Erin Dehon, PhD
Professor
Department:
SOM-Emergency Medicine
Email:
edehon@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 815-7953
Biography
Dr. Dehon is a native of New Orleans, LA. After losing her family home to Hurricane Katrina, she relocated to Jackson, MS and pursued a PhD in clinical psychology. After receiving her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Jackson State University she went on to complete a psychology residency at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and a fellowship in HIV and Hepatitis C at the VA Medical Center in Jackson, MS. She has specific training and expertise in evidence-based treatments for mental health conditions, behavioral and psychological assessments, and quantitative and qualitative research using social-psychological variables. Her research and professional interests include faculty development, wellness, program and performance evaluations, and diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Education
G. V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Fellowship, HIV, Hepatitis C, and Primary Care Psychology | 2013 |
Jackson State University, PhD, Clinical Psychology | 2012 |
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Clinical Psychology | 2011 |
Millsaps College, BS, Psychology | 2005 |
Specialty Certification Licensure
Certification, Fellow, Medical Education Grant Academy by Hanover Research, Office of Medical Education in School of Medicine | 06/2021 - Present |
Certification, Diversity and Inclusion Champion Professional Development and Certificate Program, UMMC | 06/2019 - Present |
Certification, AAMC Medical Education Research Training (MERC), UMMC | 10/2016 - Present |
Licensure, Licensed Psychologist | 08/2013 - Present |
Current Positions
Vice Chair, School of Medicine | 07/2021 - Present |
Associate Professor, School of Graduate School in the Health Sciences | 10/2017 - Present |
Director, School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine | 04/2016 - Present |
Director, School of Medicine | 02/2015 - Present |
Director, School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine | 08/2013 - Present |
Adjunct Professor | 07/2015 - Present |
The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 |
Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments
Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine | 07/2017 - 06/2022 |
Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine | 08/2013 - 06/2017 |
Sponsored Program Funding
Extramural, Mississippi Violence Injury Prevention (VIP) Program, NIH | 11/2022 - 11/2027 |
Extramural, Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and Interpersonal Violence (IPV) among Mississippi’s Moms: Initiative to Prevent and Treat (SIMM Initiative), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office on Women's Health | 10/2022 - 10/2025 |
Extramural, Improving Indoor Air Quality for Childcare Centers (IIAQCC) at Early Head Start Facilities in Mississippi, Environmental Protection Agency | 03/2022 - 02/2024 |
Extramural, Student Centered Outcomes Research Experience (SCORE), NIHScience Education Partnership Award (R25) | 07/2021 - 06/2025 |
Extramural, Effects of Sponsorship, Mentorship, and Networking on Career Outcomes for Men and Women in Academic Emergency Medicine, Academy for Women in Academic Emergency Medicine (AWAEM) | 02/2021 - 12/2021 |
Extramural, Prevalence and Predictors of Psychological Distress Among Emergency Medicine Physicians During the COVID-19 Pandemic, National Foundation of Emergency Medicine | 07/2020 - 06/2021 |
Extramural, Scholar Mentor Program, National Foundation for Emergency Medicine | 01/2020 - 12/2022 |
Intramural, Development of a Physician Delivered Adherence and Depression Intervention in the Emergency Department, UMMC-MSRP Program | 06/2019 - 02/2021 |
Intramural, Student-Centered Outcomes Research Experience (SCORE), UMMC/Ole Miss Community Wellbeing Constellation Grant | 09/2018 - 08/2019 |
Extramural, The Development of a Clinical Teaching Evaluation and Feedback Tool for Faculty, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine | 07/2016 - 06/2017 |
Extramural, Science Teaching Excites Medical Interest (STEMI), NIH | 07/2016 - 05/2021 |
Intramural, Improving Patient Perceived Physician Empathy to Decrease Unnecessary CT scans, UMMC-MSRP Program | 06/2016 - 09/2016 |
Publications
Published Interview | |
Kusterbeck S Data Reveal Pediatric EDs’ Biases, Both Implicit and Explicit ED Management. 2021; 33: 112-113 | 2021 |
Dehon, E. Patient Safety/risk management implications of ED providers’ implicit bias (in press) ED Legal Letter | |
Journal Article | |
Pettit K, Messman A, Scott N, Puskarich M, Wang H, Alanis N, Dehon E, Konrath S, Welch R, Kline J Multi-institutional intervention to improve patient perception of physician empathy in emergency care Emergency Medicine Journal. 2022; 39: 420-426 | 2022 |
Dehon E, Zachrison K, Peltzer-Jones J, Tabatabai R, Clair E, Puskarich M, Ondeyka A, Walter L, Situ-LaCasse E, Fix M Sources of Psychological Distress and Coping Opportunities Among Emergency Medicine Physicians During COVID-19 Western Journal of Emergency Medicine (in press) | 2021 |
Stehman C, Williamson K, Dehon E, Alvarez A, Garg M, & Lall M (in press). Ideas to Action: Using Curriculum Design to Develop a “Roadmap to Wellness” Curriculum Journal of Wellness | 2021 |
Klender S, Notebeart A, Dehon, E Fear of Death and Exam Performance in a Medical Gross Anatomy Course with Cadaveric Dissection Anatomical Sciences Education. 2021; Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/ase.2092 | 2021 |
Gordy J, Notebaert A, Sparkmon W, Imeri H, Barnard M, Compretta C, Dehon E, Taylor J, Stray S, Sullivan D, & Rockhold R. Science Teaching Excites Medical Interest: A Qualitative Inquiry of Science Education during the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic Journal of Science Education and Technology. 2021; 11 (4), 148. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci11040148 | 2021 |
Barnard M, Dehon E, Compretta C, Notebaert A, Sparkmon WP, Meyer E, Stray S, Taylor J, Sullivan D, Rockhold R Development of a competency model and tailored assessment method for high school science teachers utilizing a flipped learning approach Educational Technology Research and Development. 2020; 68, 2595–2614. | 2020 |
