Staff Biography
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Samantha L. Malone, MPH, CPHCommunications Specialist, CHEC Bridgeside Point, 100 Technology Drive |
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Summary
With a background in public health & health communication, Samantha Malone serves as the Communications Specialist for the Center for Health Environments & Communities (CHEC) at the University of Pittsburgh’s Graduate School of Public Health (GSPH), Department of Environmental & Occupational Health (EOH). Recognizing the need for environmental health information to be made available & accessible to the public, Ms. Malone is also currently revitalizing CHEC’s website & web content.
A true Pittsburgh native, Ms. Malone joined CHEC in 2009 after earning a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree from the University of Pittsburgh’s Graduate School of Public Health in the Behavioral & Community Health Sciences (BCHS) department. During the pursuit of her MPH, she conducted internships through CHEC’s Allegheny River Stewardship Project (ARSP) & the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s (UPMC) Healthy Choices for Students program. An academic-athletic scholar, she received her Bachelor of the Arts degree in Psychology from Washington & Jefferson College, graduating magna cum laude in 2006.
Ms. Malone previously served as the Program Assistant and Webmaster for the world’s first Center for Environmental Oncology (CEO), founded within the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute. At the CEO, she was responsible for the web content, designing & distributing marketing & educational pieces, & the educational outreach of environmental links to cancer to the general public & health professionals.
Ms. Malone's research interests include how environmental health information should be presented to expansive online communities & in printed media, how the environment (including the built environment) affects behavioral habits, & whether adjusting that environment (on the Internet & elsewhere) could result in significant health behavior changes.
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Education
| 2009 | University of Pittsburgh MPH, Master of Public Health Graduate School of Public Health Department of Behavioral & Community Health Sciences Pittsburgh, PA |
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| 2006 | Washington & Jefferson College BA, Bachelor of Arts Major: Psychology | Minor: Gender & Women's Studies Intersession Study Abroad: London & Australia |
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Appointments & Positions
| 2009 - Present | Center for Healthy Environments & Communities University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA |
Communications Specialist | |
| 2008 - 2009 | Healthy Choices for Students program University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Pittsburgh, PA |
Intern | |
| 2008 - 2009 | Center for Healthy Environments & Communities University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA |
Graduate Student Researcher | |
| 2006 - 2009 | Center for Environmental Oncology University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute Pittsburgh, PA |
Program Assistant | |
| 2006 | Try-Again Homes, Inc. Washington, PA |
Foster Care Caseworker | |
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| 2004 | Washington Drug & Alcohol Commission Washington, PA |
Intern |
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Certifications & Affiliations
- 2008 & 2009 - Internet-based Studies in Education & Research, University of Pittsburgh
- Conflict of Interest (Formerly RPF Module 4);
- HIPAA Researchers Privacy Requirements (Formerly RPF Module 6);
- Human Subjects Research in Biomedical Science (Formerly RPF Module 2A);
- Human Subjects Research in Social and Behavioral Sciences (Formerly RPF Module 2B);
- Informed Consent: Corporate Insurance, Risk Management and Patient Safety; &
- Research Integrity (Formerly RPF Module 1) - 2008 - Adobe PhotoShop training, University of Pittsburgh College of General Studies
- 2008 - HTML Level 2 training, University of Pittsburgh College of General Studies
- Certified in Public Health (CPH), National Board of Public Health Examiners
- American Public Health Association (APHA), Member
- Clean Water Action, Member
- Global Health Council (GHC), Associate Professional Member
- Pennsylvania Public Health Association, Member
- Phi Beta Kappa Society, National Honorary Society, Member
- Pittsburgh Urban Magnet Project, Member
- Psi Chi, International Honor Society in Psychology, Member
- Sierra Club, Member
