Description
Students are truly the backbone of National Public Health Week. That’s why each year we designate one day of the week as Student Day! Student Day is Tuesday, April 5, 2022. There are plenty of ways to get involved in NPHW, either through developing your own events in your community, or through participating in APHA's Student Day events.
Join us for this panel, in partnership with APHA's Student Assembly, to learn how to strengthen your mentoring skills, or how to get started. The audience will learn more about the mentor-mentee relationship, resources and best practices to support the next generation of public health professionals.
This session was made possible in part through support from Walden University.
A transcript of this recording can be found in the resources tab.
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Contributors
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Tiara Scott, APHA Student Assembly mentoring co-chair
Moderator
Tiara is a graduate of Clemson University, where she earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Sciences with a minor in Microbiology in 2014. Tiara is passionate about health education and is currently a Master of Public Health Candidate at Walden University. Tiara is a certified Health Coach through the American Council of Exercise and is also an American Heart Association Basic Life Support CPR Instructor.Her motto, "Better Health Through Better Living," is a testament to her commitment to living a wellness centered life and helping others navigate their wellness goals. When she’s not focused on school, most of Tiara’s time is spent teaching wellness and CPR classes, working as a health educator at her local health department, and making aromatherapy products. She enjoys reading books, watching superhero movies, spending time with her many nieces and nephews and her cockapoo, Nahla.
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Bryan O. Buckley, DrPH, MPH, Research Fellow, MedStar Institute for Quality and Safety
Dr. Bryan O. Buckley is a health equity-focused and systems-oriented leader in health delivery system redesign, performance improvement, and change management. Currently, Dr. Buckley is a Fellow with Medstar Health Institute for Quality and Safety (MIQS), where he leads and supports healthcare delivery research, education, and consulting related to community health, patient safety, and quality. As an Assistant Professor at the Georgetown University School of Medicine, Dr. Buckley teaches, coaches, supports and supervises graduate students at the School of Medicine and Biomedical Graduate Education. Dr. Buckley holds a Doctor of Public Health from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, a Master of Public Health, and a Bachelor of Science degree from Michigan State University.
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Jean E. Dolin, BA
Jean Dolin, BA, is a trilingual humanitarian from Haiti who works to promote LGBTQ and Immigrants’ rights. He is a recent graduate of Immigrants Lead Boston, a program by the Boston Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement that trains and empowers Boston immigrants to take civic, ownership, and leadership roles in the community. He is a mentee of Dr. Bryan Buckley and a community advocate that has been continuously serving for the past four years as a member of the leadership council of Success Boston, an initiative for college education access by the Boston Foundation. Dolin holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications.
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Ngina Lythcott, DrPH, MSW, RN, Public Health practitioner and health advocate
Ngina Lythcott is a Public Health practitioner and health activist. Ngina serves as the Breast Cancer Liaison for the Black Women's Health Imperative. She is a member of the Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program. She serves on the Board of the Intercultural Cancer Council. Dr. Lythcott has been a dean of students at Dartmouth and Swarthmore Colleges and in the Schools of Public Health at Columbia and Boston Universities. A 40-year member of APHA, Ngina serves on its Governing Council, representing CHPPD. Dr. Lythcott has done extensive community-based health promotion/disease prevention work with low-income members of diverse, urban and rural communities, using a community organization and development model. She has also worked in Ghana, Tanzania, Brazil, Nigeria and South Africa. Ngina earned a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from Simmons University (upon whose Board of Trustees she’s since served), a Master’s degree in Clinical Social Work from Smith College and Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Public Health from UCLA.
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Jennifer S. Perkins, PhD, MPH, CHES®, CSE, Director of Public Health Practice and Continuing Education, Walden University
Dr. Perkins has over fifteen years of experience as a public health practitioner, working with non-profit organizations at the local and national level, as well as governmental health agencies. She is a Certified Health Education Specialist and remains active in both the American Public Health Association and the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality. The majority of Dr. Perkins' practical experience was with Dallas County Health and Human Services where she worked in Public Health Preparedness and Bioterrorism Response. She received her Ph.D. in Health Studies/Community Health from Texas Woman's University in 2004. She received both her MPH and BS from Indiana University. She joined the Walden team in 2009, serving as Practicum Coordinator and full-time faculty.