Picket J, Calderone HM, Fix M, Tabatabai R, Carrick A, Robertson J, Barnes A, Ondeyka A, Brown M J, Edwards A, & Dehon, E Training in the management of psycho-behavioral conditions: A needs assessment survey of emergency medicine residents Academic Emergency Medicine Education and Training | 2019 |
Lin, M., Probst, M., Puskarich, M., Dehon, E., Kuehl, D., Wang, R., Hess, E., Butler, K., Runyon, M., Wang, H. Hobgood, C. Courtney, M., Hall, C., & Kline, J. Perception of Physician Empathy Varies with Educational Level and Gender of Patients Undergoing Low Yield Computerized Tomographic Imaging. Journal of Patient Experience | 2019 |
Lall MD, Gaeta TJ, Chung AS, Dehon E, Malcolm W, Ross A, Way DP, Weichenthal L, Himelfarb NT Assessment of Physician Well-being, Part One: Burnout and Other Negative States. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine . | 2019 |
Dehon E, Robertson E, Barnard M, Gunalda J, Puskarich M The Development of a Clinical Teaching Evaluation and Feedback Tool for Emergency Medicine Faculty western journal of emergency medicine; 20: 50-57 | 2019 |
Notebaert, A., Barnard, M., Meyer, E., Dehon, E., Compretta, C., Allen, D. Stray, S., Taylor, J., Sullivan, D., & Rockhold, R. Science Teaching Excites Medical Interest: A Teacher Professional Development Program in Mississippi. Journal of STEM Outreach, 1, 1-8. | 2018 |
Lin MP, Probst MA, Puskarich MA, Dehon E, Kuehl DR, Wang RC, Hess EP, Butler K, Runyon MS, Wang H, Courtney DM, Muckley B, Hobgood CD, Hall CL, Kline JA Improving perceptions of empathy in patients undergoing low-yield computerized tomographic imaging in the emergency department Patient Education and Counseling;101(4):717-722 | 2018 |
Gottlieb M, Dehon E, Jordan J, Bentley S, Ranney M, Lee S, Khandelwal S & Santen S Getting Published in Medical Education: Overcoming Barriers to Scholarly Production Western Journal of Emergency Medicine; 19: 1-6 | 2017 |
Moriarity R, Dehon E Improving resident wellness using a moderated faculty panel Medical Education | 2017 |
Dehon E, Weiss N, Jones J, Faulkoner W, & Sterling S A systematic review of the relationship between physician implicit (unconscious) racial bias and clinical decision making Academic Emergency Medicine | 2017 |
Dehon E, Dawson B, Cruse MH, Jackson-Williams Mentoring During Medical School and Match Outcome Among Emergency Medicine Residents Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2015; 16:927-930 | 2015 |
Dehon E, Simpson K, Fowler D, Jones A Development of a 360 Degree Evaluation for Faculty (Faculty 360) MedEdPORTAL (Peer-reviewed educational material)Available from: https://www.mededportal.org/publication/10174 http://dx.doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10174 | 2015 |
Dehon E, Jones J, Puskarich M, Sandifer JP, & Sikes K Using emergency medicine milestones as items on end-of-shift evaluations results in overestimates of residents' proficiency level Journal of Graduate Medical Education. 2015; 7:192-196 | 2015 |
Dehon E, Gaughf N, Fowler D Development of an Annual Program Evaluation Tool for Residencies (PET-R) MedEdPORTAL (Peer Reviewed Educational Material) | 2015 |
Dehon E, McLemore G, & McKenzie K The impact of trainees on length of stay in the emergency department at an academic medical center Southern Medical Journal. 2015; 108: 245-248. | 2015 |
Chartier M, Blais R, Steinberg T, Catella, S, Dehon E, Kivlahan D, Ross D, & Zeiss R. Psychology postdoctoral fellowship in integrated HIV and Hepatitis C clinical care: Rationale, progress and future directions. Training and Education in Professional Psychology. doi: 10.1037/tep0000038 | 2014 |
Weiss NH, Tull MT, Davis LT, Dehon EE, Fulton JJ, Gratz KL Examining the association between emotion regulation difficulties and probable posttraumatic stress disorder within a sample of African Americans. Cognitive behaviour therapy. 2012; 41:5-14 | 2012 |
Nevels RM, Dehon EE, Alexander K, Gontkovsky ST Psychopharmacology of aggression in children and adolescents with primary neuropsychiatric disorders: a review of current and potentially promising treatment options Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology. 2010; 18:182-201 | 2010 |
Dehon E, Gontkovsky ST, Nakase-Richardson R & Spielberger CD Initial validation of the State-Trait Personality Inventory (STPI) depression scales in traumatic brain injury Journal of Cognitive Rehabilitation. 2010; 28: 11-18. | 2010 |
Dehon E & Gontkovsky ST Advances in the evaluation and treatment of pain in persons with spinal cord injury and disease: An overview of recent research findings. SCI Psychosocial Process; 2007, 19. | 2007 |
Lin, M., Probst, M., Puskarich, M., Dehon, E., Kuehl, D., Wang, R., Hess, E., Butler, K., Runyon, M., Wang, H. Hobgood, C. Courtney, M., Hall, C., & Kline, J Perception of Physician Empathy Varies with Educational Level and Gender of Patients Undergoing Low Yield Computerized Tomographic Imaging. Journal of Patient Experience. 2019; 7: 386-394 | |
Clair E, Treadway B, Martin L & Dehon E (under review). A Study of the Emotional Experiences of Emergency Department Physicians During COVID and their Impact on Clinical Decision (under review) | |
Pettit K, Messman A, Scott N, Puskarich M, Wang H, Alanis N, Dehon E, Konrath S, Welch R & Kline J (recommended revisions submitted) Multi-Institutional Intervention to Improve Patient Perception of Physician Empathy in Emergency Care Emergency Medicine Journal | |
Dixon-Gordon K, Waite E, Denning D, Isbell L, Schoenfeld E, Soares W, Dehon E, Kalmakis K. Examining Emergency Department Provider Attitudes towards Psychiatric Conditions: Predictors and Effects on Care in Hypothetical Vignettes (under review) | |
Dehon E, Baden R Should parents “redshirt” their kindergartener? Sparks News | 2012 |
Spotlight: An interview with C. Gerald O’Brien, Ph.D. past MPA president, future MPA president, forensic psychologist extraordinaire The Mississippi Psychologist. 2006; 31:6-9 | 2006 |
Abstracts | |
Clair E, Shaw J, Dehon E Impact of Emergency Department Physician Emotions on Clinical Decision Making During COVID-19 Academic Emergency Medicine, 28, S292 | 2021 |
