philosophy) [Fairfield University], MPH (Community Health Education); MBA [Southern CT State University] Chief Operating Officer Setting: Health Care/Physician Practice Expertise: Business administration in a managed care setting; Sigma Six Champion; strategy planning and development; emergency medical services; teaching Experience: Contract compliance; implementing quality improvement strategies; team management; community boards of directors; Worked as: 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 Awards: Award for Clinical Excellence; American Ambulance Association's Star of Life
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, CHES PHENOM Program Director 
USA (Connecticut) phenomws@yahoo.com BS (Nursing) [Columbia University], MPH (Health Education/Health Promotion)[Southern CT State University] Connecticut Diabetes Epidemiologist & Hepatitis Program Evaluator (Epidemiologist 3); Adjunct Professor; CSTE Cardiovascular Lead Consultant; University of Pittsburgh Supercourse Lecturer; Alumni Surveys Program Director & Principle Investigator; Webmaster Settings: State health department; 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; research project management; management information systems; web design, grant writing; 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: Associate research analyst; health program associate; state-wide lead registry & case management coordinator; HUD core consultant epidemiologist; Connnecticut 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 University of Pittsburgh Supercourse's "A Brief Introduction to Epidemiology" lecture series
BARRY L. KAPLAN, MPH USA (New Hampshire) MPH (Community Health Planning, Policy & Administration) [University of California, Berkeley], BS (Biological Sciences) [University of California, Irvine] Program Administrator 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
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
CHRISTINE R. LANGTON, MSW, MPH USA (Connecticut) Tel: (860)646-6508 MPH [University of Connecticut] Information Management Consultant Settings: Corporate, health services, non-profit Expertise: Data management and analysis Experience: Information technology, TV violence curriculum developer and evaluator Worked as: Microsoft Access database developer and evaluation specialist; research associate; project leader; systems analyst; senior business analyst; quality analyst Internship: CT Children's Medical Center, Institute for Community Research Special Projects: Federal Healthy Start data tracking system; Violence Prevention Resource Guide for CT DOE Thesis: Family leave benefits, a public health perspective
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] Environmental Analyst 3 - Environmental Lead Setting: State health department Expertise: Environmental health program management, lead poisoning Experience: Grant writing and adminstration; MOU oversight; annual training coordination; developing inservice programs; conducting needs assesments and complaint investigations; Web site management; food service inspections; outreach campaigns Worked as: District health departmant 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
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" MARIA METCALF, MPH USA (Maryland) Tel: (410)706-4163 BS (Public Health) [Southern CT State University], MPH (Community Health Education) [University of Tennessee - Knoxville] Clinical Research Coordinator Setting: Academic Expertise: Research project management Experience: Residence hall management, health communications, health program management Worked as: Prevention specialist, rehabilitation trainer Internship: National Cancer Institute
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 (days)/ (203)230-8981 (eves) BSC (Communications) [Ohio University], MPH (Health Education/Health Promotion) [Southern CT State University] Director of Quality Management 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: 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); (203)888-5947 (eves) BA (Social Services) [Quinnipiac College], MPH (Community Health) [Southern CT State University] Epidemiologist - TB Setting: State health department Expertise: Social services management; Tuberculosis Experience: Direct delivery of mental health services Worked as: Mental retardation worker Internships: Naugatuck Valley Health District, Marrakech Day Services Thesis: Evaluation of community report card Certifications: CPR, PMT, Public Service License
KAREN OUELLETTE, BS USA (Connecticut) Tel: (860)529-9267 (eves); 679-5234 (days) BS (Public Health) [Southern CT State University] Informatics Education Specialist 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
SADIANN D. OZMENT, RN, MPH, CHES
USA (Connecticut) Tel:(203)481-8363 (eves); (203)932-5711, ext 4093 (days) MPH (Community Health Education) [Southern CT State University] Educator; Instructor; Adjunct Professor Setting: Federal healthcare facility; University Expertise: Professional health education program management Experience: Inservice health education program development, planning & implementation Worked as: Nurse; Public Health Alumni Chapter President Thesis: How health beliefs affect patient education
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] Health Program Assistant 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: (914)997-4515(days)/(203)359-0091 (eves) BS (Public Health) [Southern CT State University], MPH [Yale University], PhD [New York University] Director, Perinatal Data Center Setting: Non-profit organization Expertise: 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 Theses: Relationship between physical activity and depression (BS); Analysis of birthweight specific infant mortality among Asian Americans (MPH)
BARBARA PICKETT, MS, MPH
USA (Connecticut) Tel: (860)509-8082 (days) MS [University of Bridgeport], MPH (Community Health Education) [Southern CT State University] Connecticut Arthritis Coordinator (Health Program Supervisor) Setting: State health department Expertise: HIV, arthritis, program development and management Experience: 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
