Major Responsibilities:
• Manage the daily operations of the projects in Health Services and Research unit of the agency.
• Coordinate project activities and supervise the project staff while exercising independent judgment and a high degree of discretionary authority.
• Provide technical and administrative assistance and research support to identify the needs and available resources related to the projects.
• Assist the Executive Director to ensure the projects remain with in funding limitations, adherence to reporting requirements.
• Solicit and conduct health and related areas research and grant writing.
• Teach one class (per year).
• Coordinate with Executive Director to receive, approve and submit all subcontractors invoices and PO’s through the agency and the university systems.
Select Accomplishments (Honors received since graduate):
• Received National Alpha Epsilon Lambda Honor Society Recognition Award, which is to honor graduate and professional students for academic and leadership accomplishments (2010).
• Received National Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society membership (2011).
• Selected as a council member of US Region IV Health Equity Council, OMH, the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2011). The council works with communities, private and public stakeholders to develop the National Partnership for Action to End Health Disparities and to improve the health, safety and wellbeing of communities in Region IV, which includes Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida.
• Hold numerous memberships of national and profession organizations, e.g. American Public Health Association, American Association on Health and Disability, National Association of Chronic Disease Directors, and etc.
Select Accomplishments (Presentations made since graduate):
• Speaker 2012 SINO-American International Research Forum, Guilin, China (May 24 ~ June 3, 2012) Title: Health Status Comparison of People with and without Disabilities in Rural Settings
• Poster Presenter 2011 American Public Health Association (APHA) 139th Annual Meeting and Exposition, Washington, DC Title: Tobacco Control Strategies (TCS) for Mississippians with Disabilities
• Poster Presenter 2011 Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) Annual Meeting & Conference, Washington, DC Title: Exploring Common Reasons for Tobacco Use and Barriers to Cessation by People with Disabilities in Mississippi
• Speaker 2011 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Disability and Health Partners Meeting, Chicago, IL Title: Tobacco Control Strategies (TCS) for Mississippians with Disabilities,
• Speaker 2011 SINO-American International Research Forum, Jackson, MS Title 1: Relationship between Perceived Cancer Attitudes and Engaged Cancer-related Health-risk Behaviors among Minority College Students, Title 2: Administration and Management of Project – Effectiveness-principles Approach and Application
• Poster Presenter 2011 AMCHP Annual Conference and the Family Voices National Conference, Washington, DC
Title: Mississippi Integrated Community Systems for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs and Their Families
• Speaker 2010 American Academy of Family Physicians, MS Chapter Annual Conference, Orange Beach, AL Title: Introducing Mississippi Integrated Community Systems for Children and Youth with Special Health Care
• Poster Presenter 2010 Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) 2010 Annual Meeting & Conference, Washington, DC Title: MICS for CYSHCN
• Speaker 2010 Mississippi Primary Health Care Association Annual Conference, Meridian, MS Title: Moving Health Care Service Forward for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs through a Collaborative Approach in Mississippi
• Speaker 2010 IDS Advisory Council Annual Meeting, Jackson, MS Title: Health Services and Research
How has the degree helped in the career? The Ph.D. Program:
• Provided extending knowledge in the administration and leadership field.
• Introduced American “Urban Setting” and mechanisms of making changes by acting as a “Catalyst”.
• Presented concepts that could be utilized right-away in the work setting.
• Helped enhance verbal and written communication skills and reasoning.
• Uncovered the principles and models that could change the way of practice and make positive impact in the underserved communities.
• Gave the opportunity of increasing personal intellectual capabilities, interests, and problem solving skills.
• Opened the door to meet and work with professionals and experts in the field.
• Offered a competitive edge for me to get higher level promotional career change (with gaining financial benefit) at the period of economic down-side because of this advanced degree.