Elizabeth G. Franklin, PhD
Professor
Department:
SHR-Doc of Health Admin Prog
Email:
efranklin@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 984-6416
Biography
Dr. Franklin was born in the Jackson area and has taught for 27 years at all academic levels (high school, community college, and doctoral levels). Her background includes adult educational theory, online education, educational technology, communication and writing/editing, in addition to both qualitative and quantitative research.
Dr. Franklin earned the Doctor of Philosophy in higher education leadership and the Master of Education from the University of Mississippi. She earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Southern Mississippi.
Franklin worked as an instructor and faculty at the secondary and community college levels before coming to UMMC as an information technology solutions strategist in the education mission. She has served as director of continuing education in the health professions at UMMC and is presently a full-time faculty member (professor) in the DHA program, teaching various courses and serving as admissions chair of the program. She also serves SHRP as Chair of the Faculty Development Committee.
Education
| University of Mississippi, PhD, Educational Leadership | 1998 |
| University of Mississippi, MEd, Education | 1990 |
| University of Southern Mississippi, BA, English /Modern Language | 1984 |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, Mental Health First Aid Certification, National Council for Mental Wellbeing | 08/2024 - 08/2027 |
| Certification, Certified Healthcare CPD Professional, Allliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions | 03/2016 - 03/2025 |
Current Positions
| Professor, School of Health Related Professions, Department of Health Administration | 07/2023 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments
| Associate Professor, UMMC, School of Health Related Professions, Department of Doctor of Health Administration | 07/2018 - 07/2023 |
| Assistant Professor, UMMC, School of Health Related Professions, Department of Academic Affairs | 07/2013 - 07/2018 |
| Director, UMMC | 05/2013 - 07/2017 |
Publications
Journal Article | |
| Franklin, E., Bagwell, J., Bryant, L., Colson, S. Fostering Teaching Self-Efficacy of Faculty Through Social Learning: A Mixed Methods Study Journal of Faculty Development September 2025 | 2025 |
| Beebe, T., Franklin, E., & Hazelwood, A. Interprofessional Education Readiness with Undergraduate Nursing and Health Information Management Students at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Advances in Health Information Science and Practice. 20251(1) 1-10. QEKZ6869. doi:10.63116/QEKZ6869 | 2025 |
| Miller, J, Franklin, E. Education as a Tool to Combat HIV Stigma Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences 68(4), 326-330 October 2023 | 2023 |
| Franklin, Elizabeth PhD, MEd; Jacobs, Ginny PhD, MEd, MLS; Wiese-Rometsch, Wilhelmine MD. The 2022 Paul Mazmanian JCEHP Award for Excellence in Research. The 2022 Paul Mazmanian JCEHP Award for Excellence in Research. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions 43(4): p 215-216, Fall 2023. | DOI: 10.1097/CEH.0000000000000545 | 2023 |
| Franklin, E., Casey, C., Dear, C., Norris, M Student Response to COVID-19: An Academic Interprofessional Case Study. Franklin, E., Casey, C., Dear, C., Norris, M. (2022). Student Response to COVID-19: An Academic Interprofessional Case Study. Journal of Public Health in the Deep South 3(2) 2022 | 2022 |
| Tavares, Walter PhD; Franklin, Elizabeth PhD; Pieper, David PhD. The 2021 Paul Mazmanian Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions Award for Excellence in Research Tavares, W., Franklin, E., Pieper, D.(2022). The 2021 Paul Mazmanian Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions Award for Excellence in Research. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 42(2), 75-77. https://doi:10.1097/ceh.0000000000000447 | 2022 |
| Kitto, S., Tavares, W., Franklin, E., & Pieper, D The 2020 JCEHP Award for Excellence in Research. Kitto, S., Tavares, W., Franklin, E., & Pieper, D. (2021). The 2020 JCEHP Award for Excellence in Research. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 41(2), 87–88. https://doi.org/10.1097/ceh.0000000000000374 | 2021 |
| Beebe, T., Franklin, E. "IPE is Key": Qualitative Findings of a Foundational Interprofessional Education Readiness Activity with Nursing and Health Information Management Students Advances in Health Information Science and Practice | |
Presentations
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, They Think They Can, So They’re Right: CEhp That Fosters Self-Efficacy Beliefs, Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions Annual Meeting, New Orleans La | 02/2024 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Quality First for CPD: Educating the Educator in All of Us!, Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions Annual Meeting, Orlando Fla | 07/2021 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Not Just for Saturday Mornings: The Use of Animation to Reach Rural Providers, Creating Futures Through Technology (Community College Board), Biloxi, MS | 03/2017 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Values Based Leadership, UMMC Children's of MS leadership, Jackson MS | 03/2017 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Not Just for Saturday Mornings: The Use of Animation to Reach Rural Providers, Alliance for Contnuing Education in the Health Professions (CeHP), San Francisco, California | 01/2017 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Poster- CME for Addressing the Opioid Abuse Problem in MS Mississippi Public Health Annual Meeting 10/2016, Ms Public Health Association, Jackson MS | 10/2016 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Teaching in Medical Education: The Technologies of Teaching, Academic Affiars, University of Mississippi Medical Center, UMMC CW 308 | 12/2013 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Associate Professor to Professor, SHRP, UMMC SHRP | 2023 |
