APTR is pleased to announce the new APTR Board of Directors. These members will provide direction for member activities and services of APTR and exists to ensure the implementation of the APTR mission. The APTR Board always welcomes your feedback and input on APTR initiatives and member services.

Rachael Reed, DrPH, MPH
Interim Chair
School of Population & Health Sciences
Dillard University

 

Daniel J. Tisch, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor, Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences,
Director, Master of Public Health Program
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

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Rachael N. Reed, DrPH, MPH is Chair of the School of Population and Health Sciences and an Assistant Professor of Public Health at Dillard University, a Historically Black University in New Orleans, Louisiana. She is also the Coordinator for the Public Health program. Dr. Reed has a broad background in public health, with specific training and expertise in health equity, medical nutrition therapy, chronic disease prevention and management, and the social determinants of health. Her research focuses on the effects of race and discrimination on health, health disparities, and the prevention of non-communicable diseases such as stroke, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease in underserved, at-risk populations. Dr. Reed received her Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) in Preventive Care from Loma Linda University, a Master of Public Health (MPH) from Georgia Southern University - Armstrong Campus, and a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Xavier University of Louisiana.

Dr. Reed is a former Executive Board member for the American Public Health Association, Private Sector Advisor to the US Delegation to the 67th World Health Assembly, Chair of the Intersectional Council for the American Public Health Association and has served on several other boards and committees within national and local public health organizations. She currently serves as a member of the Editorial Board of the AJPM Focus, the official fully open access journal of the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR) and the American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM). She also serves on the Committee on Bylaws for the American Public Health Association and the National Consortium for Public Health Workforce Development Working Group spearheaded by the deBeaumont Foundation.

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Daniel J. Tisch, PhD, MPH has over two decades’ experience as an epidemiologist, biostatistician, and data core director in field studies of infectious diseases in the USA, South Pacific, and Africa. He has been active in the development of education and training in epidemiology, biostatistics, and databases in low-resource settings in the USA and internationally. His primary research focus is the monitoring and elimination of neglected diseases including lymphatic filariasis, a debilitating disease transmitted to humans by mosquitoes. He is also actively involved in research on the diagnostics and epidemiology of COVID-19 malaria, schistosomiasis, and integrated parasite control programs. He specializes in the application of modern epidemiologic and statistical techniques to the design and analysis of cluster randomized field trials and observational studies. During COVID-19, Dr. Tisch assembled a core team of faculty staff and students to partner with the Cleveland Department of Public Health to respond to the pandemic in our community.  This innovative partnership has helped further integrate academic public health, public health training, and public health practice in our region.