Caroline E. Compretta, PhD
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research
Department:
SER-Office-Vice Chancellor
Email:
ccompretta@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 815-1505
Biography
Dr. Caroline Compretta is an Associate Professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine as well as Core Faculty in the Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Dr. Compretta's research examines the social determinants of chronic disease, specifically diabetes and obesity, for children and families who live in resource-limited communities in the Southeast. She has over 20 years of experience in community-based participatory research in both educational and medical communities, which have produced positive learning and health outcomes. She is the Co-Director of the Community Engagement and Outreach Core of the Mississippi Center for Clinical and Translational Research (MCCTR) and the Director of the Community Engagement Core for the Deep South Center to Reduce Disparities in Chronic Disease. She also serves as PI for several studies examining the social determinants of chronic disease and health inequities in addition to being the lead PI for the Mississippi Community Engagement Alliance (MS CEAL), a NIH-funded, statewide initiative that addresses COVID-19 disparities.
Education
| University of Kentucky, PhD, Anthropology | 2012 |
| University of Kentucky, MA, Anthropology | 2006 |
| Millsaps College, BA, English | 1998 |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center, PhD, Medical Anthropology |
Current Positions
| Assistant Vice Chancellor, School of Population Health, Department of Preventive Medicine | 03/2023 - Present |
| Associate Professor, School of Population Health, Department of Preventive Medicine | 07/2021 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments
| Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Population Health, Department of Preventive Medicine | 2015 - 06/2021 |
| Instructor, Millsaps College | 07/2009 - 06/2011 |
Sponsored Program Funding
| Extramural, SEACHANGE: Southeast Center for Health Achievement and Growth in Equity, NIMHD | 09/2024 - 08/2029 |
| Extramural, Mississippi Community Engagement Alliance: Fostering Community Solutions for Health Disparities, NHLBI | 04/2024 - 03/2028 |
| Extramural, Obesity Health Disparities Research Center, NIMHD | 11/2022 - 09/2027 |
| Extramural, Increasing Utilization of Telehealth Services: A Stakeholder Assessment, HRSA | 09/2022 - 09/2026 |
| Extramural, Forge AHEAD Center: Achieving Health Equity Across the Deep South, NIMHD | 09/2022 - 09/2027 |
| Extramural, Project SCORE: Student-Centered Outcomes Research Experience, SEPA | 09/2021 - 08/2026 |
| Extramural, Mississippi Center for Clinical and Translational Research, NIGMS | 07/2021 - 06/2026 |
| Extramural, Mississippi Community Engagement Alliance (MS CEAL) Against COVID-19 Disparities Supplement, NIH/NHLBI | 04/2021 - 02/2021 |
| Extramural, Culinary Medicine Teaching Kitchen, Bower Foundation | 03/2021 - 06/2025 |
| Extramural, MS CEAL Team, NIH | 10/2020 - 09/2021 |
| Extramural, Exploring Self-care Burnout in Patients with Obesity and Diabetes, Mississippi INBRE: IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence | 01/2019 - 06/2019 |
| Intramural, Student-Centered Outcomes Research Experience (SCORE), Community Wellbeing Constellation Seed Grant | 08/2018 - 07/2019 |
| Extramural, PM-CALM: Preventive Medicine Curriculum for Access to Lifestyle Medicine, HRSA | 05/2018 - 04/2023 |
| Extramural, Mississippi Center for Clinical and Translational Research (MCCTR), NIH/NIGMS | 08/2016 - 07/2021 |
| Extramural, Mapping Formal and Informal Food Outlets to Address Obesity and Food Insecurity, Mississippi Center for Clinical and Translational Research (MCCTR) | 08/2016 - 07/2021 |
| Extramural, Science Education Partnership Award: STEMI: Science Teaching Excites Medical Interest, NIH/NIHOD | 07/2016 - 05/2021 |
| Extramural, Kid Koders for Health: Promoting Physical Activity among Underserved Youth, Mid-South Transdisciplinary Center for Health Disparities Research | 05/2016 - 12/2018 |
