Faces of Health Education
Health education specialists make contributions to promote and improve people’s health. They provide health education services for cost-effective prevention, wellness and disease management.
Health education specialists work in a variety of settings: businesses, hospitals, clinics, schools and universities, health departments and organizations.
SOPHE highlights the faces of these professionals working to make a healthier world for us all.
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Bree Bode
PhD, MPH, CHES
Michigan Fitness Foundation
Evaluation Specialist
Shelby Flores-Thorpe
PhD, MEd, CHES
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health Austin
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Antonio J. Gardner
PhD, MS, CHES
University of Alabama
Associate Professor
Brandon Horton
MS, CHES
The Ohio State University
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs Coordinator
Angela Kroeze-Visser
PhD, CHES
Dordt University
Director of Kielstra
Research and Grants
Karl Larson
PhD, MCHES
Gustavus Adolphus College
Professor & Program Director
Alyssa Lederer
PhD, MPH, MCHES
Indiana University
Associate Professor
Karen Mancera-Cuevas
PhD, MS, MPH, CHES
National Health Council
Sr. Director of Health Equity
Nandi Marshall
PhD, MPH, CHES, CLC, CDE
Georgia Southern University
Associate Dean
for Academic Affairs
Jonah Neville
CHES, MS
The University of Florida
Health Promotion Specialist
Nicole Parkinson
BS
SUNY Brockport
Graduate Assistant
Laverne D. Partlow
MEd
Gaston County, N.C., Dept. of Health & Human Services
Health Ed Coordinator
Tiffany Thigpen
MPH
Pitt County, N.C.,
Health Department
Health Ed Specialist
Carla Valdez
EdD, MPH, MCHES
California State
University, Northridge
Faculty