Thomas E. Dobbs, MD, MPH
Dean
Department:
SPH-Office of Dean
Email:
tdobbs@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 984-5560
Biography
Thomas Dobbs assumed the role of Dean of the John D. Bower School of Population Health on August 1, 2022. In addition to his role as Dean, Dr. Dobbs teaches Epidemiology for the School of Population Health and the School of Health-Related Professions. He has a clinical position within the Division of Infectious Disease, working specifically in the fields of HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections with a focus on the intersection of disease and the social determinants of health.
Dr. Dobbs has a long career working at the crossroads of clinical medicine and public health as a physician, researcher and public health leader. He has held numerous leadership roles within the Mississippi State Department of Health including State Epidemiologist and State Health Officer (a role through which he directed the state's response to the COVID pandemic). In his role as State Health Officer, Dr. Dobbs focused the agency on addressing the numerous health inequities that plague our state. Additionally, he has worked in leadership roles nationally and internationally in the fight against diseases such as HIV and tuberculosis.
Education
| University of Alabama at Birmingham, MD, Infectious Diseases | 2005 |
| University of Alabama Birmingham, MPH, Public Health, Epidemiology | 2000 |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham, MD, Internal Medicine | 1999 |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham, MD, Medicine | 1996 |
| Emory University, BS, Applied Physics | 1992 |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, Infectious Diseases, American Board of Internal Medicine | 08/2005 - 12/2025 |
| Certification, Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine | 08/2000 - 12/2031 |
| NPI | |
| Licensure, Medical | 06/2000 - 06/2023 |
| DEA, DEA | 06/2021 - 06/2022 |
Current Positions
| Dean, School of Population Health | 08/2022 - Present |
| Medical Director Crossroads STD Clinic, School of Population Health | 08/2022 - Present |
| Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases | 08/2022 - Present |
| Clinical Consultant | 11/2010 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments
| State Health Officer, Mississippi State Department of Health | 11/2018 - 07/2022 |
| Associate Professor, UMMC, School of Population Health | 08/2018 - 07/2022 |
| Deputy State Health Officer, Mississippi State Department of Health | 07/2018 - 12/2018 |
| Infectious Diseases, South Central Regional Medical Center | 07/2016 - 07/2018 |
| Vice President for Quality and Chief Medical Officer, South Central Regional Medical Center | 07/2016 - 07/2018 |
| State Epidemiologist, Mississippi State Department of Health | 07/2012 - 07/2016 |
| Regional Health Officer, Mississippi State Department of Health | 07/2008 - 07/2012 |
| Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, South Central Regional Medical Center | 08/2001 - 07/2008 |
Publications
National Academies of Science Report | |
| Committee Member and Contributing Author Review of Federal Policies that Contribute to Racial and Ethnic Health Inequities | 2023 |
Clinical Guidelines | |
| Burgos M, Crane C, et al. Dobbs, T Testing and Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in the United States: Clinical Recommendations -A GUIDE FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS National Tuberculosis Control Association | 2021 |
Journal Article | |
| Dobbs T, Staneva M, Resurgent Maternal and Congenital Syphilis in Mississippi-Pathways for Prevention. JAMA health forum, 2024 Jun 7;5(6):e241278 | 2024 |
| Dobbs T, Staneva M, Byers P, Surviving The Surge: Nonurgent Elective Procedures, Intensive Care, And Mississippi's COVID-19 Waves. Health affairs (Project Hope), 2023 Mar;42(3):416-423 | 2023 |
| Vijayakumar S, Nittala MR, Buddala V, Mobit P, Duggar WN, Yang CC, Lirette ST, Mundra E, Ahmed HZ, Berry SM, Craft BS, Woods WC, Otts J, Rahimi A, Dobbs T, Real World and Public Health Perspectives of Intraoperative Radiotherapy in Early-Stage Breast Cancer: A Multidisciplinary Analysis Beyond the Statistical Facts. Cureus, 2023 Mar;15(3):e36432 | 2023 |
