New ERHD Graduates – Amy Lee and Rebecca Cook

I want to recognize the accomplishments of our LATEST ERHD graduates and now ERHD Alumni — Amy Lee and Rebecca Cook! Both completed their final class this summer and both are OFFICIAL graduates of the ERHD program. Amy Lee’s Capstone Proposal entitled, “Renal Cell Carcinoma: Community-Based Participatory Research: African American Empowerment to Action AND Rebecca … Read more

ERHD Program Honoring – Kelly Bass

Last year, I started a new tradition with the ERHD program and it involved HONORING — Ms Kelly Bass. Kelly is our extra special ERHD STUDENT ADMINISTRATOR and ERHD COURSE ADMINISTRATOR who helps me with all the internal administrative activities related to student enrollment, student graduation, course arrangement, and course implementation into the ECU system. Kelly is the … Read more

2017 SPRING GRADUATION CEREMONY – THREE ERHD GRADUATES – Taylor Miron, Melissa Harrell, and Peyton Taylor

Wow… what a fantastic surprise when I learned that the ERHD program had actually 3 graduates during the MPH graduate ceremony at Brody auditorium. The three graduates were – Taylor Miron, Melissa Harrell and Peyton Taylor! Once Taylor received her recognition, I requested that our other two graduates – Melissa Harrell and Peyton Taylor come … Read more

New 2017 ERHD Graduate – Taylor Miron

It gives me great pleasure to announce that the ERHD program has a new graduate – Taylor Miron. Taylor completed all of the coursework for the ERHD program and concluded with a Capstone project entitled, “The Relationship Between Poverty & Violence: A Qualitative Study.” Taylor also completed her Master’s in Health Education & Promotion at … Read more

Accepting Applications for Fall 2017 Admissions – Due Date March 31st, 2017

As Director of the ERHD program, I am pleased to announce that our program is accepting applications from qualified professionals for the Fall 2017 Admissions. The ERHD graduate certificate online program remains the ONE and ONLY graduate certificate program in the United States focuses specifically on ethnic and rural health disparities. The ERHD graduate certificate … Read more

ERHD Holiday Greetings!

As Director of the Ethnic and Rural Health Disparities (ERHD) program at East Carolina University, I want to wish everyone – current students, alumni, and potential new ERHD students – a very Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and Happy Holiday season! Our ERHD program continues to grow each year and we are looking for bigger … Read more

Deadline for Spring 2017 Admission to ERHD Program – October 31st, 2016

For all those graduate professionals who are interested in applying for the Spring 2017 semester, the due date for your applications and accompanying documents are due by Monday, October 31st, 2016. We have already received a number of new applicants yet want to make sure that everyone has a chance to apply to our ERHD … Read more

New 2016 ERHD Graduate – Yasmeen Mansour

During the end of this summer, the ERHD program graduated another outstanding graduate professional – Yasmeen Mansour. Yasmeen completed her final course in our ERHD program — MPH 6009 — Capstone Experience in Ethnic Health & Health Disparities. In addition, Yasmeen’s Capstone project was entitled, “Eliminating Racism & Islamophobia As They Relate to Ethnic & … Read more