Clair E, Shaw J, Dehon E Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing a Brief Physician Delivered Intervention in the Emergency Department Abstract presented at the National Update on Behavioral Emergencies Conference, Virtual Conference | 2020 |
Manchester L, McParlane J, Dehon E Improving Burnout through Resident Shift Adjustments: A Wellness Innovation Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health | 2020 |
Roth A, Notebaert A, Dehon E, Robertson E Using a Modified Delphi Method in the Creation of an Anatomy Readiness Assessment Journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 34, S1 | 2020 |
Klender S, Notebaert A, Dehon E Medical Students’ Fear of Death in a Gross Anatomy Course with Cadaveric Dissection Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 34, S1 | 2020 |
Klender S, Ferriby A, Dehon E, Notebaert A The Effect of Negatively Worded Stems on Item Difficulty and Discrimination Presented at the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society Annual Meeting, Portland, OR. | 2019 |
Klender S, Notebaert A, Dehon E Fear of Death and Performance in a Dental Gross Anatomy Course with Cadaveric Dissection FASEBJ, 33 (1), Supplement 606.19 | 2019 |
Meyer E, McKone K, Barnard M, Compretta C, Dehon E, Gordy X, Notebaert A, Stray S, Taylor J, Thompson S, Sullivan D, Rockhold R Active Learning Neuroscience Lesson Improves Students’ Knowledge of Health Disparities Regarding Memory Loss and Stroke JMAS 61(1):138 | 2019 |
Dehon E, Robertson E, Barnard M, Puskarich M Teaching the Emergency Medicine Competencies During a Clinical Shift: Effective and Ineffective Strategies Used by Faculty Oral presentation at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Convention, Orlando, FL. | 2017 |
Dehon E, Sterling S, Faulconer W, Walchak L, Jones J A systematic review of the relationship between physician implicit (unconscious) racial bias and clinical decision making Academic Emergency Medicine, 23, S660 | 2016 |
Dehon E, Dawson B, Cruise H, Jackson L An examination of the relationship between mentoring during medical school and match outcome. Academic Emergency Medicine. 2015; 22: S267 | 2015 |
Dehon, E, McLemore G, & McKenzie K The impact of rotating students and residents on length of stay in the emergency department at an academic medical center Academic Emergency Medicine. 2014; 21: S229 | 2014 |
Dehon, E, Jones, J, & Sikes K Emergency medicine milestone shift evaluations overestimate residents’ proficiency level Academic Emergency Medicine. 2014; 21: S169 | 2014 |
Dehon E, & Jones, J Frequency of agreement among standardized letter of recommendation (SLOR) writers: Does the writer matter? Academic Emergency Medicine. 2014; 21: S170 | 2014 |
Dehon, E, & Jones, J The use of a standardized letter of recommendation (SLOR) composite score and its relationship to rank order list position Academic Emergency Medicine. 2014; 21: S170 | 2014 |
Dehon E, Karlson,CW, Smith M, Leist S & Elkin TD Caregiver reported adherence in pediatric cancer Annals of Behavioral Emergency Medicine, 41, S80. | 2011 |
Rockhold R, Barnard M, Compretta C, Dehon E, Gordy XZ, Iverson C, Meyer E, Notebaert A, Stray S, Taylor J, Thompson , Sullivan D, Elasri M A New Collaborative Resource to Aid Innovative Curriculum Development by STEM Teachers. JMAS 64(1):135. | |
Dissertation | |
Dehon E Psychosocial Risks and Benefits of Personalized Patient Websites for Caregivers of Children with Cancer. Jackson State University. 2012 | |
Book Chapter | |
Cropsey K, Clark B, Dehon E HIV Prevention and African Americans; In Encyclopedia of AIDS Encyclopedia of AIDS: Springer, New York, 2015 | 2015 |
Editorial Commentary | |
Nasruddin S, Johnson T. Presley M, Wade B, Whalen Q, Gordineer E, Compretta C, Dehon E, Ford-Wade A, Godfrey M, Barnard M Overcoming barriers to training the next generation of public health professionals American Journal of Public Health (in press) | 2023 |
Letter to the Editor | |
Dehon E, Weiss N, Sterling S In Reply: Clinical vignettes inadequate to assess impact of implicit bias: concerning limitations of a systematic review Academic Emergency Medicine. 2017; | 2017 |
Presentations
Poster Presentation, Improving MCAT Exam Preparedness in Students from Underrepresented Communities in Mississippi., Mississippi Rural Medicine Symposium, Jackson MS | 02/2023 |
Poster Presentation, Student-Centered Outcomes Research Experience): A student-developed research agenda., NIH SciEd Annual Conference, Washington DC | 06/2022 |
Poster Presentation, Project SCORE: Student-Centered Outcomes Research Experience, NIH SciEd Annual Conference, Washington DC | 05/2021 |
Platform Presentations, Prevalence and Predictors of Distress Among Emergency Medicine Physicians During COVID-19, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Virtual | 05/2021 |
Poster Presentation, Impact of Emergency Department Physician Emotions on Clinical Decision Making During COVID-19, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Virtual | 05/2021 |
Invited Symposia, So you want to start a wellness curriculum?”: Guide to creating your individualized wellness curriculum, Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors (CORD) Virtual Conference, virtual | 04/2021 |
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Gender Diversity, UMMC Department of Psychiatry's Diversity Day, virtual | 12/2020 |
Poster Presentation, Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing a Brief Physician Delivered Intervention in the Emergency Department, National Update on Behavioral Emergencies, virtual | 12/2020 |
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Step Out of Your Silo: The Value of Creating a Network of Mentors, Experts, Sponsors, and Supportive Colleagues Within and Outside Your Discipline, UMMC Group on Women in Medicine's Ignite Symposium, virtual | 11/2020 |
Poster Presentation, Faculty Ultrasound Teaching through Skills Reinforcements, UMMC Improving Learning Outcomes in the Classroom CE Event | 11/2020 |
Poster Presentation, Using a Modified Delphi Method in the Creation of an Anatomy Readiness Assessment, American Association for Anatomy Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA | 04/2020 |
Poster Presentation, The Effect of Negatively Worded Stems on Item Difficulty and Discrimination, Human Anatomy and Physiology Society Annual Meeting, Portland Coregon | 10/2019 |