| Staneva M, Hobbs CV, Dobbs T, Spike in Congenital Syphilis, Mississippi, USA, 2016-2022. Emerging infectious diseases, 2023 Oct;29(10):1965-72 | 2023 |
| Musshafen LA, Summers RL, Lirette ST, Compretta C, Dobbs TE 3rd, COVID-19 Inpatient Mortality Disparities Among American Indian Adults in Mississippi's Safety Net Hospital. Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities, 2022 Dec;9(6):2139-2145 | 2022 |
| Arnold T, Haynes T, Foster P, Parker S, Monger M, Malyuta Y, Cain O, Coats CS, Murphy M, Thomas G, Sockwell L, Klasko-Foster L, Galipeau D, Dobbs TE, Smith M, Mena L, Nunn A, African American Clergy Recommendations to Enhance the Federal Plan to End the HIV Epidemic: A Qualitative Study. AIDS and behavior, 2022 Jan;26(Suppl 1):100-111 | 2022 |
| Musshafen LA, El-Sadek L, Lirette ST, Summers RL, Compretta C, Dobbs TE 3rd, In-Hospital Mortality Disparities Among American Indian and Alaska Native, Black, and White Patients With COVID-19. JAMA network open, 2022 Mar 1;5(3):e224822 | 2022 |
| Dobbs TE, Carson AP, The Hidden Factors Associated With Poor Health Outcomes. JAMA network open, 2022 Oct 3;5(10):e2234325 | 2022 |
| Kasehagen L, Byers P, Taylor K, Kittle T, Roberts C, Collier C, Rust B, Ricaldi JN, Green J, Zapata LB, Beauregard J, Dobbs T, COVID-19-Associated Deaths After SARS-CoV-2 Infection During Pregnancy - Mississippi, March 1, 2020-October 6, 2021. MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2021 Nov 26;70(47):1646-1648 | 2021 |
| Zhang L, Mcleod ST, Vargas R, Liu X, Young DK, Dobbs TE, Subgroup comparison of COVID-19 case and mortality with associated factors in Mississippi: findings from analysis of the first four months of public data. Journal of biomedical research, 2020 Sep 18;34(6):446-457 | 2020 |
| Zhang WQ, Tang SJ, Dobbs TE, Zhang L, Factors Associated with Colorectal Cancer Screening among Mississippi Adults: Findings from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Southern medical journal, 2020 Jul;113(7):360-365 | 2020 |
| Ross LA, Bloodworth LS, Brown MA, Malinowski SS, Crane R, Sutton V, Karimi M, Dove Brown AC, Dobbs T, Hites L, The Mississippi Delta Health Collaborative Medication Therapy Management Model: Public Health and Pharmacy Working Together to Improve Population Health in the Mississippi Delta. Preventing chronic disease, 2020 Sep 17;17:E108 | 2020 |
| Kasper AM, Ridpath AD, Gerona RR, Cox R, Galli R, Kyle PB, Parker C, Arnold JK, Chatham-Stephens K, Morrison MA, Olayinka O, Preacely N, Kieszak SM, Martin C, Schier JG, Wolkin A, Byers P, Dobbs T, Severe illness associated with reported use of synthetic cannabinoids: a public health investigation (Mississippi, 2015). Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.), 2019 Jan;57(1):10-18 | 2019 |
| Dobbs TE, Webb RM, Chemotherapy of Tuberculosis. Microbiology spectrum, 2017 Apr;5(2) | 2017 |
| Chan GA, Johnson KL, Mosca NG, Dobbs TE, Dombrowski JC, Bennett AB, Buskin SE, Golden MR, Emerging Regional and Racial Disparities in the Lifetime Risk of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Among Men who Have Sex With Men: A Comparative Life Table Analysis in King County, WA and Mississippi. Sexually transmitted diseases, 2017 Apr;44(4):227-232 | 2017 |
| McCrickard L, Marlow M, Self JL, Watkins LF, Chatham-Stephens K, Anderson J, Hand S, Taylor K, Hanson J, Patrick K, Luquez C, Dykes J, Kalb SR, Hoyt K, Barr JR, Crawford T, Chambers A, Douthit B, Cox R, Craig M, Spurzem J, Doherty J, Allswede M, Byers P, Dobbs T, Notes from the Field: Botulism Outbreak from Drinking Prison-Made Illicit Alcohol in a Federal Correctional Facility - Mississippi, June 2016. MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2017 Jan 6;65(52):1491-1492 | 2017 |
| Kemp AM, Clark MS, Dobbs T, Galli R, Sherman J, Cox R, Top 10 Facts You Need to Know About Synthetic Cannabinoids: Not So Nice Spice. The American journal of medicine, 2016 Mar;129(3):240-4.e1 | 2016 |
