Christen Minnick, MPH
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Community and Behavioral Health
Center for Rural Health Research
Center for Rural Health Research
EDUCATION
EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY
Master of Public Health (Health Services Management and Policy), 2013
Bachelor of Science in Public Health (Community Health), 2004
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
WASHINGTON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Director, 2016-2020
TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Assessment and Planning Coordinator and Public Information Officer, 2015-2016
Northeast TN Regional Health Promotion Coordinator, 2013-2015; 2011-2012
Public Health Educator, 2004-2011
ETSU COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH
LIFEPATH Coordinator, 2012-2013
RESEARCH FOCUS
Maternal and Child Health in Appalachia, Reduction of Stigma in Social Service Program Utilization, Public Health Workforce Training and Assessment, Smoke-free Policy Implementation
COURSES INSTRUCTED
COBH 2750
COBH 4030
COBH 4707/5707
HSMP 3500
HSMP 5550
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
American Public Health Association, 2016-Present
Tennessee Rural Health Association, 2016-Present
TNCPE Board of Examiners, 2015 and 2016
Tennessee Public Health Association Vice President (East Division), 2015
Tennessee Public Health Association Member, 2005-Present
Tennessee State Government Lean Facilitator
SPECIALIZED TRAINING
Tennessee Emergency Management Institute ICS 100, 200, 300, 400, 700, 800
TEEX Advanced EOC Trained
RECENT PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
Dula, T. & Minnick, C. (March 2023). Utilizing an LMS to Support Training Needs of Rural Health Professionals. Panel discussion at the 2023 Association of Schools & Programs of Public Health Conference, Arlington, VA.
Mamudu, H.M., Bhattacharjee, P., Nolt, K.L., Minnick, C., Nriagu, V., Smith, J.L., Studlar, D.T. (2022). An Economic Assessment of Smoke-free Policies in Tennessee. Poster presented at the 2022 Tennessee Public Health Association Annual Conference, Murfreesboro, TN.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Mamudu, H.M., Nwabueze, C., Yang, J.S., Mackey, T.K., Ahuja, M., Smith, A., Weierbach, F.M., McNabb, M., Minnick, C., Jones, A. Social media and use of electronic nicotine delivery systems among school-going adolescents in a rural distressed Appalachian community. Preventive Medicine Reports. 2022;29:Article 101953.
PERSONAL INTERESTS
Reading, sewing, paddle board, plants, Pal's tea