Education
- M.P.H. in Public Health
- Wichita State University
Research Interests
Public health, reproductive epidemiology, birth outcomes, online teaching and education, complimentary medicine
Positions Held
2008 - 2015
Sedgwick County Health Department, Wichita, KS
Epidemiologist
2001 - 2008
University of Kansas School of Medicine- Wichita
Teaching Associate
Intellectual Contributions
Reproductive and Developmental Disorders
Deborah B Fromer
2011
Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
Cardiovascular, renal, hepatic and hematologic disorders
Deborah B Fromer
2006
Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
Reproductive and Developmental Disorders
Deborah B Fromer
2006
Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
Presentations
Local Health Department Measles Outbreak Response: Use of the Public Health Incident Command System
International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases
August 25, 2015
Outbreak of Measles in a Community with Low Vaccination Coverage in Two Kansas Counties – 2014.
Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists Annual Meeting
June 15, 2015
Q Fever Query at a Family Farm
Kansas Public Health Association Annual Meeting
October 3, 2012
Public Health Messaging after the First Case of Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis in Kansas
The Kansas Public Health Association 2012 Annual
October 3, 2012
Preventing Adverse Birth Outcomes
Preconception Peer Educators
September 15, 2012
Public Health Messaging after the First Case of Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis in Kansas
Counsil of State and Territorial Epidemiologists
June 5, 2012
Hoarding and Public Health: a case report
Kansas Public Health Association Annual Meeting
September 29, 2011
Hoarding and Public Health: a case report
Council for State and Territorial Epidemiologists
June 14, 2011
Pertussis: A Cluster of Linked Cases in a Wichita, Kansas Primary School
American Public Health Association
October 27, 2008
Rapid Response and Containment of a Cryptosporidium Outbreak in Sedgwick County, Kansas
ASTHO-NACCHO
September 19, 2008
Kansas Public Health Association Annual Meeting
September 17, 2008
Media Contributions
Alice Hamilton: A Pioneer in Improving US Workplace Health
APU Edge
March 22, 2021
Social Media - Blog
Bats: A Halloween Symbol and a Carrier of Major Diseases
Emergency and Disaster Management
October 2, 2020
Internet
How "herd immunity" affects Covid-19
In Homeland Security
June 8, 2020
Internet
Be Wary of the Effects of ‘Quarantine 15’ on Your Waistline
EDM Digest
May 22, 2020
Social Media - Blog
Disease Detectives: Tracking an Infectious Disease Like COVID-19
EDM Digest
April 2020
Internet
Contact Tracing and Tracking the Source of Diseases
EDM Digest
April 29, 2020
Social Media - Blog
The Hendra Virus: A Dangerous Cross-Species Infection NOW VIEWING By
EDM Digest
April 17, 2020
Internet
Certifications and Licensure
December 01, 1976
MT - Medical Technologist
American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP)
Awards & Honors
May 15,
2020
Outstanding Faculty Member
University of Kansas School of Medicine -Population Health
Voted most outstanding faculty member in the MPH program.
May 11,
2017
2016-2017 Outstanding Faculty Member
University of Kansas School of Medicine- Wichita (Preventive Medicine and Public Health)
Each year the students in the Master of Public Health program vote for the faculty member who they found most outstanding.
August 1,
2006
Distance Learning Travel Scholarship
Kansas Health Foundation
The University of Kansas School of Medicine was offering distance learning scholarships. I wrote an essay on why I wanted to further my education in online teaching and was awarded this scholarship.