| Extramural, Amer. Heart Assoc. Tobacco Regulation & Addiction Center (ATRAC), NIH/NHLBI AHA | 04/2016 - 04/2017 |
| Extramural, Aspects of Frequent/Prolonged PICU Admission that Impact Isolation in Families for Children with Chronic Critical Illness, Feldman Research Award | 04/2016 - 12/2018 |
| Extramural, Cook Well, Live Right: Solutions for Obesity in the Mid-South, Bower Foundation | 06/2015 - 12/2017 |
| Intramural, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Ethics Knowledge Survey | 09/2014 - 09/2018 |
| Extramural, FOOD: For Thought, For Life”: Educational Series, Mississippi Humanities Council | 01/2014 - 12/2017 |
Publications
Journal Article | |
| Rankine, M., Ware, J., Luna-Suarez, E., Paine, C., Morris, M., Henderson, C., Compretta, C., Wright-Sexton, L. Social-Emotional Well-Being of Siblings of Children with Special Healthcare Needs Critical Care Medicine | 2024 |
| 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 | 2023 |
| Musshafen, L., Dobbs, T., Summers, R., Lirette, S., Compretta, C. American Indians and COVID-19: Morbidity and Mortality Disparities among Indigenous Populations in the Rural South Journal of Public Health in the Deep South | 2022 |
| Gordy, X.Z.; Sparkmon, W.; Imeri, H.; Notebaert, A.; Barnard, M.; Compretta, C.; Dehon, E.; Taylor, J.; Stray, S.; Sullivan, D.; Rockhold, R.W. Science Teaching Excites Medical Interest: A Qualitative Inquiry of Science Education during the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic Educ. Sci. 2021, 11, 148. | 2021 |
| Barnard M, Dehon E, Compretta CE, Notebaert A, Sparkmon W, Meyer E, Stray S, Taylor J, Sullivan D, and Rockhold R. Development of a competency model and tailored assessment method for high school science teachers utilizing a flipped learning approach. Education Tech Research Dev. | 2020 |
| Rockhold R, Barnard M, Compretta C, Dehon E, Gordy XZ, Iverson C, Meyer E, Notebaert A, Stray S, Taylor J, Thompson S, Sullivan D, Elasri M. A New Collaborative Resource to Aid Innovative Curriculum Development by STEM Teachers JMAS 64(1):135 | 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 64(1):135 | 2019 |
| Notebaert A., Barnard M, Meyer E, Dehon E, Compretta C, Allen III 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, vol 1 | 2018 |
| Ellender, Caroline Through Their Eyes: Child and Adolescent Agency in the Urban Environment. VOICES: A Publication of the Association for Feminist Anthropology 8(1):12-16 | 2008 |
| Guskey, Tom, Ellender, Caroline & Kang, Sunwoo Evaluating a Community Wide Parent and Family Involvement Program. Journal of School Public Relations. 28: 6-31. | 2007 |
| Ellender, Caroline Through the Eyes of Little Ones: Child Agency in the Urban Environment Southern Anthropological Society E1(1&2): 6-11. | 2006 |
Book Chapter | |
| Compretta, C. & Didlake, Ralph Ethical features of derogatory humor in medical settings. Ethics in Comedy, Steven Benko, ed. | 2020 |
| Compretta, Caroline Need saving?/Saving need: Intersecting Discourses on Urban Children, Families, and Need in a U.S. Faith-based Organization Disadvantaged Childhoods and Humanitarian Intervention, edited by Kristen Cheney and Aviva Sinervo. Palgrave MacMillian. | 2019 |
Presentations
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Using Community Engagement Approaches to Transform Biomedical Research, NISBRE, Washington, DC | 06/2024 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Understanding Implicit Bias in Health Care, School of Medicine, UMMC, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 09/2022 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Tackling the Digital Divide: AMCs’ Strategies to Improve Telehealth Access & Equity, AAMC, Online | 09/2022 |
| Platform Presentations, Addressing COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Mississippi, INBRE, Hattiesburg, MS | 05/2022 |