| Kasper AM, Ridpath AD, Arnold JK, Chatham-Stephens K, Morrison M, Olayinka O, Parker C, Galli R, Cox R, Preacely N, Anderson J, Kyle PB, Gerona R, Martin C, Schier J, Wolkin A, Dobbs T, Severe Illness Associated with Reported Use of Synthetic Cannabinoids - Mississippi, April 2015. MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2015 Oct 9;64(39):1121-2 | 2015 |
| Marcos LA, Dobbs T, Walker S, Waller W, Stryjewska BM, Indigenous Cases of Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) in Southern Mississippi. Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association, 2015 Jul;56(7):188-91 | 2015 |
| Dobbs TE, Guh AY, Oakes P, Vince MJ, Forbi JC, Jensen B, Moulton-Meissner H, Byers P, Outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infections at an outpatient chemotherapy center. American journal of infection control, 2014 Jul;42(7):731-4 | 2014 |
| Fleming JW, Dobbs T, Byers P, Increases in prescription drug abuse: what can Mississippi providers do? Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association, 2013 May;54(5):132-3 | 2013 |
| Temple B, Kwara A, Sunesara I, Mena L, Dobbs T, Henderson H, Holcomb M, Webb R, Factors associated with recently transmitted Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain MS0006 in Hinds County, Mississippi. Southern medical journal, 2011 Dec;104(12):819-26 | 2011 |
| Webb RM, Penman A, Holcombe M, Dobbs T, Mathew TA, Decline in tuberculosis with 19 years of universal directly observed therapy in a comprehensive statewide program. The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2011 Jun;15(6):848-50 | 2011 |
| Tamhane A, Chheng P, Dobbs T, Mak S, Sar B, Kimerling ME, Predictors of smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis in HIV-infected patients, Battambang, Cambodia. The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2009 Mar;13(3):347-54 | 2009 |
| Dobbs TE, Patel M, Waites KB, Moser SA, Stamm AM, Hoesley CJ, Nosocomial spread of Enterococcus faecium resistant to vancomycin and linezolid in a tertiary care medical center. Journal of clinical microbiology, 2006 Sep;44(9):3368-70 | 2006 |
| Maron R, Levine D, Dobbs TE, Geisler WM, Two cases of pott disease associated with bilateral psoas abscesses: case report. Spine, 2006 Jul 15;31(16):E561-4 | 2006 |
| Cook KA, Dobbs TE, Hlady WG, Wells JG, Barrett TJ, Puhr ND, Lancette GA, Bodager DW, Toth BL, Genese CA, Highsmith AK, Pilot KE, Finelli L, Swerdlow DL, Outbreak of Salmonella serotype Hartford infections associated with unpasteurized orange juice. JAMA, 1998 Nov 4;280(17):1504-9 | 1998 |
| Goldstein DR, Dobbs T, Krull B, Plumb VJ, Clenbuterol and anabolic steroids: a previously unreported cause of myocardial infarction with normal coronary arteriograms. Southern medical journal, 1998 Aug;91(8):780-4 | 1998 |
| Tabak RG, Jones E, Jacobs JA, Dobbs T, Sutton V, Dove C, Brownson RC, Policy perceptions related to physical activity and healthy eating in Mississippi. Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP, 2013 May-Jun;19(3 Suppl 1):S97-S104 | |
| Zheteyeva Y, Rainey JJ, Gao H, Jacobson EU, Adhikari BB, Shi J, Mpofu JJ, Bhavnani D, Dobbs T, Uzicanin A, Unintended costs and consequences of school closures implemented in preparation for Hurricane Isaac in Harrison County School District, Mississippi, August-September 2012. PloS one, 2017;12(11):e0184326 | |
| Dobbs T, Heyer K, Lee G, Preparing for the Next Pandemic or Public Health Crisis. Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP, 2023 Sep-Oct 01;29(5):611-613 | |
Book Chapter | |
| Dobbs, Thomas Lampton, Lucius Conn's Current Therapy 2023 COVID-19 | 2023 |
| Dobbs TE and Webb R Treatment of Tuberculosis Tuberculosis & Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections, 7th Edition, edited by David Schlossberg | |
| Dobbs TE and Webb R Treatment of Tuberculosis Tuberculosis & Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections, 6th Edition, edited by David Schlossberg | |
| Dobbs TE and Kimerling ME Mycobacterium Tuberculosis AIDS Therapy, 3rd edition, edited by Dolin, Masur and Saag | |
Editorial Commentary | |
| Dobbs, TE Getting Government To Work For Public Health Health Affairs | 2023 |
