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University of Nebraska Medical Center

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. 

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Advocacy and Leadership DrPH Faculty

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

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Professional headshot of Wael ElRayes.

Vice Dean, UNMC College of Public Health
Professor, UNMC Department of Health Promotion

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Brandon Grimm, PhD, MPH

Associate Professor, UNMC Department of Health Promotion
Director, Community Engagement Core, Great Plains IDeA-CTR

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Keyonna King, DrPH

Claire M. Hubbard Professor of Health and Environment
Associate Professor, UNMC Department of Environmental, Agricultural & Occupational Health
Fellow, Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute, University of Nebraska

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Professional headshot of Kristina Kintziger.

Assistant Professor, UNMC Department of Environmental, Agricultural & Occupational Health
Director, Public Health Policy, Water, Climate and Health Program
Deputy Director, Center for Preparedness and Emergency Response Solutions (CPERS)

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Professional headshot of Rachel Lookadoo.

Anne M. Hubbard Chair, UNMC Department of Environmental, Agricultural & Occupational Health
Department Chair and Profressor, UNMC College of Public Health
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Health Security Training and Education, UNMC Academic Affairs
Director, UNMC Global Center for Health Security
Director of Research, Nebraska Biocontainment Unit, Nebraska Medicine
Co-Principal Investigator, National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center,

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John J. Lowe, PhD

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

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Professional headshot of Tzeyu Michaud.

Professor, UNMC Department of Environmental, Agricultural and Occupational Health

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Matthew Nonnenmann, PhD, CIH

Associate Professor, UNMC Department of Health Promotion

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Athena Ramos, , PhD, MBA, MS, CPM

Assistant Professor, UNMC Department of Health Services Research & Administration

Trina White, MBA, FACHE

Associate Professor, UNMC Department of Environmental, Agricultural & Occupational Health
Research Director, Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health at UNMC
Associate Professor, UNL Department of Biological Systems Engineering

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Professional headshot of Aaron Yoder.