JEANINE L. MAY RAMONAS, RN, MPH USA (Maryland) BSN, MPH (Community Health Education)[Southern CT State University] Setting: Non-profit hospital; college Experience: Clinical research oversight; nursing education Internship: Greater New Haven Partnership for a Healthy Community Thesis: Effects of pulmonary rehabilitation on days of hospitalization
LARA REINTZ,MS USA (Florida) BS (Public Health)[Southern CT State University], MS (Health Care Administration; Health Policy & Finance) [University of New Haven] 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
SANDRA C. M. RIBEIRO,MPH, CHES USA (Connecticut) Tel: (860)291-7390(days) BS/BA (Health Science; Spanish; Biology)[Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania], MPH (Community Health Education) [Southern CT State University] Immunization Program Coordinator/Health Educator Setting: Local health department 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
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
DOMINIQUE SHERTER, MPH USA (Illinois) Tel: (630)232-2294(eves) E-mail or Alternate E-mail BS (Psychology) [Beloit College], MPH [Boston University] Associate Director of Outreach Services Setting: Nonprofit social service agency Expertise: Delivery of community services Experience: Nonprofit administration, community organization, counseling, developing/implementing health education programs, case management, supervision, events planning Worked as: Marketing coordinator, translator/administrator, social worker, health educator, disease nvestigation specialist, residence counselor
EDGAR SIMARD, PhD Candidate, MPH USA (Georgia) BS (Public Health) [Southern CT State University], MPH (Epidemiology) [Emory University], PhD (Epidemiology) [University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - School of Public Health] Epidemiology PhD student, epidemiologist and consulting biostatistician Setting: University Expertise: Infectious and chronic disease epidemiology and surveillance systems; epidemiologic research methods; statistical analyses (categorical, linear, time-to-event and weighted survey data); statistical programming in SAS, R, S-Plus, SUDAAN & SPSS Experience: (Content area expert) Epidemiology of viral infections (all viral hepatitis viruses and HIV); chronic disease implications of tobacco use. Design, implementation, maintenance and revision of national disease surveillance systems; national cross-sectional surveys; research project management; outbreak investigations Worked as: Surveillance coordinator; data manager; team leader; public health consulting; research assistant Internship: Yale University School of Medicine, Dept of Epidemiology and Public Health Thesis: Hepatitis B Vaccination Coverage Levels Among Healthcare Workers in the United States: 2002-2003 (weblink) Awards: 2005 Special Act Award CDC; 2006, 2004, 2001 James H. Nakano Citation CDC; Certificates of Recognition Hepatitis Branch CDC; Vincent Andreoli Prize for Scientific Merit CT Infectious Disease Society
NANCY THURSBY, MS, MPH, 6th Year Certificate USA (Connecticut) Tel: (203)452-5823 (days)/ (203)407-8719 (eves) BS (Health, Physical Education & Recreation); MS (School Health Education), 6th Year Certificate Administration & Supervision, MPH [Southern CT State University] Health Educator Setting: Public school Expertise: Public school health education curriculum; senior health education services Experience: Health curriculum development for grades K-9; health club advisement; implemented Wellness Day activity and student smoking cessation program; swimming official, 10 years coaching varsity swimming. Worked as: High school health teacher Practica: Developed aquatic exercise program for senior citizens (still in place since '85)[MS]; chaired committee to revise smoking policy in school (still in effect since '93)[6th Yr Cert] Internship: St. Vincent's Medical Center - Walking program for hospital employees Special Project: Osteosporosis brochure for senior citizens
MARTIN TOLENTINO, MPH, MD, CHES USA (Connecticut) Tel: (860)448-4882 (days) BS (Zoology) [University of the Philippines]; MD (ECFMG Certified) [University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center - Philippines]; MPH (Community Health Education) [Southern CT State University] Program Coordinator/Community Health Educator Settings: Municipal health district Expertise: Municipal health department program management; qualitative and quantitative research methods; community-based obesity, breast cancer and cardiovascular prevention programs; grant writing; research project implemenation; clinical medicine; curriculum development; graphics illustrator; digital/video editing Experience: Obesity prevention; cardiovascular prevention for Latinas; international medical missions; three successful grant applications; Overall Nutrition Quality Index study; bilingual (English/Tagalog) Worked as: Emergency room physician; medical post-graduate intern Internship: Yale-Prevention Research Center Thesis: Health Local of Control and Fast Food Consumption of Middle-Aged Men and Women Before and After Coronary Angiography Licenses & Certifications: Republic of the Philippines Licensed Physician; Heartsaver AED Certified, TOEFL Certified Awards: Graduate Research Fellowship Award (SCSU); Best Medical Intern Award in Radiology; Special Citation in Community and Preventive Medicine
ERIC TRIFFIN, MPH
USA (Connecticut) Tel: (203)937-3663 (days) E-mail or E-mail #2 BS (Public and Community Health) [Southern CT State University], MPH [Yale University] Director of Health; Adjunct Faculty Settings: Municipal health department; University Expertise: Local health department management; health risk reduction interventions Experience: Health department administration; 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
BETH VUMBACO, RN, MS USA (Connecticut) Tel:(203)630-4221(days)/(203)265-5089 (eves) BS (Nursing), MS (Community Health) [Southern CT State University] Director of Health/Human Services Setting: Municipal health department Expertise: Local health department administration Experience: Administration, grant writing, budget preparation, assessment, planning, implementing, evaluating programs. Special Project: Early childhood injury prevention
MAUREEN WHELAN, BS, RS USA (Connecticut) Tel:(203)874-8621(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
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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