Interview with Dr. Andra L. Wilkinson, PhD, MSPH
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Highlights from this episode:
- What a career in applied research could look like for you
- Why maternal and child health is vital for overall community health
- What’s going on in the Maternal & Child Health & Behavioral Health & Youth Development research space today
- The importance of positive youth development for fostering youth resilience
- Why understanding the history and context of public health is just as important as building skill sets
Episode 237 of Public Health Careers
Andra is a Senior Research Scientist at Child Trends and an Adjunct Assistant Professor at UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health.
She has over 15 years of experience in public health research and evaluation. WIth a focus on maternal and child health, behavioral health, and Medicaid.
She conferred a Bachelor of Arts in Integrative Physiology and minor in Women and Gender Studies at University of Colorado at Boulder where she participated in a Social Policy, Global Leadership program at Charles University.
Then Master of Science in Public Health in Maternal and Child Health at UNC – Chapel Hill. Then a PhD in Maternal and Child Health at UNC – Chapel Hill serving as a Predoctoral Trainee at Carolina Population Center.
Following her doctoral studies, Dr. Wilkinson worked as a Project Site Manager for the Poverty Alleviation Pilot in South Africa and later returned to Kaiser Permanente as a Knowledge Management and Innovation Specialist. She also served as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health.
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