Brenda KirkwoodBrenda Kirkwood MPH, DrPH, has experience in higher education spanning public and private institutions on the associate, baccalaureate and graduate levels including development and teaching of undergraduate and graduate public health courses, developent and management of public health academic programs, student mentorship, and contributions to national educational initiatives. She has held faculty and administrative positions at the University at Albany State University of New York School of Public Health, The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, American University College of Arts and Sciences, and George Mason University College of Health and Human Services. She currently works in academic administration at the University at Albany State University of New York School of Public Health. Prior to her career in higher education, Dr. Kirkwood held positions with the New York State Cancer Registry and the Bureaus of Sexually Transmitted Disease Control and Injury Prevention within the New York State Department of Health. She received a Bachelor of Science from Ithaca College, Master of Public Health from the University at Albany State University of New York, and Doctor of Public Health degree from The George Washington University. Dr. Kirkwood has been actively involved in national efforts to expand public health education and strengthen the public health workforce. As a researcher and educator, she has collaborated with a number of academic and public health workforce organizations. Her recent research explored the adoption of public health curricula in community colleges, contributing toHealthy People 2020, a collaborative initiative of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Her publications and presentations at numerous national professional conferences have focused on undergraduate public health education, contributing to The Educated Citizen and Public Health movement. Read More Read Less