| SHRP Faculty Research Award, School of Health Related Professions | 2023 |
| Inaugural member, AEE, Academy for Excellence in Education UMMC | 2022 |
| SHRP Teacher of the Year 2021, School of Health Related Professions | 2021 |
| Nelson Teaching Award, UMMC | 2021 |
| TEACH Prize Nominee_SHRP 2021, UMMC_SHRP | 2021 |
| Associate Professor (from Assistant), SHRP UMMC | 2018 |
| Certified Healthcare CPD Professional (CHCP certification), Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions | 2016 |
| Associate CHCP Certification, Commission for the Certification of Healthcare CPD Professionals, Inc. | 2016 |
| Faculty Scholarship Exchange Award, UMMC Faculty Development | 2015 |
| Faculty Scholarship Exchange Award, Faculty Development UMMC | 2014 |
Professional Membership and Service
| Mississippi Public Health Association, Serve on Health Administration Committee | 2022 - Present |
| American College of Healthcare Executive (ACHE), Communications Committee and Program Committee | 2021 - Present |
| State/Regional Chapter of American College of Healthcare Executives, Member and served on several committees such as Programming and Communications | 2018 - Present |
| Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education (SACME) | 2015 - 2018 |
| Alliance for Continuing Education for Health Professions, Fellow, Annual Meeting of Alliance for CEHP | 2013 - Present |
Committee Service
| IRB-3, Member | 2024 - Present |
| SCHOOL OF HEALTH RELATED PROFESSIONS-PRE-PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, Member | 2023 - Present |
| SCHOOL OF HEALTH RELATED PROFESSIONS-FACULTY DEVELOPMENT, Chair | 2018 - Present |
| eCampus Committee, Member | 2015 - Present |
| MEDICAL CENTER-CONTINUING HEALTH PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIAISON, Chair | 2013 - 2017 |
| MEDICAL CENTER-ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL, Member | 2012 - 2021 |
Community Service
| Habitat for Humanity Central MS, Advisory Board and Owner support | 06/2015 - Present |
| Ronald McDonald House Red Shoe Society Support Group, Member and planner | 09/2014 - Present |
| UMMC Alliance, Member | 06/2012 - 07/2017 |
| Junior League of Jackson, Sustainer and Member | 03/1997 - Present |
Teaching Experience
| DHA 776, SHRP, Course, Faculty (Co), Applied Research | Annual Each |
| DHA 798, SHRP, Course, Faculty, Doctoral Project | Annual Beginning 2018 |
| DHA 791, SHRP, Course, Faculty (Co), Doctoral Project Proposal | Annual Beginning 2018 |
| DHA 767, SHRP, Course, Faculty (Co), Current Topics in Health Administration | Annual Beginning 2018 |
| DHA 706, SHRP, Course, Course Director, Health Policy | Annual Beginning 2018 |
| DHA 754, SHRP, Course, Faculty (Co), Fundamentals of Applied Research | Annual Beginning 2017 |
| DHA 748, SHRP, Course, Course Director, Communications in Health Care | Annual Beginning 2014 |
Directed Student Learning
| Dissertation Committee Chair, An Examination of the Knowledge Levels, Attitudes, and Perceptions of Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants Regarding Engagement of Patients in Conversations about Social Determinants of Health Advised: Anne Reiher | 2024 - 2025 |
| Dissertation Committee Chair, Timeliness of Health Care Access in the Veterans Health Administration Advised: Joseph Buchman | 2024 - 2025 |
| Dissertation Committee Member, An Investigation of Leading Remote Teams Advised: Garrett McCaskill | |
| Dissertation Committee Member, The Flipped Classroom in Health Sciences Programs | |
| Dissertation Committee Chair, Leadership and Advanced Practice Providers (NPs) in the VHA Advised: Carol Ann Hosey | |
| Dissertation Committee Chair, Knowledge, Experiences, and Perceptions of Nurse Practitioners in Mississippi Regarding Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Advised: Jarrod Gant | |
| Dissertation Committee Chair, Interprofessional Education Readiness with Nursing and Health Information Management Students atF the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Advised: Tierney Beebe | |
| Dissertation Committee Chair, Investigating Eye Health Awareness of a Sample of Health Care Employees in Mississippi and Their Perceptions of Comprehensive Eye Exams as a Component of Preventive Health Services Advised: Roya Attar | |
| Dissertation Committee Chair, An Exploration of the Sense of Belonging Among Medical Students at One Academic Medical Center in the Southeastern United States Advised: Amanda Scott | |
| Dissertation Committee Chair, Understanding the Charitable Giving Practices of Individuals to Academic Medical Centers in a Time of Crisis Advised: Melissa Robinson | |
| Dissertation Committee Chair, Teleworking in the Health Care Industry Due to COVID-19: Employee Satisfaction and Implications Advised: Elizabeth Meiners | |
| Dissertation Committee Chair, Effectiveness of an Educational Intervention at an Academic Medical Center to Reduce Stigma of Accelerated Pre-licensure Nursing Students Toward Patients Living with HIV Advised: James Miller | |
| Dissertation Committee Chair, Implementing Co-Curricular Transcripts at an Academic Health Science Center Advised: Emily Cole | |
| Dissertation Committee Chair, Transitioning to Digital Classrooms at an Academic Medical Center: An Investigation of the Readiness Level of Faculty and the Experiences and Perceptions of Technology Experts Advised: Lee Brown | |
| Dissertation Committee Chair, Obesity in Health Care: Perceptions of Health Care Providers and Patients at an Academic Medical Center Advised: Sheila Bouldin | |
| Dissertation Committee Chair, Examination of the Applicability of a Wellness Program for a Medicaid Population Advised: Wesley Ashmore | |
| Dissertation Committee Chair, An Investigation of the Academic Advising Process in Occupational and Physical Therapy Programs at the University of Mississippi Medical Center: Faculty Perspectives Advised: Robin Parish | |
| Dissertation Committee Chair, Communication Between IT and Clinical Enterprise Advised: Cynthia Hartmann | |
| Dissertation Committee Member, Financial Skills for Mid-Level Managers Advised: Phillip Grady |