87: Public Health Organization Development + Innovation Consultant with Dr. Brittny James, DrPH, MEd, CHES

Interview with Dr. Brittny James, DrPH, MEd, CHES

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Highlights from this episode:

1. How to work as an innovation consultant in public health
2. Decision to pursue a Doctor of Public Health & Academic Tenure
3. Reimagining the higher education and academia field
4. The importance of knowing your worth and your limits

Episode 87 of Public Health Careers

Dr. Brittny James, DrPH, Med, CHES is an expierenced organization development + innovation consultant in the public health space. She works as the CEO of Insight Consulting & Associated, LLC as well as is a Data Analyst with the United Negro College Fund.

She got her Bachelors of Arts in Psychology at University of Nevada – Las Vegas. Then went on to get her Master of Education at University of Nevada – Las Vegas. After graduating, she went on to get her Doctor of Public Health at Florida A&M. During her time here she was a Graduate Research Assistant as well as a Teaching Assistant.

After her DrPH, Brittny went on to become a Adjunct Professor at Tallahassee Community College where she continued to work remotely until 2020. Brittny began working as the CEO of Insight Consulting & Associates, LLC. She went on to become a Project Manager in the Program Management Office at Florida Department of Health.

Brittny was then a Research Faculty at Florida State University and then a Research Associate & Assistant Professor at University of Central Florida. She then became a Health Educator, Employee Well-being at Georgia Institute of Technology.

She currently works as a Data Analyst at United Negro College Fund. She’s also a Program Chair at Georgia Gwinnett College while also working as CEO at Insight Consulting & Associates, LLC.