| Platform Presentations, Pathways to Partnership: Community Perceptions on Community-Engaged Research, MS INBRE Health Disparities Conference, Hattiesburg | 05/2022 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Understanding Unconscious Bias in Health Care Settings, Annual Mental Health Conference for Nurses and Health Care Providers, Virtual | 03/2022 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Successes and Failures of the COVID-19 Response in Rural Mississippi, SOM Interprofessional Series, UMMC | 11/2021 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Who are the neighbors in your neighborhood? Research and Community Advisory Boards, MS INBRE Health Disparities Conference, Biloxi | 07/2021 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, MS CEAL Team: Community Engaged Research to Address Health Equity in the COVID-19 Pandemic, NHLBI | 09/2020 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Mississippi Community Engagement Alliance to Address COVID-19 Health Disparities, NIGMS | 09/2020 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, STEM Outreach Models - Can We Improve Mississippi's Poor Health and Education Status through a Broader Coalition?, Innovative Institute: MS Dept. of Education | 06/2020 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, A novel competency assessment model for use with STEM teachers utilizing flipped classroom pedagogical techniques, Mississippi Academy of Sciences, Biloxi, MS | 02/2020 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Assessment of High School Teachers’ Competencies in the Management of Flipped Classroom Lessons on Healthcare Disparities, MS IDeA Conference, Jackson, MS | 08/2019 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Competency Assessment: Development and Delivery of Flipped Lessons on Healthcare Disparities by High School STEM Teachers, UM/UMMC Research Day, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS | 04/2019 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, STEMI - Science Teaching Excites Medical Interest Observations of Flipped Modules on Healthcare Disparities, NIH SciEd, Washington DC | 04/2019 |
| Invited Symposia, Culinary Medicine: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Nutrition & Health., Mississippi Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (MS-AND), Jackson, MS | 03/2019 |
| Invited Symposia, Bafa Bafa: Cultural Diversity for Nursing Practice., Mississippi Educational Consortium for the Doctorate of Nursing Practice (MECDNP) Annual Meeting, Jackson, MS | 03/2019 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Observation Assess Flipped Modules on Healthcare Disparities in Secondary Education, AAAS, Washington DC | 02/2019 |
| Invited Symposia, Medical Ethics and Humor in the Clinical Environment., UMMC School of Health Related Professions Annual Meeting, Jackson, MS | 02/2019 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Implicit Bias in Healthcare, UMMC Schwartz Rounds, Jackson, MS | 02/2019 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Mapping Informal and Formal Food Outlets to Address Obesity and Food Insecurity, Mississippi Center for Clinical and Translational Research (MCCTR) Community Advisory Board, Gulfport, MS | 11/2018 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Culinary Medicine: FOOD For Thought & For Life, Millsaps Forum: Food and Public Health in Mississippi, Millsaps College, Jackson, MS | 09/2018 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Professional Competency Assessment of Flipped STEM Educators, NIH SEPA, Washington DC | 05/2018 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Evaluating Flipped Teaching in STEM: A Rubric, Experimental Biology, San Diego, CA | 04/2018 |
| Poster Presentation, Medical Student Nutrition Education: An Interdisciplinary Approach, Mississippi Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. MSU Riley Center, Meridian, MS | 03/2018 |
| Poster Presentation, Identifying, assessing, and visualizing competencies for teaching science in a flipped learning environment – the STEMI competency model, Delta Regional Forum: Population Health, Development, and Entrepreneurial Problem Solving, Clarksdale, MS | 07/2017 |