Historical Article | |
| Armstrong PA, Jackson BR, Haselow D, Fields V, Ireland M, Austin C, Signs K, Fialkowski V, Patel R, Ellis P, Iwen PC, Pedati C, Gibbons-Burgener S, Anderson J, Dobbs T, Davidson S, McIntyre M, Warren K, Midla J, Luong N, Benedict K, Multistate Epidemiology of Histoplasmosis, United States, 2011-2014. Emerging infectious diseases, 2018 Mar;24(3):425-431 | 2018 |
Editorial | |
| Dobbs TE 3rd, Stopping HIV One Patient at a Time: The Continuum of Care Model. Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association, 2015 Dec;56(12):355-6 | 2015 |
| Dobbs TE 3rd, HIV from a Personal and Public Health Perspective: Early Diagnosis is the Key. Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association, 2015 Jun;56(6):155 | 2015 |
| Dobbs T, Lampton L, Jones E, West L, Public Health in Mississippi: Advances in the Last Two Decades. Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association, 2015 Apr;56(4):104-5 | 2015 |
Presentations
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, World AIDS Day Virtual Symposium with SeMRHI and Hattiesburg Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Southeastern MS Rural Health Initiative, Hattiesburg, MS | 12/2021 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, MS Health Ambassador Initiative Virtual Meeting, COVID Update, Partnership for a Health MS, Jackson, MS | 11/2021 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Mississippi and the Covid-19 Pandemic Moving Forward, Mississippi Trial and Appellate Court Judges Fall Conference, Jackson, MS | 10/2021 |
| Invited Symposia, COVID-19 In the Hispanic/Latino Community Town Hall, MSDH, Jackson, MS | 10/2021 |
| Invited Symposia, Epidemiology of COVID-19, Methodist Rehabilitation Medical Center, Jackson, MS | 09/2021 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Role of Media in Shaping Public's Perception of Health Care, Mississippi Healthcare Executives Chapter Virtual F2F Panel, Jackson, MS | 09/2021 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Community Health Heroes and Future of Workforce, CHCAMS 34th Annual Virtual | 08/2021 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, MAHP 2021 Forum/COVID-19 Update, MAHP Medical & Pharmacy Directors Forum | 08/2021 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, COVID-19 and Evidence Based Decision Processes, MS Delta Family Medicine Residency, Greenwood, MS | 08/2021 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Health Equity in MS, MISSISSIPPI HEALTH DISPARITIES CONFERENCE 2021, Biloxi, MS | 08/2021 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, COVID: One Year Later, MS Alliance of Non Profits & Philanthropy, Jaaaaackson, MS | 07/2021 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, COVID Update, Oxford Lafayette NAACP, Oxford, MS | 06/2021 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Mississippi and COVID-19, Mississippi State Medical Association, Destin, FL | 05/2021 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, COVID Update, MS Association of Personnel Administrators, Jackson, MS | 01/2021 |
| Congressional Testimony, COVID-19 and Pandemic Preparedness, Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery of the House Committee on Homeland Security, Washington, D.C. | 03/2020 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, eDOT: More than meets the eye. Plenary Session, NTCA, Atlanta, GA | 04/2017 |
| Poster Presentation, Hospitalizations for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome in Mississippi, City MatCH Leadership and MCH Epidemiology Conference, Philadelphia, PA | 09/2016 |
| Poster Presentation, Substance Use Disorders among Pregnancy-Related Hospitalizations in Mississippi, 2010-2012, The City MatCH Leadership and MCH Epidemiology Conference, Philadelphia, PA | 09/2016 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Severe Illness Associated with a Novel Synthetic Cannabinoid – Mississippi, April 2015, Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists, Anchorage, AK | 06/2016 |
