New faculty spotlight: Christine Arcari, Ph.D.

Christine Arcari, Ph.D., is a new faculty member at UNMC.

• Name: Christine Arcari, Ph.D.
• Hometown: Huntington, N.Y.
• Title and department at UNMC: Associate dean, academic and student affairs, and associate professor of epidemiology, College of Public Health

Professional Interests:

• Public health education;
• infectious diseases; and
• disease prevention.

How I fell in love with public health:
I like a challenge and I believe in the power of prevention.

Degrees:

• Ph.D., Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore
• M.P.H., University of South Florida College of Public Health, Tampa

Memberships:

• American Public Health Association
• Association for Prevention Teaching and Research
• Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health
• Public Health Association of Nebraska

Three things people may not know about me:

• I participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics — as a musician in a street theater marching band.
• One of my favorite (?) extreme vacation memories is biking in the Valley of the Kings — with no brakes. Not recommended.
• My favorite color is orange.