| Poster Presentation, Community formation: Science Teaching Excites Medical Interest (STEMI), Delta Regional Forum: Population Health, Development, and Entrepreneurial Problem Solving, Clarksdale, MS | 07/2017 |
| Poster Presentation, Education Collaboration: Science Teaching Excites Medical Interest (STEMI)., UMUMMC Research Day, Oxford, MS | 04/2017 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Physician Diversity & Care in the US South, UMMC School of Medicine., Jackson, MS | 2015 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Medical Humanities: Bridging the Gap Between Science and Humanities, Post-Doctoral Research Symposium, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS | 11/2014 |
| Poster Presentation, FOOD: For Thought, For Life Panel Series: A Community Outreach Program Exploring the Ethics and Culture of Food, Post-doctoral Research Symposium, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS | 10/2014 |
| Poster Presentation, Interrogating Benevolence: The Provision of Faith-based Social Services in the Deep South, Multiple Childhoods/Multidisciplinary Perspectives: Interrogating Normativity in Childhood Studies Conference, Rutgers University, New Jersey | 03/2011 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| IHL Diversity Educator of the Year, Mississippi Institutes of Higher Learning | 2024 |
| Beacon Award, Office of Diversity & Inclusion | 2024 |
| Academy of Excellence in Education, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2023 |
| Excellence in Research Award Platinum Level, UMMC | 2022 |
| L.C. Dorsey Research Honor Society, UMMC | 2022 |
| Excellence in Research Gold Level, UMMC | 2021 |
| Rising Star Award, Group on Women in Medicine and Science, UMMC | 2021 |
| Leadership Development Program, Group on Women in Medicine and Science, UMMC | 2021 |
| Trailblazer Teaching Award, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2021 |
| Beacon Award - Honorable Mention, Office of Diversity and Inclusion - UMMC | 2021 |
| Diversity and Inclusion Champion - Mastery Level, Office of Diversity and Inclusion - UMMC | 2020 |
| Excellence in Research Award - Silver Level, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2020 |
| Diversity and Inclusion Champion, Office of Diversity and Inclusion - UMMC | 2020 |
| Magnolia Award, Mississippi Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics | 2020 |
| Trailblazer Teaching Award, SOM - UMMC | 2020 |
| Graduate School Faculty, UMMC | 2020 |
| Mentor Academy Selected Member, MS Center for Clinical and Translational Research, UMMC | 2018 |
| Trailblazer Teaching Award, SOM - UMMC | 2018 |
| Community-Engaged Research Summer Institute Member, MS Center for Clincal and Translational Research, UMMC | 2017 |
| Dissertation Fellowship, University of Kentucky | 2011 |
| Association of Emeriti Faculty Endowed Fellowship, University of Kentucy | 2010 |
| P.E.O Scholar Award, Philanthropic Education Organization International | 2010 |
| Dissertation Enhancement Award, University of Kentucky, Graduate School | 2009 |
Professional Membership and Service
| American Anthropological Association, Member | |
| Mississippi Public Health Association, Member | |
| American College of Preventive Medicine, Member | |
| American Public Health Association, Member | |
| Society for Applied Anthropology, Member | |
| National Association for the Practice of Anthropology, Member | |
| Society for Urban, National, and Transnational/Global Anthropology, Member | |
| American Anthropological Association Nonprofit Special Interest Group, Member | |
| Anthropology of Children and Youth Interest Group, Board of Advisors | |
| Association for Medical Anthropology, Member | |
| Association of Black Anthropologists, Member | |
| Association for Feminist Anthropology, Member |
Committee Service
| Brown University, ADVANCE CTR, External Advisory Committee, Steering Committee Member | 2023 - Present |
| School of Population Health, Awards Committee, Member | 2022 - 2023 |
