Leslie Scofield, MPH
Instructor, UNMC Department of Epidemiology
Director, First Responder Education, UNMC College of Public Health
First Responder Program Coordinator, UNMC Center for Preparedness and Emergency Response Solutions
Director, Education and Outreach, Public Health Emergency Preparedness Professionals Association
Leslie Scofield, MPH, is an instructor with the Emergency Preparedness Concentration at the College of Public Health Department of Epidemiology.
Leslie has been engaged in public health emergency preparedness and response activities since joining the University of Nebraska Medical Center in 2002. She has assisted first responders, healthcare personnel, hospitals, and public health practitioners in identifying gaps in knowledge and preparedness and developing solutions that provide education, exercises, and planning. She has overseen the development of several educational and leadership programs aimed at public health emergency response on both a regional and national level. Leslie's strengths lie in her capacity to design education that is centered around participant engagement.
She holds a Master in Public Health from the University of Nebraska Medical Center, serves on the Board of Directors for the Public Health Association of Nebraska and the Advocacy committee of the Iowa Public Health Association.
Education
- MPH, University of Nebraska Medical Center
- BGS, University of Nebraska at Omaha
- AA, Metropolitan Community College
Research Interests
Leslie’s research interest includes equity in disaster planning and response, mass casualty triage, food insecurity and domestic violence prevention.
Selected Publications
- Medcalf, S. , Beacom, M. A. , Hansen, A. , Gunning-Scofield, L. & Rajaram, S. S. (2022). Evaluation of Partnerships in Preparedness (PiP): A Mentorship Program for Long-Term Care Facilities in COVID-19 Crisis . Journal of Aging and Long-Term Care , 5 (2) , 17-26 .
Professional Affiliations
- Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness
- National Disaster Life Support Educational Consortium
- Association of Healthcare Preparedness Professionals
- Public Health Association of Nebraska
- Iowa Public Health Association