Melissa White-Archer
Research Associate
Center for Applied Research & Evaluation in Women's Health
Department of Health Services Management and Policy
College of Public Health
Center for Applied Research & Evaluation in Women's Health
Department of Health Services Management and Policy
College of Public Health
EDUCATION
EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY
Doctor of Public Health (Epidemiology), 2022
Graduate Certificate (Health Data Analytics), 2022
Master of Public Health (Epidemiology), 2019
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
Master of Science (Nutritional Sciences), 2016
TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Arts (Biology), 2010
Bachelor of Arts (Spanish Language and Literature), 2010
RESEARCH FOCUS
Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology, Breastfeeding Disparities, Maternity Care Practices, Contraceptive Provision and Access, Rural Health, Appalachian Health
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2022: Contract Epidemiologist I/SAS Coder, Medasource
2021: Graduate Student Epidemiology Program Intern, Massachusetts DPH
2020-2021: Evaluation Coordinator, Baby Steps Program, ETSU, Dept. of Pediatrics
2019-2022: Graduate Research Assistant, Center for Rural Health Research, ETSU
2015-2016: Graduate Research Assistant, UK
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
White M, Quinn M, Loos M, Masters P, Wahlquist A. A Retrospective Exploration of Maternal-Infant Disparities. Concurrent Presentation for the National Rural Health Association. 2022. Santa Fe, NM, United States.
White M, Fortmann J, Oke A, Beatty K, Wykoff R. Health, Wealth, and Appalachia: Highlighting the Importance of Regional Assessment of Disparities. Poster Session for American Public Health Association 2021. Denver, CO, United States.
Dudney G, White M. Reconciling Best Practices with Environmental Realities for Breastfeeding Families in Our Region. Talk for the Child and Family Health Institute at ETSU 2021.
White ML, Loudermilk E, Peterson J, Clark WA, Marrs J, Joyner A, Wang L, Alamian A. Investigating the association between vegetable intake and being at risk for metabolic syndrome among a northeastern Tennessee Hispanic pediatric population. Poster Session for American Public Health Association 2020. San Francisco, CA, United States.
PUBLICATIONS
Rombach EL, White M, Turner E, Jones M, Mamudu HM, Bynum L, Underwood R, Dotson LS, Adkins J, Bohannon JM, Mathis S, Foster K, Pack R, Moorman J, Zheng S, Quinn M. Development of a Survey Tool for Assessing Life Traumas and Barriers to HIV Care in a Center of Excellence for HIV/AIDS in Appalachian Tennessee. Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services. 2021. DOI: 10.1080/15381501.2021.1999361
Beatty KE, White M., and Woolf, SF.(2020) The Social and Ecological Determinants of Health. In: Contemporary Public Health, 2nd Edition.
Beatty KE, White M. (2020) Social Determinants Influencing Appalachian Health. In: Appalachian Health.
PERSONAL INTERESTS
Running, soccer, hiking, traveling, reading