Poster Presentation, Project SCORE (Student-Centered Outcomes Research Experience), NIH SciEd, Washington DC | 04/2019 |
Poster Presentation, Professional Competency Assessment of Flipped STEM Educators, NIH SciEd, DC | 05/2018 |
Poster Presentation, Evaluating Flipped Teaching in STEM: A Rubric, Experimental Biology, San Diego | 04/2018 |
Poster Presentation, An examination of perceived barriers to medical school among African American undergraduate students., Southern Group on Educational Affairs Annual Conference., Jackson, MS | 04/2018 |
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Community collaboration for STEM education in Mississippi: SEPA, STEMI and INBRE, INBRE, Jackson, MS | 07/2017 |
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Community formation: Science Teaching Excites Medical Interest (STEMI), Delta Regional Forum: Population Health, Development, and Entrepreneurial Problem Solving, Clarksdale, MS | 07/2017 |
Poster Presentation, Identifying, Assessing, and Visualizing Competencies for Teaching Science in a Flipped Learning Environment- the STEMI Competency Model, NIH SciEd, Rockville, MD | 05/2017 |
Poster Presentation, Patient Perceptions of Physician Empathy among ED Patients Undergoing CT Imaging, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Convention, Orlando, FL | 05/2017 |
Platform Presentations, Developing a Medical Education Research Question, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Orlando, FL | 05/2017 |
Platform Presentations, Teaching the Emergency Medicine Competencies During a Clinical Shift: Effective and Ineffective Strategies Used by Faculty, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Convention, Orlando, FL | 05/2017 |
Poster Presentation, Using Behavioral Based Interviewing to Improve Resident Selection, National Resident Matching Program Annual Convention, New Orleans | 02/2017 |
Poster Presentation, Science Teaching Excites Medical Interest, NIH SciEd, Rockville, MD | 05/2016 |
Poster Presentation, A systematic review of the relationship between physician implicit (unconscious) racial bias and clinical decision making, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, New Orleans, LA | 05/2016 |
Poster Presentation, An examination of the relationship between mentoring during medical school and residency match outcome, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM), San Diego, CA | 05/2015 |
Poster Presentation, An examination of the relationship between mentoring during medical school and residency match outcome, Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors (CORD), Phoenix, AZ | 04/2015 |
Platform Presentations, The impact of rotating students and residents on length of stay in the emergency department at an academic medical center, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Dallas, TX | 05/2014 |
Poster Presentation, Emergency medicine milestone shift evaluations overestimate residents’ proficiency level, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Dallas, TX | 05/2014 |
Poster Presentation, Frequency of agreement among standardized letter of recommendation (SLOR) writers: Does the writer matter, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Dallas, TX | 05/2014 |
Poster Presentation, The use of a standardized letter of recommendation (SLOR) composite score and its relationship to rank order list position, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Dallas, TX | 05/2014 |
Platform Presentations, Emergency medicine milestone shift evaluations overestimate residents’ proficiency level, Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors, New Orleans, LA | 04/2014 |
Poster Presentation, Frequency of agreement among standardized letter of recommendation (SLOR) writers: Does the writer matter, Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors, New Orleans, LA | 03/2014 |
Poster Presentation, The use of a standardized letter of recommendation (SLOR) composite score and its relationship to rank order list position, Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors, New Orleans, LA | 03/2014 |
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Problem solving: Teaching effective problem solving skills including reducing physical and emotional arousal and thought overload, HIV/AIDS Support Group, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS | 06/2013 |
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Living a valued life: Identifying values and making decisions that allow you to pursue valued activities even in the face of pain, illness, distress, and discomfort., HIV/AIDS Support Group, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS | 04/2013 |
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Coping with chronic pain, Spinal Cord Injury Support Group, G. V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS | 02/2013 |
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Understanding the role of mental health in Chronic Medical Illnesses, HIV/AIDS Support Group, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS | 02/2013 |
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Navigating the challenges of graduate school and the internship process, Jackon State University, Jackson, MS | 01/2013 |
Symposium, Pediatric aggression, brain circuitry models and DSM-V: General and diversity implications, Association for Psychological Science 24th Annual Convention, Chicago, IL | 05/2012 |
Research Presentation, Prevalence, correlates of depression, and mental health service utilization among Hispanics in Mississippi, Mental Health Research Conference: Southern Institute for Mental Health Advocacy, Research and Training, Choctaw, MS. | 08/2011 |
Poster Presentation, Prevalence of substance use among undergraduates attending an HBCU., Mississippi School for Addiction Professionals, Hattiesburg, MS | 04/2011 |
Poster Presentation, Emotion regulation as a protective factor for posttraumatic stress symptoms among African Americans, Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, San Francisco, CA | 11/2010 |
Poster Presentation, Examining peri-trauma variables among African Americans: Does type of trauma predict PTSS symptomatology?, Mississippi Psychological Association, Biloxi, MS. | 09/2010 |
