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Advocacy and Leadership Concentration

The Advocacy and Leadership concentration is designed for public health practitioners who want training and skills in communication, community organizing, evaluation, and leadership theory. Courses are focused on engaging and organizing stakeholders, analyzing programs and policies for gaps, advocating for public health change, and building partnerships to improve health equity. Students are also trained in translating research into public health practice. Graduates will be prepared to examine approaches to programs and policies using advanced evaluation methods to prioritize opportunities to advocate for improvement in public health settings.

Advocacy and Leadership DrPH Faculty

Wael ElRayes, MD, PhD, MS, FACHE

Assistant Professor, Department of Health Services Research and Administration
Co-Director, Center for Global Health and Development, Department

Brandon Grimm, PhD, MPH

Professor, Department of Health Promotion
Senior Associate Dean, UNMC College of Public Health

Keyonna King, DrPH, MA

Associate Professor, Department of Health Promotion

Kristina Kintziger, PhD, MPH

Claire M. Hubbard Professor of Health and Environment
Associate Professor, Department of Environmental, Agricultural & Occupational Health
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Public Health, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Rachel Lookadoo, JD

Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology
Deputy Director and Director of Legal and Public Health Preparedness, Center for Preparedness and Emergency Response Solutions
Director of Public Health Policy, Water, Climate, and Health Program

John Lowe, PhD

Assistant Vice Chancellor for Health Security Training and Education, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Director of Research, Nebraska Biocontainment Unit
Director, Global Center for Health Security
Professor and Interim Chair, Department of Environmental, Agricultural and Occupational Health

Tzeyu Michaud, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Health Promotion
PhD Program Director, Department of Health Promotion

Matthew Nonnenmann, PhD, CIH

Professor, Department of Environmental, Agricultural and Occupational Health

Athena Ramos, PhD, MBA, MS, CPM

Associate Professor, Department of Health Promotion

Trina White, MBA, FACHE

Assistant Professor, Department of Health Services Research & Administration
Deputy Director, Department of Health Services Research & Administration

Aaron Yoder, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Environmental, Agricultural & Occupational Health