PhD Student, Graduate Assistant
Department of Health Services Research & Administration
University of Nebraska Medical Center
College of Public Health
Professional Summary
- 2022-Present: Graduate Assistant, Department of Health Services Research & Administration, University of Nebraska Medical Center
- 2020-2022: Student Worker, COPH Department of Epidemiology & College of Nursing, University of Nebraska Medical Center
- 2021: Public Health Communication and Marketing Intern, Office of Emergency Health Systems – Emergency Medical Services for Children, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
Education
- 2022-Present: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Health Services Research & Administration, University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public Health
- 2022: Master of Public Health, Public Health Administration and Policy, University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public Health
- 2020: Bachelor of Science in Communication, Communication, Fine Arts, and Media, University of Nebraska at Omaha, School of Communication
Research Interests
- Health Communication
- Mental Health
- Health Policy
- Trauma-Informed Care
- Telehealth
Selected Publications
- Johnson, D.J., Emerson, M.R., Dinkel, D., Thomas, R., Watanabe-Galloway, S., Mickles, M.S., & Zegers, C. (under review). App Assisted Depression Self-Management in Integrated Primary Care: Patient and Provider Experiences. Patient Experience Journal.
- Emerson, M., Buckland, S., Lawlor, M. A., Dinkel, D., Johnson, D. J., Mickles, M. S., ... & Watanabe-Galloway, S. (2022). Addressing and evaluating health literacy in mHealth: a scoping review. Mhealth, 8,
- Mickles, M. S., & Weare, A. M. (2020). Trying to save the game (r): Understanding the self-disclosure of YouTube subscribers surrounding mental health in video-game vlog comments. Southern Communication Journal, 85(4), 231-243.