Christine M. Plepys

ORCID: 0000-0003-3710-1000
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Research Areas
  • Public Health Policies and Education
  • Primary Care and Health Outcomes
  • Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
  • Global Health Workforce Issues
  • Healthcare cost, quality, practices
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Diversity and Career in Medicine
  • Cloud Computing and Resource Management
  • Machine Learning and Data Classification
  • Healthcare Policy and Management
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Cultural Competency in Health Care
  • Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
  • Data Quality and Management
  • Child and Adolescent Health

Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health
2015-2024

George Washington University
2023

Milken Institute
2023

Bloomberg (United States)
2022

University of Louisville
2015-2021

University of Tennessee at Knoxville
2016

Washington University in St. Louis
2016

de Beaumont Foundation
2015

Objective: This study is a follow-up to an examination of the racial/ethnic composition public health students (1996) and faculty (1997) at schools that was conducted 20 years ago. We examined data on race/ethnicity students, graduates, among Association Schools Programs Public Health (ASPPH)–member institutions during 2016-2017 how these have changed in past years. Methods: obtained (in 1996 2016), graduates 1997 2017) ASPPH-member from ASPPH Data Center. tabulated frequencies, percentages,...

10.1177/0033354919887747 article EN Public Health Reports 2019-11-20

Objectives. To improve understanding of the future public health workforce by analyzing first-destination employment outcomes graduates. Methods. We assessed graduate for those graduating in 2015–2018 using descriptive statistics and Pearson χ 2 test. Results. In our analysis data on 53 463 graduates, we found that 73% were employed; 15% enrolled further education; 5% entered a fellowship, internship, residency, volunteer, or service program; 6% not employed. Employed graduates went to work...

10.2105/ajph.2020.306038 article EN American Journal of Public Health 2021-01-21

Objectives. To develop a diversity index (DI) comparing the of graduates across public health schools and programs in United States to examine characteristics associated with institutions’ graduate diversity. Methods. We analyzed longitudinal data from Association Schools Programs Public Health (ASPPH) 5 academic years (2016–2017 2020–2021) for 109 ASPPH members. The outcome was percentage underrepresented minority (URM) students among those bachelor’s degrees health. DI constructed by...

10.2105/ajph.2023.307352 article EN American Journal of Public Health 2023-09-01

Objectives. To characterize the trends in degree conferrals, degree-associated debt, and employment outcomes among undergraduate public health (UGPHD) graduates. Methods. We reported administrative data on conferrals from 2001 to 2020 National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). For alumni graduating 2015 2019, we also debt earnings 1 year after graduation compiled by NCES. Finally, utilized a set 1-year postgraduation graduates Association of Schools Programs Public Health. Results. As...

10.2105/ajph.2022.307113 article EN American Journal of Public Health 2022-12-14

Abstract The profile of public health professionals (PHPs) and COVID‐19 preparedness is assessed against the employment outcomes (EO), precarious (PE), job satisfaction (JS) European Public Health Master programme alumni. study descriptive, cross‐sectional, conducted from May‐October 2020. A survey was developed to assess EO, PE JS. Participants were recruited by email. SPSS statistics 26 version used perform descriptive analysis. total 189 PHPs participated (65% response) with majority...

10.1002/hpm.3140 article EN cc-by The International Journal of Health Planning and Management 2021-04-04

Objective A growing need exists to train physicians in population health meet the increasing and demand for with leadership, data management/metrics, epidemiology skills better serve of community. This study examines current trends students pursuing a dual doctor medicine (MD)–master public (MPH) degree (MD–MPH) United States. Methods We conducted an extensive literature review existing MD–MPH databases determine characteristics (eg, sex, race/ethnicity, MPH area study) this student cohort...

10.1177/0033354920978422 article EN Public Health Reports 2021-02-09

Objective: This study is a follow-up to in 2020 that reviewed changes the racial and ethnic composition of public health students, graduates, faculty among Association Schools Programs Public Health (ASPPH)–member institutions. In current study, we evaluated how biostatistics epidemiology changed from 2010 2020. Methods: We analyzed data on race ethnicity enrolled graduate graduates (master’s doctoral), at ASPPH-member institutions by using institutionally reported ASPPH Data Center....

10.1177/00333549221097653 article EN Public Health Reports 2022-06-08

The diversity of racial/ethnic representation in the health services and policy research (HSPR) workforce plays a crucial role addressing needs underserved populations. We assessed changes (between 2012 2022) composition students faculty from departments Health Policy & Management (HPM) Education Behavioral Sciences (HEBS) among Association Schools Programs Public member institutions. analyzed annual data over 40 institutions that reported student 2022 within each department....

10.1177/10901981241255611 article EN Health Education & Behavior 2024-05-24

The lack of diversity among the environmental health sciences (EHS) workforce has been an ongoing concern. However, limited research exists on racial and ethnic composition EHS students faculty over time. We analyzed 2011 2021 data students, graduates, to compare changes in Association Schools Programs Public Health-member institutions. Among institutions that reported both years, we observed significant proportion increases Hispanic enrolled (overall master's: P = .01), Multiracial...

10.1177/11786302221150688 article EN cc-by-nc Environmental Health Insights 2023-01-01

Objectives: The relationship between the onset of COVID-19 pandemic and interest in master public health (MPH) programs is unknown. We examined trends MPH application rates for 31 concentrations specifically concentration epidemiology differences by race ethnicity before after pandemic. Methods: constructed a quasi-experimental design to examine from academic years 2015-2016 through 2022-2023 using Centralized Application Service Schools Programs Public Health data. used an interrupted...

10.1177/00333549241288140 article EN Public Health Reports 2024-10-22

Maternal and child health (MCH) services are critical for vulnerable populations. Workforce shortages, poor retention, gaps in necessary trainings impede the capacity of public systems to address needs. This manuscript characterizes current MCH workforce, program applicants graduates, describe findings within a national context devise elements recruitment retention strategy.Data were obtained applicants, first-destination employment outcomes, worker perceptions demographics. Data stratified...

10.1007/s10995-022-03438-x article EN cc-by Maternal and Child Health Journal 2022-08-01
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