| Poster Presentation, Multiply-Exposed Tuberculosis Contacts – Varying Risk of Secondary Infection, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, North American Conference, Denver, CO | 02/2016 |
| Poster Presentation, Opioid-Related Hospitalizations in Mississippi: The Use of Hospital Discharge Data for Understanding the Opioid Epidemic and Building State Surveillance Systems, The National Association of Healthcare Data Organizations, Washington, D.C. | 10/2015 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Severe Illness Associated with Reported Use of Synthetic Cannabinoids – Mississippi, April 2015, North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology, San Francisco, CA | 10/2015 |
| Poster Presentation, Comparative Performance of Quantiferon Gold In-Tube (QFT) Versus Tuberculin Skin Testing in Contact Investigations, Hinds County, MS., National TB Controller Association Meeting, Atlanta, GA | 06/2015 |
| Poster Presentation, Comorbidity in HIV-positive patients: A comparative study of HIV- and non-HIV-related hospitalizations in Mississippi, 2010-2011, American Public Health Association Annual Meeting | 11/2013 |
| Poster Presentation, False Positive QuantiFERON Gold In-Tube Assays In HIV Patients, American Thoracic Society Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA | 05/2013 |
| Poster Presentation, Successful Use of 3HP for Latent TB Infection in a Statewide TB Program, American Thoracic Society Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA | 05/2013 |
| Poster Presentation, Quantiferon Gold-In Tube Assay Results among Patients with Positive Tuberculin Skin Test in Mississippi, Infectious Diseases Week, San Francisco, CA | 10/2012 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella pneumoniae Bloodstream Infections at an Outpatient Chemotherapy Infusion Center, Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists, Omaha, NE | 06/2012 |
| Poster Presentation, Transmission of HIV and non-HIV TB cases in Mississippi: Intensified Efforts are needed among African Americans and HIV-infected sub-populations, IDSA | 10/2011 |
| Poster Presentation, Quantiferon-TB Gold In-Tube Assay Results Among Low Risk TST Positives in Mississippi, National TB Controller Association Meeting, Atlanta, GA | 06/2010 |
| Poster Presentation, Inter-reader Agreement for Chest X-ray Readings in HIV-infected Pulmonary Tuberculosis Suspects, 38th Union World Conference on Lung Health, Cape Town, South Africa | 11/2007 |
| Poster Presentation, Predictors of Culture-confirmed Smear-negative Pulmonary Tuberculosis among HIV-infected Patients, 38th Union World Conference on Lung Health, Cape Town, South Africa | 11/2007 |
| Poster Presentation, Hospital Outbreak of Linezolid Resistant, Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus faecium, ICAAC, Washington, D.C. | 12/2005 |
| Poster Presentation, DOTS Plus for the Treatment of Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis in Tomsk, Siberia, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Vancouver, B.C. | 02/2000 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| UMMC Endowed Chair in Health Disparities, UMMC | 2024 |
| Golden Champion Award, My Brother's Keeper | 2023 |
| Alfio Rausa Public Health Leadership Award, Mississippi Public Health Association | 2022 |
| Mississippi Top 50 Influential Leaders, MSTop50 | 2022 |
| Rural Health Award, Mississippi Rural Health Association | 2021 |
| Mary Ann Sones Distinguished Leadership Award, Mississippi Rural Health Association | 2021 |
| PREPS Partner Award, Program of Research and Evaluation for Public Schools | 2021 |
| Presidential Award, Mississippi Academy of Sciences | 2021 |
| President Circle Award, Mississippi Public Health Association | 2020 |
| Alfio Rausa Medical Section Award, Mississippi Public Health Association | 2020 |
| 2020 Regions TEACH Prize Finalists/Nelson Order Finalist, UMMC | 2020 |
| Aaron Shirley, MD Distinguished Indigent Care Award, Community Health Center Association of Mississippi | 2020 |
Professional Membership and Service
| American Public Health Association, Member | 2022 - Present |
| Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, Infectious Diseases Policy Committee Chair | 2018 - Present |
