Gillian B. Silver

ORCID: 0000-0002-3642-8880
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Research Areas
  • Public Health Policies and Education
  • Health Policy Implementation Science
  • Health and Medical Research Impacts
  • Child and Adolescent Health
  • Community Health and Development
  • Health Sciences Research and Education
  • Career Development and Diversity
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Biomedical and Engineering Education
  • Service-Learning and Community Engagement
  • Evaluation and Performance Assessment
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Participatory Visual Research Methods
  • Global Health Workforce Issues
  • Nursing Education, Practice, and Leadership
  • Mental Health and Patient Involvement
  • Management and Marketing Education
  • Healthcare Policy and Management
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Mentoring and Academic Development
  • Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
  • Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
  • Diversity and Career in Medicine
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Obesity and Health Practices

Morgan State University
2017-2023

American Public Health Association
2009

Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health
2006-2008

National Board of Medical Examiners
2007

Johns Hopkins University
2003-2004

The National Board of Public Health Examiners (NBPHE, the Board) is result many years intense discussion about importance credentialing within public health community. scheduled to begin graduates programs and schools accredited by Council on Education for (CEPH) in 2008. Among activities currently underway improve practice, views as one pathway heighten recognition professionals increase overall effectiveness practice. process includes developing, preparing, administering, evaluating a...

10.1177/003335490712200403 article EN Public Health Reports 2007-07-01

Undergraduate students who are interested in biomedical research typically work on a faculty member's project, conduct one distinct task (e.g., running gels), and, step by step, enhance their skills. This "apprenticeship" model has been helpful training many distinguished scientists over the years, but it several potential drawbacks. For example, have limited autonomy, and may not understand big picture, which result giving up goals for career. Also, is costly greatly depend single...

10.1186/s12919-017-0091-8 article EN cc-by BMC Proceedings 2017-12-01

Practice-based scholarship in public health addresses community issues. The accredited schools of (SPHs) have played a significant role defining and implementing the multidisciplinary, interprofessional, ecological approach to improving safety communities through academic practice. These addressed challenges raised by Institute Medicine for enhancing academic-practice linkages. Association Schools Public Health (ASPH) established Council Practice Coordinators (Practice Council), whose...

10.1177/003335490912400401 article EN Public Health Reports 2009-07-01

Research partnerships between universities and communities following the principles of community-based participatory research (CBPR) have potential to eliminate cycles health disparities. The purpose this article is describe process establishing a community-campus network with distinct mission vision developing trusting successful that are sustained effective. In 2019, Morgan CARES was established facilitate community engagement by founding center "within" low-income residential neighborhood...

10.3390/ijerph191912467 article EN International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2022-09-30

Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is an effective approach for addressing health disparities by integrating diverse knowledge and expertise from both academic community partners throughout the process. However, universities funding agencies have not done enough to invest in foundational infrastructure resources that are necessary building maintaining lasting trusting partnerships supporting them generate impactful projects solutions. Small CBPR Grants Program a CBPR-seed-funding...

10.18060/27204 article EN cc-by Metropolitan Universities 2023-09-18

In Brief This commentary highlights the excellent work being accomplished by academic health department projects in United States, and shares lessons learned. To conclude, it stresses need for investment to foster existing collaborative environments cultivating such where they do not yet exist.

10.1097/00124784-200601000-00006 article EN Journal of Public Health Management and Practice 2006-01-01

10.1023/b:maci.0000047423.47122.5b article EN Maternal and Child Health Journal 2004-11-10

Background The lack of race/ethnic and gender diversity in grants funded by the National Institutes Health (NIH) is a persistent challenge related to career advancement quality relevance health research. We describe pilot programs at nine institutions supported NIH-sponsored Building Infrastructure Leading Diversity (BUILD) program aimed increasing biomedical Methods collected data from 2016–2017 Higher Education Research Institute survey faculty NIH progress reports for first four years...

10.1371/journal.pone.0274100 article EN cc-by PLoS ONE 2022-09-22

Abstract: Education, Training and Research Associates (ETR) employed a centralized evaluation (CE) approach to monitor progress toward COMPASS (COMmitment Partnership in Addressing HIV/AIDS Southern States) goals demonstrate the impact of grantmaking, capacity-building, HIV-related service delivery. Evaluators 1) developed streamlined surveys capture people served impact; 2) held routine meetings with partners contextualize data; 3) implemented partner feedback loops for refinement; 4)...

10.1353/hpu.2023.a903359 article EN Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 2023-08-01

Much is told regarding the need for greater diversity in biomedical research workforce terms of race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. However, there are few evidence-based models that tested can have significant effects this regard. Thus, a development evaluation innovative may help train more diverse workforce. In study, we provided rationale, conceptual model, preliminary program called “A Student-Centered Entrepreneurship Development (ASCEND)”. This training was designed,...

10.3390/ejihpe12120123 article EN cc-by European Journal of Investigation in Health Psychology and Education 2022-11-28
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