| NIMHD Research Coordinating Center to Reduce Disparities in Multiple Chronic Diseases, Community Engagement Work Group, Member | 2022 - Present |
| School of Population Health, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee, Member | 2022 - 2023 |
| School of Medicine - Discovery Curriculum Committee, Member | 2021 - Present |
| CHI/CTA National Health Equity and Access Leadership Coalition, Member | 2020 - Present |
| NIH Community Engagement Alliance, Needs Assessment & Evaluation Work Group, Task Force Member | 2020 - Present |
| NIH Community Engagement Alliance, Steering Committee, Steering Committee Member | 2020 - Present |
| NIH Radx UP Study Section, Member | 2020 - 2023 |
| SCHOOL OF MEDICINE-CURRICULUM, Chair | 2019 - Present |
| SCHOOL OF MEDICINE-CURRICULUM, Member | 2019 - Present |
| SCHOOL OF MEDICINE-CURRICULUM, Member | 2019 - Present |
| MEDICAL CENTER-CENTERS AND INSTITUTES, Steering Comittee Member | 2013 - Present |
Community Service
| Board of Directors, Stewpot Community Services, Board Chairman | 02/2023 - Present |
| Inclusion Taskforce, St. Richard Catholic School, Chair | 08/2019 - 05/2022 |
| St. Richard Catholic School, President - School Advisory Council | 08/2018 - 05/2021 |
| Operation Shoestring, Nutrition Program Instructor | 05/2018 - Present |
| St. Richard Catholic School, Vice President - School Advisory Council | 08/2017 - 05/2018 |
| Stewpot Community Services, Board Member & Secretary | 02/2017 - Present |
| St. Richard Catholic School, School Advisory Council Member | 08/2016 - 05/2017 |
| St. Richard Catholic School, Past President - Parent Association | 08/2016 - 05/2017 |
| St. Richard Catholic School, President - Parent Association | 08/2015 - 05/2016 |
| St. Richard Catholic School, Vice President - Parent Association | 08/2014 - 05/2015 |
| St. Richard Catholic School, Secretary - Parent Association | 08/2013 - 05/2014 |
| Stewpot Community Services, Volunteer - Children Services | 2007 - Present |
Other Service
| Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics - Underserved Populations (RADxUP) | 01/2021 - Present |
| Professional Experience- Refill Initiative, Evaluation Consultant | 2020 - 12/2020 |
| Professional Experience - Stewpot Community Services, Director of Children's Services | 2007 - 12/2011 |
| Professional Experience -One Community One Voice, Lexington, KY, Evaluation Consultant | 07/2004 - 06/2006 |
| Professional Experience - Stewpot Community Services, Director of Children's Services | 1999 - 12/2002 |
| Journal of STEM Outreach | |
| Family & Community Health: The Journal of Health Promotion and Maintenance | |
| NEOS: A Publication of the Anthropology of Children & Youth Interest Group | |
| Women's Health Issues | |
| Transforming Anthropology: Journal of the Association of Black Anthropologists |
Teaching Experience
| SOM 620, Medicine, Course, Course Director, Race & Medicine | Annual 2023-2024 |
| PM 657, Medicine, Course, Course Director, Clinical Prevention and Nutrition | Spring 2021 |
| CONJ 615, Medicine, Course, Course Presenter, Culinary Medicine Selective | Spring 2021 |
| CONJ 615, Medicine, Course, Course Presenter, Public Health in Film Selective | Spring 2021 |
| PHS 750, Population Health, Course, Course Director, Population Health Research Methods I | Fall 2020 |
| PHS 747, Population Health, Course, Course Director, Qualitative Methods and Analysis | Summer 2020 |
| PM 657, Medicine, Course, Course Director, Clinical Prevention and Nutrition | Spring 2020 |
| CONJ 612, Medicine, Course, Course Presenter, Public Health in Film | Spring 2020 |
| Course, Course Presenter, Frate Summer Bioethics Fellowship | Summer 2020 |
| SOM Orientation, Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Bafa Bafa - Implicit Bias Training | Annual 2020 |
| CONJ 612, Medicine, Course, Course Presenter, Culinary Medicine Selective | Annual 2019-2020 |
| PHS747, Population Health, Course, Course Director, Qualitative Methods and Analysis | Summer 2019 |
| CONJ 612, Medicine, Course, Course Presenter, Public Health in Film Selective | Spring 2019 |