Poster Presentation, Perceived social support as a protective factor for the development of PTSD among African Americans, Mississippi Psychological Association, Biloxi, MS | 09/2010 |
Poster Presentation, Positive and negative affect of parents of children with cancer, World Congress of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Boston, MA | 06/2010 |
Poster Presentation, Risks and benefits of social networking sites for parents of children with cancer, World Congress of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Boston, MA. | 06/2010 |
Poster Presentation, The first African American president: A means to change traditional African American beliefs on same-sex marriage, civil unions and gay hate crimes?, World Congress of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Boston, MA | 06/2010 |
Poster Presentation, Caregiver-reported medication adherence in pediatric cancer, Society for Behavioral Medicine, Washington, DC | 03/2010 |
Symposium, The future of psychology through the eyes of doctoral students, Mississippi Psychological Association, Gulfport, MS | 09/2009 |
Poster Presentation, Education and African American students' attitudes toward mental health treatment, American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada | 08/2009 |
Symposium, Understanding and Managing Defiant and Sexually Aggressive Children and Adolescents, Tunica, MS, Mississippi Psychological Association | 09/2008 |
Poster Presentation, Injury-related and Demographic Influences on Emotional and Personality Functioning Post-TBI, American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA | 08/2007 |
Poster Presentation, State-Trait Personality Inventory: A Validation Study of Depression in Traumatic Brain Injury, Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC | 05/2007 |
Poster Presentation, Science Teaching Excites Medical Interest, UM/UMMC Research Day, Oxford, MS |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
Emergency Medicine Department Awarded Esprit De Corps Award, UMMC 2022 Pillars: Recognition of Service & Inclusive Excellence Diversity and Inclusion, UMMC | 2022 |
Member of the inaugural School of Medicine Grant Academy, School of Medicine | 2021 |
Honorable Mention for the Beacon Award; Recognition of Service & Inclusive Excellence, Office of Diversity and Inclusion | 2021 |
GWIMS Awarded Honorable Mention under my Presidency, Esprit De Corps Award, UMMC 2021 Pillars: Recognition of Service & Inclusive Excellence Diversity and Inclusion, UMMC | 2021 |
Honorable Mention for the Beacon Award; Recognition of Service & Inclusive Excellence, Office of Diversity and Inlcusion | 2019 |
Star of the Quarter for Contributions in Education and Faculty Development, UMMC-Dept of Emergency Medicine | 2018 |
Systematic Review Article Selected as Editor in Chief’s Pick of the Month, Academic Emergency Medicine Journal | 2017 |
UMMC Representative for Leadership Greater Jackson, Leadership Greater Jackson | 2015 |
$1500 Scholarship to attend American Conference for the Treatment of HIV, Veterans Administration | 2013 |
Certificate of Academic Excellence, Jackson State University | 2006 |
Member of Alpha Epsilon Lambda National Honor Society, Jackson State University | 2006 |
Member of Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society, Millsaps College | 2005 |
Cum Laude, Millsaps College | 2005 |
Professional Membership and Service
National Foundation of Emergency Medicine, Member of the Membership Committee | 2021 - Present |
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine's Behavioral and Psychological Interest Group, Member | 2020 - Present |
Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers (APAHC), Member of Research Committee | 2020 - Present |
American Association of Emergency Psychiatry, Member | 2019 - Present |
GWIMS, Officer-President | 2019 - 2022 |
American Association of Emergency Psychiatry, Member | 2018 - Present |
GWIMS, Mentorship Chair | 2018 - 2019 |
Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors, Officer, Other Officer | 2018 - 2020 |
Southern Group on Educational Affairs Professionalism and Professional Health and Wellness Special Interest Group, Member | 2017 - 2019 |
Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers-Diversity Committee, Member | 2017 - 2019 |
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine: Research in Medical Education Curriculum Development Task Force, Member | 2016 - 2017 |
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine: Faculty Development Committee, Member | 2016 - Present |
Southern Group on Educational Affairs-Arts and Humanities Healthcare Education Special Interest Group, Member | 2016 - 2018 |
Southern Group on Educational Affairs, Member | 2016 - Present |
Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors Resilience Committee, Member | 2016 - Present |
Mississippi Psychological Association, Member | 2015 - Present |
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Member | 2014 - Present |
Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors, Member | 2014 - Present |
Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers, Member | 2013 - Present |
Committee Service
Faculty well-being task force: Working with a 7 person team to develop a Faculty Well-Being Curriculum for UMMC, Task Force Member | 2020 - Present |
MEDICAL CENTER-DIVERSITY, Member | 2020 - Present |
Program Evaluation Committee, Chair | 2018 - Present |
Faculty Advisor for Resident Wellness Committee | 2018 - Present |
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE-ADMISSIONS, Member | 2017 - Present |
Diversity Council Department of Emergency Medicine, Member | 2017 - Present |
Disparities Research Review Group, Member | 2017 - 2018 |
Provider Engagement and Burnout Prevention Task Force, Member | 2016 - Present |
Mentoring Interest Group, Member | 2016 - Present |
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE-RESIDENCY REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE, Member | 2015 - Present |
Next GenEd, Member | 2015 - 2019 |
Promotions and Tenure, Department of Emergency Medicine, Member | 2015 - Present |
Program Evaluation Committee, Member | 2014 - Present |
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE-ADMISSIONS FILE REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE, Member | 2014 - 2017 |
