R. Ginger Bastian

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EDUCATION

Doctor of Public Health, Public Health Leadership, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA     

Master of Public Health, Epidemiology, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN

Bachelor of Science, Majors: Biology & Psychology, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Research Health Science Specialist, Hearing & Balance Research Program, James H. Quillen VA Medical Center

Grant Manager/Research Assistant, Department of Psychology, East Tennessee State University

Leadership Graduate Assistant & Instructor, Leadership & Community Engagement, Georgia Southern University

Recruitment Research Intern, Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer’s Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

COURSES TAUGHT

HSMP 3200 Health Services Administration

PUBLICATIONS

Bastian, R. G. (2019). Community perceptions of access to and communication gaps regarding dementia-specific health resources and services (Doctor of Public Health). Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia.

Bastian, R., Garner, M., Barron, J., Akowuah, E., & Mase, W. (2016). Georgia’s rural hospital closures: The common-good approach to ethical decision-making. Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association, 5(4): 297-303. doi:10.21633/jgpha.5.417 

Moore, A. R., Bastian, R. G., & Apenteng, B. (2016). Communication within hospice interdisciplinary teams: A brief narrative review. American Journal of Palliative Care, 33(10):996-1012. doi:10.1177/1049909115613315

PERSONAL INTERESTS

Reading, hiking, cooking, fly fishing, practicing yoga, completing half marathons, playing with her dog, and spending time with her family and friends.