| CONJ 612, Medicine, Course, Course Presenter, Community Health Selective | Spring 2019 |
| Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities, Course, Course Presenter, Frate Summer Bioethics Fellowship | Summer 2019 |
| SOM Orientation, Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Bafa Bafa - Implicit Bias Training | Annual 2019 |
| SON Orientation, Nursing, Lecture, Lecturer, Bafa Bafa - Implicit Bias Training | Annual 2019 |
| SON Advanced Pract, Nursing, Lecture, Lecturer, Bafa Bafa - Implicit Bias Training | Annual 2019 |
| CONJ 612, Medicine, Course, Course Presenter, Culinary Medicine Selective | Annual 2018 - 2019 |
| Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities, Course, Course Presenter, Frate Summer Bioethics Fellowship | Summer 2018 |
| SOM Orientation, Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Bafa Bafa - Implicit Bias Training | Annual 2018 |
| SOD Orientation, Dentistry, Lecture, Lecturer, Bafa Bafa - Implicit Bias Training | Annual 2018 |
| SON Orientation, Nursing, Lecture, Lecturer, Bafa Bafa - Implicit Bias Training | Annual 2018 |
| CONJ 612, Medicine, Course, Course Presenter, Culinary Medicine Selective | Annual 2017-2018 |
| Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities, Course, Course Presenter, Summer Bioethics Fellowship | Summer 2017 |
| SOM Orientation, Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Bafa Bafa - Cultural Competency Training | Annual 2017 |
| Dentistry, Lecture, Lecturer, SOD Orientation | Annual 2017 |
| Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities, Course, Course Presenter, Summer Bioethics Fellowship | Summer 2016 |
| SOM Orientation, Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Bafa Bafa - Cultural Competency Training | Annual 2016 |
| SOD Orientation, Dentistry, Lecture, Lecturer, Bafa Bafa - Cultural Competency Training | Annual 2016 |
| Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities, Course, Course Presenter, Summer Bioethics Fellowship | Summer 2015 |
| SOM Orientation, Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Bafa Bafa - Cultural Competency Training | Annual 2015 |
Directed Student Learning
| Research Advisor, Leadership Strategies in Health Entities Advised: Irene Arguello | 2024 - Present |
| Directed Individual/Independent Study, Health Disparities in Mississippi Advised: Estee Ladner | 2023 - 2023 |
| Dissertation Committee Member, The Lived Experiences of Adult Victims of Sexual Violence who Seek Post-Assault Care in Emergency Departments: A Hermeneutic Advised: Gordon Gartrell | 2023 - Present |
| Internship Advisor, Exploring Facilitators and Barriers to Cancer Screening with Local Leaders Advised: Azaziah Parker | 2023 - 2023 |
| Internship Advisor, COVID-19 Vaccination Perceptions in Mississippi Youth Advised: Caroilne Doherty | 2022 - 2024 |
| Internship Advisor, Engaging Communities: A Cross Sectional Observational Study Relating Social Determinants of Health, Sources of Trust, and Vaccine Hesitancy in Mississippi Minority Populations Advised: Sunna Savari | 2021 - 2021 |
| Dissertation Committee Member, COVID-19 Health Disparities among American Indians in Mississippi Advised: Leslie Musshafen | 2020 - 2022 |
| Dissertation Committee Chair, A Preliminary Exploration: Self Care Burnout in Chronic Disease Patients Advised: Breanna Wade | 2020 - 2024 |
| Master's Thesis Committee Member, Advised: Ravi Janumpally | 2020 - 2022 |
| Dissertation Committee Member, Adverse Childhood Experiences on Infant, Child, and Adolescent Development Advised: Rachel Tyrone | 2020 - 2022 |
Fellows supervised
| AAMC LEAD Program, Research Advisor, 1 fellows supervised | 01/2023 - Present |
| Pediatrics, Research Advisor, 1 fellows supervised | 09/2022 - 01/2023 |
| Neonatology, Research Advisor, 1 fellows supervised | 01/2019 - 05/2021 |
Residency Training
| Preventive Medicine, Research Advisor | 2020 - 05/2022 |
| Preventive Medicine, Research Advisor | 2020 - 05/2022 |
| Preventive Medicine, Advisor | 2019 - 05/2021 |