Emergency Medicine Resident Selection Committee, Member | 2013 - Present |
Clinical Comptency Committee, Member | 2013 - Present |
Pain Management, Member | 2005 - 2006 |
Community Service
EversCare Volunteer-distribute food to families in need, volunteer | 06/2023 - 06/2023 |
Habitat for Humanity, volunteer | 11/2021 - 11/2021 |
Toy Drive Organizer, Good Samaritan Center, Organizer | 10/2020 - 12/2021 |
Leadership Greater Jackson, Member | 09/2015 - 08/2016 |
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, Volunteer (Big Sister) | 09/2014 - 08/2017 |
Our Fondren Neighborhood Association (OFNA), Volunteer | 2014 - Present |
Good Samaritan Center, Volunteer | 07/2010 - Present |
Jackson Friends of the Animal Shelter, Volunteer | 05/2009 - Present |
Other Service
Guest Editor Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine Special Issue Rashes in Persons of Color: Addressing Disparities in Dermatology Educational Resources | 04/2022 - 10/2022 |
Faculty Mentor, serve as a mentor for Elena Dent (faculty member in preventive medicine) | 04/2021 - Present |
Faculty Mentor, serve as a mentor for Emily Booth (faculty member in pediatrics) | 04/2021 - Present |
Faculty Mentor, serve as a mentor for Praise Montemavi (faculty member in surgery) | 02/2021 - Present |
Faculty Mentor for Faculty Mentor for the National Foundation of Emergency Medicine, Faculty Mentor for Utsav Nandi | 2021 - Present |
Teaching and Learning in Medicine | 02/2020 - Present |
Faculty Mentor for the National Foundation of Emergency Medicine, serve as a mentor for Elizabeth Clair (faculty member in emergency medicine) | 2020 - Present |
Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings | 07/2019 - Present |
Behavioral Emergencies Section Editor Western Journal of Emergency Medicine | 03/2019 - Present |
Faculty mentor, serve as a mentor for Linda Schmidt (faculty member in pediatrics) | 02/2019 - 12/2019 |
Academic Medicine | 02/2019 - Present |
Faculty Mentor, serve as a mentor for Tanja Bisesi (faculty member in radiology) | 01/2019 - 09/2020 |
Faculty Mentor, Mentor to Jonah Gunalda (faculty member in emergency medicine) | 10/2018 - Present |
AAMC Group on Educational Affairs (GEA) | 02/2018 - Present |
Academic Emergency Medicine Education and Training | 07/2016 - Present |
Faculty Development: Department of Emergency Medicine, Coordinator. Coordination of a burnout screening tool for faculty | 06/2016 - Present |
Resident Development: Department of Emergency Medicine-Education Division, Developer/Coordinator: Development and coordination of a mental health screening tool for residents | 02/2016 - Present |
Program Development: Department of Emergency Medicine-Education Division, Developer and Coordinator. Edited the existing Annual Program Evaluation Tool for the Emergency Medicine Residency Program. A new Program Evaluation Tool was developed to reflect changes in the residency program. | 2016 - Present |
Journal of Graduate Medical Education, Peer Reviewer | 03/2015 - Present |
Faculty Development: Department Emergency Medicine, Director of Faculty Development. Developed and implemented a Faculty Development and Mentoring Program for the Department of Emergency Medicine. This included designing and coordinating monthly educational seminars for faculty, developing a departmental mentoring program for assistant and associate level professors, and helping assistant and associate level professors put together career development plans. | 01/2015 - Present |
Program Development: Department of Emergency Medicine-Education Division, Developer and Coordinator. Redesigned the Annual Program Evaluation Tool for the Emergency Medicine Residency Program. A new Program Evaluation Tool was developed specifically for Faculty to complete (including designing and testing the individual items, administering a web-based survey instrument, and analyzing and presenting results) | 2015 - Present |
MeEdPORTAL Publications, Peer Reviewer | 12/2014 - Present |
Resident Development: Department of Emergency Medicine-Education Division, Designed and implemented a new lecture format for residents | 11/2014 - Present |
Resident Selection: Department of Emergency Medicine-Education Division, Trained faculty and residents in performing behaviorally based interviews | 10/2014 - Present |
Journal of Patient Experience, Peer Reviewer | 10/2014 - Present |
Resident Selection: Department of Emergency Medicine-Education Division, Redesigned the interview process by developing behaviorally based interviews for resident selection | 09/2014 - Present |
Program Development: Department of Emergency Medicine-Education Division, Developer. Developed a real-time lecture evaluation tool which was incorporated into our residency program's app | 08/2014 - Present |
Program Development: Department of Emergency Medicine-Education Division, Designer/Coordinator. Redesigned and implemented a new resident electronic shift evaluation based on the Emergency Medicine milestones | 07/2014 - Present |
Faculty Development: Department of Emergency Medicine, Developer/Coordinator. Development and coordination of a Faculty 360 Degree Evaluation. I designed and tested a new evaluation tool for faculty to be evaluated by peers, nurses, consultants and residents. | 06/2014 - Present |
Program Development: Department of Emergency Medicine-Education Division, Developer/Coordinator. Development and coordination of the Annual Residency Program Evaluation (including designing and testing the individual items, administering a web-based survey instrument, and analyzing and presenting results) | 04/2014 - Present |
Supervisor: Department of Emergency Medicine-Education Division, Supervision and training of residency education administrator | 2014 - Present |
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Abstract Reviewer | 12/2013 - Present |
Staff Selection: Department of Emergency Medicine-Education Division, Staff Selection Committee, Reviewed applications and interviewed applicants for the residency program's education administrator position | 12/2013 - Present |
Academic Emergency Medicine, Peer Reviewer | 11/2013 - Present |
Program Development: Department of Emergency Medicine-Education Division, Facilitate the residency program's transition to the Next Accreditation System (ensuring that the program meets the new guidelines set forth by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education) | 09/2013 - Present |
