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
During the end of this summer 2016, the ERHD program graduated another ERHD student. It gives me great pleasure to announce a brand new graduate of our ERHD program – Melissa Harrell. Melissa Harrell completed her final course in the our ERHD program – MPH 6009 – Capstone Experience in Ethnic Health & Health Disparities. … Read more
As Director of the ERHD program, we would not have been as successful as we have been during the past 6 years without the assistance of a very significant staff administrator. Although she works primarily for the MPH program and the Department of Public Health, Kelly Bass has been our ERHD Coordinator of Student Admissions and … Read more
Here is some great news that I recently received from our 2015 ERHD graduate – Shannon Spence. Shannon informed me that since receiving her ERHD certificate, she was offered and accepted a position with NC DHHS as a PCS Policy Analyst at the Division of Medical Assistance. Shannon started her new position on May 2nd. … Read more
As Director of the ERHD Program and Professor of Public Health & Anthropology, I regularly participate in the Fall and Spring Graduation Ceremonies of East Carolina University. Although this spring ECU graduation ceremony began in the rain, the weather cleared up for another outstanding ceremony. Surprisingly, at the graduation ceremony, I met one of our … Read more
As Director of the ERHD program, it is always rewarding to find out about our ERHD graduates and what they are doing now. A couple of days ago, Shanekia Blackshear Joyner, an ERHD 2014 graduate came to ECU and my office for a visit. She shared with me her latest accomplishments and talked about her … Read more
As Director of the ERHD program, it gives me great pleasure to find out about the achievements and new opportunities of our ERHD graduates. Last week, I found out that one of our 2015 graduates – Jessica Miller — became Director of the Allied Health Continuing Education a position within the Regional Education and Information … Read more
As Director of the ERHD program, I am pleased to announce that our program is accepting applications from qualified graduate professionals for the Fall 2016 Admissions. The ERHD graduate certificate online program is STILL the one and only graduate certificate program in the United States focused specifically on ethnic and rural health disparities. The ERHD … Read more
The Ethnic and Rural Health Disparities (ERHD) has truly come along way since our start just a few years in 2010. With the support of the Department of Public Health at ECU and particularly the previous chairperson – Dr. Lloyd Novick — the ERHD program became established within the system of ECU as one of … Read more
As Director of the ERHD program, it gives me great pleasure again to announce our latest ERHD graduate from the summer – Shannon Spence. Shannon completed her final course (MPH 6009) Capstone Experience in Ethnic Health & Health Disparities this summer. The title of her Capstone Proposal was, “A Proposed Investigation of Physical Activity in … Read more