| National TB Controllers Association | 2008 - Present |
| Mississippi State Medical Association, Officer, Other Officer | 2007 - Present |
| Mississippi Public Health Association | 2005 - Present |
Committee Service
| Center for Immunology and Microbial Research, Member | 2023 - Present |
| MEDICAL CENTER-ETHICS ADVISORY, Member | 2022 - Present |
| National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine - Racial and Ethnic Health Inequities, Member | 2022 - Present |
| School of Nursing Advisory Board, Member | 2021 - Present |
| Infectious Disease Policy Committee - ASTHO, Chair | 2019 - 2022 |
| Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services Board of Directors, Member | 2018 - 2022 |
| Medicaid Medical Advisory Board, Member | 2018 - 2022 |
Community Service
| Kiwanis Pancake Day, Pancake cook | 12/2021 - 12/2021 |
| Boy Scouts, Leader | 08/2015 - 06/2018 |
| AIDS Services Commission, Mississippi, Board of Directors / Volunteer | 2010 - 10/2014 |
| Soccer Coach, Head Coach / Laurel Soccer Association | 08/2006 - 12/2007 |
| Good Samaritan Free Clinic, Physician | 08/2001 - 06/2008 |
Other Service
| Editorial Board - Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association | 08/2016 - 04/2020 |
| TB Consultant - Southeastern National TB Center - University of Florida, Expert Clinical Consultant | 12/2010 - 11/2018 |
| Gorgas International TB Center - UAB | 09/1999 - 12/2011 |
Teaching Experience
| PHS 703, Population Health, Course, Course Director, Epidemiology | Fall 2023 - 2023 |
| DHA 770, SHRP, Course, Course Director, Epidemiology | Spring 2022 - 2022 |
| DHA 770, SHRP, Course, Course Director, Epidemiology | Spring 2021 - 2021 |
| PHS 703, Population Health, Course, Course Director, Epidemiology | Fall 2021 - 2021 |
| DHA 770, SHRP, Course, Course Director, Epidemiology | Spring 2020 - 2020 |
| PHS 703, Population Health, Course, Course Director, Epidemiology | Fall 2020 - 2020 |
| PHS 703, Population Health, Course, Course Director, Epidemiology | Summer 2019 - 2019 |
| DHA 770, SHRP, Course, Course Director, Epidemiology | Spring 2019 - 2019 |
| PHS 714, Population Health, Course, Course Director, Health Policy | Fall 2018 - 2018 |
| DHA 770, SHRP, Course, Course Director, Epidemiology | Spring 2018 - 2018 |
| DHA 770, SHRP, Course, Course Director, Epidemiology | Spring 2017 - 2017 |
Directed Student Learning
| Dissertation Committee Member, Severe Maternal Morbidity and Mortality in an Academic Medical Center in the Southeast Advised: Samantha Griner | 2021 - Present |
| Dissertation Committee Chair, COVID‑19 Inpatient Mortality Disparities Among American Indian Adults in Mississippi’s Safety Net Hospital Advised: Leslie Musshafen | 2021 - Present |
| Dissertation Committee Member, Stakeholder Perceptions of the Mississippi High School Nurse Mentorship Academy Regarding the Completion of the National Nurse Aide Assessment Program Examination Advised: Shawn Rossi | 2020 - 2021 |
| Dissertation Committee Member, The Perceptions of Stakeholders of the Mississippi High School Nurse Mentorship Academy Regarding the Completion of the NNAAP Examination Advised: Robin Thompson | 2020 - 2021 |
| Dissertation Committee Member, Mandated Reporter Education at an Academic Medical Center Advised: Rebecca Mansell | 2019 - 2020 |
| Dissertation Committee Member, A Mixed Methods Study of Tribal Perspectives on Research in the Tribal Community Advised: Tina Scott | |
| Dissertation Committee Member, Policymaker Information Pipeline and Perceptions Regarding the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Consensus Model Chair Advised: Adam Boyd | |
| Dissertation Committee Member, Using Identified Barriers to Create a Strategic Mentorship Model at One Academic Medical Center Advised: Vickie Skinner | |
| Dissertation Committee Member, The Association Between Organizational Culture and the Ability to Benefit from “Just Culture” Training Advised: Donald David | |
| Dissertation Committee Member, Building Evidence to Inform Perinatal Health Policy, Programs, and Systems in Mississippi Advised: Will Crump |