Quality Improvement: Department of Emergency Medicine, Director of Resident Quality Initiatives. Work with the chair and department division director to design and put into practice resident quality improvement projects. Encourage and facilitate quality improvement projects from residents and faculty |
Teaching Experience
Graduate, Lecture, Lecturer, Introduction to Survey Based Research (Small Group) | Spring 2023 |
Medicine, Lecture, Facilitator, Faculty Focus Panel The Uncertainties of the Research Process (Moderator) | Fall 2023 - 2023 |
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Turning Your Regular Work into Scholarly Activity (Faculty Development session) | Summer 2023 |
Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Strategic Planning for Resident Wellness Program (4hr session) | Summer 2023 - 2023 |
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Resident Wellness | Summer 2022 |
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Living Intentionally According to Your Values | Summer 2021 |
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Intern Orientation to the Emergency Medicine Department’s Wellness and Diversity Programs | Summer 2021 |
Medicine, Lecture, Facilitator, What Apps do you use for wellness? (organizer and moderator of panel) | Spring 2021 |
Medicine, Facilitator, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategic Planning Session for the Department of Emergency Medicine | Fall 2020 |
Medicine, Lecture, Guest Presenter, Gender Diversity | Winter 2020 |
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Sleep Hygiene in Emergency Medicine (designer and facilitator of faculty panel) | Spring 2020 |
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, An Introduction to the Emergency Medicine Wellness Program | Summer 2020 |
Facilitator, GWIMS Connect Share Advance Session on Promotion and Tenure | Spring 2019 |
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Creating an Individualized Wellness Plan | Summer 2019 |
Medicine, Lecture, Facilitator, Financial Wellness (designer and facilitator of faculty panel) | Winter 2019 |
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, An Introduction to the Emergency Medicine Wellness Program | Summer 2019 |
Medicine, Lecture, Guest Presenter, GWIMS Connect Share Advance: Interview Do's and Dont's | Spring 2018 - 2018 |
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Medical Neuroscience and Behavior Course | Spring 2018 |
Medicine, Small Group, Facilitator, Medical Neuroscience and Behavior | Spring 2018 |
Medicine, Lecture, Facilitator, Wellness M & M | Summer 2018 - 2018 |
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Overview of Emergency Medicine Wellness Program | Summer 2018 - 2018 |
Medicine, Small Group, Preceptor, Patient Experience Academy-Communication Skills | Fall 2018 |
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Developing a Wellness and Resilience Program for UMMC EM Residents | Winter 2017 |
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Faculty Wellness Panel on Work-Life Balance and Coping with Stressful Situations (Facilitator) | Winter 2017 |
High School Teachers participating in Science Teaching Excites Medical Interest, Lecture, Lecturer, An Introduction to Health Literacy | Spring 2017 - 2017 |
Medicine, Lecture, Facilitator, Sleep Hygiene in Emergency Medicine | Summer 2017 |
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Schwartz Center Rounds: Strengthening Provider-Patient Relationships by Spotting and Addressing Burnout (Co-Presenter) | Winter 2017 |
Medicine, Small Group, Guest Presenter, Ed Talks Presenter on Faculty Works in Progress | Winter 2016 |
Medicine, Small Group, Course Director, Writing a Good Research Question (facilitator) | Winter 2016 |
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Resident Wellness and Results of the 2016 Mental Health Survey | Spring 2016 - 2016 |
Graduate, Small Group, Guest Presenter, Intro to Problems in clinical Anatomy | Spring 2016 - 2016 |
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Wellness and Sleep for the New Emergency Medicine Resident | Summer 2016 |
Medicine, Lecture, Course Director, Who Said Clinicians and Educators Can't Produce Scholarly Work? (presenter) | Winter 2015 |
Medicine, Lecture, Course Director, The Promotion and Tenure Process and How to Prepare (facilitator) | Winter 2015 |
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, The Effect of Sleepiness and Fatigue on Physician Functioning and Strategies to Reduce its Impact | Spring 2015 |
Medicine, Lecture, Course Director, The Impact of the Hidden Curriculum on Graduate Medical Education (facilitator) | Spring 2015 - 2015 |
Medicine, Lecture, Course Director, Designing an Effective Interview to Hire the Best Candidate (presented 2x's) | Summer 2015 |
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Surviving Residency without Getting Kicked Out or Burned Out (Intern Orientation) | Summer 2015 |
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Unconscious Bias and the Implicit Association Test (Intern Orientation) | Summer 2015 |
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Eliminate Burnout and Reach Your Full Potential by Applying the Happiness Advantage | Summer 2015 |
Medical Education, Medicine, Lecture, Guest Presenter, Medical Education Scholarship Faculty Development Series (co-presenter) | Summer 2015 - 2015 |
Medicine, Lecture, Course Director, Writing and Interpreting Letters of Recommendation | Fall 2015 |
Medicine, Small Group, small group discussion leader, Evidence Based Medicine | Winter 2014 - 2014 |
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, A Taste of Motivational Interviewing | Winter 2014 - 2014 |
Medicine, Lecture, Course Director, Delivering an effective lecture for today's students (presented 2x's) | Spring 2014 |
Medicine, Lecture, Guest Presenter, Burnout and Wellness for the Resident Physician | Spring 2014 |
Medicine, Course Director, Faculty Development Seminar Series for Emergency Medicine | 2014 |
Medicine, Lecture, Course Director, The Role of the Resident Advisor and Mentor (presented 2x's) | Summer 2014 |
