Faculty and Research
Contact us! Email pubhlth@neomed.edu or call 330.325.6179
Program Advisors and Administrators
Amy Lee, M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A., CPH, Program Director and Northeast Ohio Medical University M.P.H. Advisor; Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine. Biography. Email afl@neomed.edu
Don Allensworth-Davies, Ph.D., M.Sc., CPH, Cleveland State University M.P.H. Program Coordinator and Advisor; Associate Professor, Department of Health Sciences and Human Performance. Biography. Email d.allensworthdavies@csuohio.edu
Kim MK Trowbridge, MEd, MCHES, CHC, The University of Akron M.P.H. Program Coordinator and Advisor, Akron-Region Interprofessional Area Health Education Center Director, College of Health and Human Sciences Dean’s Office. LinkedIn profile. Email: kmt27uakron.edu
Nicolette Powe, Dr.PH., M.S., MCHES, Youngstown State University M.P.H. Program Coordinator and Advisor, Associate Professor, Department of Graduate Studies in Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. Biography. Email nwpowe@ysu.edu
Program Staff
- Lyndall McPhail, CEOMPH Administrative Coordinator, Northeast Ohio Medical University
Course Faculty
- Mark Adams, REHS, M.P.H., Adjunct Faculty, Northeast Ohio Medical University and Health Commissioner of Lorain County Public Health; Co-course director for Policy and Environmental Sciences in Public Health
- Julie Aultman, Ph.D., Professor, Northeast Ohio Medical University; Instructor for Public Health Practice and Issues
- Don Allensworth-Davies, Ph.D., MSc, CPH, Associate Professor, Cleveland State University, Course director for Epidemiology in Public Health, CSU MPH student advisor
- Kristin Baughman, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Northeast Ohio Medical University; Course director for Public Health Research and Evaluation
- Neil Casey, M.D., Adjunct Faculty, Northeast Ohio Medical University; Instructor for Public Health Practice and Issues
- Marguerite Erme, DO, M.P.H., Adjunct Faculty, Northeast Ohio Medical University; Instructor for Epidemiology in Public Health and Public Health Concepts
- Dema Halasa Esper, MS, RDN, LD, Ph.D. (c ); nutrition track courses
- Rebecca Fischbein, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Northeast Ohio Medical University; Course director for Public Health Research and Evaluation
- Weiqing Ge, DPT, Ph.D., Professor, Youngstown State University; Course director for Grant Writing for Public Health Practice
- Ron Graham, M.P.H., Adjunct Faculty, Northeast Ohio Medical University and Health commissioner, Lake County General Health District; Instructor for Health Services Administration in Public Health
- Lucy Kerns, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Youngstown State University; Course Director for Biostatistics in Public Health
- Amy Lee, M.D., M.P.H., MBA, CPH, Professor, Northeast Ohio Medical University; Course director for Public Health Concepts, Coordinator for Public Health Practice and Issues, Course director for Capstone Project I, NEOMED MPH student advisor
- Jeanine L. Mincher, Ph.D., RDN, LD, Professor; Youngstown State University; nutrition track courses
- Len Perry, M.P.H., Ph.D. (c ), Adjunct Faculty, Youngstown State University; Co-course director for Policy and Environmental Sciences in Public Health
- Rachael Pohle-Krauza, Ph.D., RD, LD, Adjunct Faculty, Northeast Ohio Medical University; Faculty advisor for Capstone Project II
- Nicolette Powe, DrPH, MS, MCHES, Associate Professor, Youngstown State University; Course director for Health Services Administration in Public Health and Instructor for Public Health Practice and Issues, YSU MPH student advisor
- Keisha Robinson, DrPH, M.P.H., Adjunct Faculty, Northeast Ohio Medical University; Faculty advisor for Capstone Project I
- Zara C. Rowlands, Ph.D., RD, Professor, Youngstown State University; nutrition track courses
- Christine Schneider, MA, Ph.D., Adjunct Faculty, Northeast Ohio Medical University and Executive Director, InclusionWorks; Course director for Social and Behavioral Sciences in Public Health
- Kim Trowbridge, MEd, MCHES, CHC, ARI-AHEC Center Director, UA MPH student advisor
- John Woodard, MS, GISP, EA, Adjunct Faculty, Northeast Ohio Medical University; Instructor for Epidemiology in Public Health
Faculty Contributors with M.P.H. Appointments
Lecturers, advisors, committee members
- Amanda Archer, M.P.H., Canton City Health Department/Northeast Ohio Medical University
- Stacey Gardner-Buckshaw, Ph.D., Northeast Ohio Medical University
- Allison Hawkes, M.D., MS, Northeast Ohio Medical University
- John Hazy, Ph.D., Youngstown State University
- C. William Keck, M.D., M.P.H., Northeast Ohio Medical University
- Heather McEwen, MLIS, MS, Northeast Ohio Medical University
- Iris Meltzer, MA, M.P.H., Akron Children’s Hospital (ret.)/Northeast Ohio Medical University
- Thomas Quade, MA, M.P.H., former health commissioner/Northeast Ohio Medical University
- Terri Robinson, M.P.H., Ph.D., Northeast Ohio Medical University
- Margaret Sanders, MA, LSW, Northeast Ohio Medical University
- Maria Schimer, JD, M.P.H., Northeast Ohio Medical University
- Patricia Thornborough, MSEd, Northeast Ohio Medical University
- Joan Thoman, RN, MSN, Ph.D., CNS, CDE, Cleveland State University
- Dudley Turner, Ph.D., MA, Northeast Ohio Medical University
RESEARCH
Intra-Partner Research Program
The Intra-Partner Research Program was started in response to the Council on Education for Public Health suggestion to encourage collaborative research projects between the partner institutions. Call for proposals are sent to faculty in the fall of each year.
Past projects
- Portage County Educational Institution Food Waste Assessment
- Positive public health messaging for local health departments
- Roles of Health Education Specialists in Chronic Disease Self-Management Practices
- Piloting survey methods on older adults using the topic of social isolation in cross-jurisdictional Ohio health districts
- Expanding public health social media messaging through local health department and academic collaboration
- Integrating community-based projects into public health core curriculum
- Examining midwestern rural and urban healthcare provider stigma towards HIV care
- Developing a Sustainable Public Health Academy
- Impact of clinical pharmacy service on clinical measures in an underserved population
- Environmental health science text manuscript preparation
- Development and Implementation of a Program Alumni/Employer Evaluation Process
Related
- Master of Public Health degree home
- Master of Public Health degree curriculum
- Admissions and how to apply to the Master of Public Health degree
Contact
Amy Lee, M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A
Program Director
Phone: 330.325.6164
Email: afl@neomed.edu