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Sleep and Fatigue in Residency (OPEM) | Summer 2014 |
Medicine, Lecture, Course Director, Evaluating Resident Competencies | Fall 2014 |
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Resident Wellness: Substance Use and Abuse | Fall 2014 - 2014 |
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Delivering an Interesting and Effective Lecture | Winter 2014 - 2014 |
Medicine, Lecture, Course Director, Strategies to Improve Providing Feedback to EM Residents (presented 2x's) | Winter 2014 |
Medicine, Lecture, Course Director, Overview of the Emergency Medicine Milestones (presented 2x's) | Spring 2014 |
Medicine, Lecture, Course Director, Remediation Plans for the Problem Resident | Winter 2014 |
Medicine, Small Group, Small group discussion leader, Evidence Based Medicine | Fall 2013 - 2013 |
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Burnout and Wellness for the Emergency Medicine Physician | Winter 2013 - 2013 |
Medicine, Lecture, Course Director, Faculty Development Seminar Series for Emergency Medicine | 2013 |
Course, Course Director, Clinical Psychology | 2011 |
Course, Course Director, Behavioral Neuroscience | 2010 |
Course, Course Director, Abnormal Psychology | 2010 |
Course, Course Director, General Psychology | 2007 |
Teaching Assistant, Experimental Psychology | 2005 |
Medicine, Course, Course Director, Social Emergency Medicine Elective | Annual |
Medicine, Course, Course Director, Wellness Curriculum for Emergency Medicine Residents | Annual |
Medicine, Course, Course Director, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Curriculum for Emergency Medicine | Annual |
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Intern Orientation to the Emergency Medicine Department’s Wellness and Diversity Programs | Summer |
Directed Student Learning
Research Advisor, Food Insecurity and linkage to resources among patients presenting to the pediatric emergency department Advised: Jonathan Zhu | 2023 - Present |
Supervised Research, Empowering Students through Education and Effective Mentorship (ESTEEM) Advised: Kaia Horne | 2023 - Present |
Dissertation Committee Member, Identifying the role of self-directed learning readiness in mental well-being and academic performance among preclinical medical students Advised: Oheneba Boadum | 2022 - Present |
Research Advisor, Empowering Students through Education and Effective Mentorship (ESTEEM) Advised: Libby Kalbachia | 2022 - Present |
Dissertation Committee Member, Stimulant Use Among First Year Medical and Dental Students Advised: Kayla Pavlick | 2021 - Present |
Dissertation Committee Member, Benefits and Challenges of Implementing a Prosection Based Anatomy Course Advised: Shannon Curran | 2021 - Present |
Research Advisor, Empathy To Reduce Anticipated Negative CT Scanning: ETRACT Advised: Ariel Childs | 2018 - Present |
Supervised Research, Empathy To Reduce Anticipated Negative CT Scanning: ETRACT Advised: Jazmyn Shaw | 2018 - Present |
Supervised Research, Empathy To Reduce Anticipated Negative CT Scanning: ETRACT Advised: Adam Cummins | 2018 - Present |
Supervised Research, Empathy To Reduce Anticipated Negative CT Scanning: ETRACT Advised: William Salaum | 2018 - Present |
Dissertation Committee Chair, The Inlfuence of Death Anxiety, Self-Efficacy and Level of Preparation on Gross Anatomy Performance Among Medical Students Advised: Sara Klender | 2018 - Present |
Dissertation Committee Member, The Benefits of Prior Anatomy Coursework: Student Perspectives and Performance Outcomes in the Health Professions Advised: Ellen Robertson | 2017 - Present |
Dissertation Committee Member, The Implications of 3D Virtual Stereoscopic Models of Normal & Abnormal Middle and Inner Ear Anatomy for Medical Student and Resident Learning and Retention Advised: Edgar Meyer | 2017 - Present |
Clinical Competency Committee Member, A Case Conceptualization: Persistent Depressive Disorder Advised: Aziza Felton | 2017 - 2017 |
Supervised Research, Development of an Evaluation and Feedback Tool for Faculty Advised: Ellen Robertson | 2016 - Present |
Supervised Research, Empathy To Reduce Anticipated Negative CT Scanning: ETRACT Advised: Hannah Miller | 2016 - Present |
Dissertation Committee Member, The Impact of Internalized Transphobia and Resiliency on Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Individuals Advised: Kaitlin Portz | 2016 - Present |
Mentor, Advised: Melvin Dawkins | 2014 - Present |
Advisor, Advised: Katherine Hall | 2013 - Present |
Residency Training
Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Research Advisor | 2021 - Present |
Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Research Advisor | 2021 - Present |
Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Research Advisor | 2020 - Present |
Clinical Anatomy Graduate Program, Research Advisor | 2020 - Present |
Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Research Advisor | 2017 - Present |
Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Research Advisor | 2017 - Present |
Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Research Advisor | 2017 - Present |
Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Research Advisor | 2017 - Present |
Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Research Advisor | 2017 - Present |
Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Research Advisor | 2017 - Present |
Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Research Advisor | 2017 - 07/2018 |
Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Research Advisor | 2015 - Present |
Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Research Advisor | 2015 - Present |
Anesthesia Residency Program, Subspecialty/Activity Director | 2015 - Present |
Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Research Advisor | 2014 - Present |
Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Training Faculty | 2014 - Present |
Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Research Advisor | 2013 - Present |
Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Training Faculty | 2013 - 02/2014 |
Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Research Advisor | 2013 - Present |
Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Training Faculty |