RSPH Faculty


Melissa (Moose) Alperin  

Updated: 03/18/2011    [update]
Senior Associate


Department of:
Behavioral Sciences and Health Education
Career Master of Public Health

Rollins School of Public Health
1518 Clifton Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30322
malperi@emory.edu
tel: (404) 727-2928

MPH, 1991, Emory University
PhD (Candidate), , Georgia State University
 
Courses Taught:
PRS 501D: Technology Tools for Public Health
PRS 531D: Questionnaire Design and Analysis
 
Selected Research Projects:
Emory Center for Public Health Preparedness
CDC
2004-2009
The goal of this project is to develop competency based training and educational programs for Georgia's public health workforce so that they are better able to respond to bioterrorism threats and other emerging threats.  
Emory Academic Center for Public Health Preparedness

ASPH
2002-2005
The goal of this project is to develop competency based training and educational programs for Georgia's public health workforce so that they are better able to respond to bioterrorism threats and other emerging threats.


Southeastern Institute for Training and Evaluation (SITE)

Ongoing

The goal of the project is to provide continuing education opportunities to public health professionals in topics such as: program evaluation, grant writing, public health law, community needs assessment, focus groups, questionnaire development, theory, public health policy, SPSS, and Epi Info.

 
Selected Publications:
Escoffery, C., Miner, K.R., and
Alperin, M
.
Ten informative web sites on distance education
American Journal of Health Behavior
, 27: 464-465, 2003.
 
Alperin, M
., and Escoffery, C.
Using epi info 2002: A step-by-step guide
Soquel, CA: ToucanEd Publications
, : , 2003.
 
Alperin, M
., and Escoffery, C.
Using epi info: A step by step guide.
Soquel, CA: ToucanEd Publications
, : , 2001.
 
Alperin, M
., and Miner, K. R.
Using epi info: A step by step guide
Soquel, CA: ToucanEd Publications
, : , 1997.
 
Brownstein, J.N., Oberle, M.W., Miner, K.R.,
Alperin, M
., Howze, E., and Patrick, K.
CHINs: A public health perspective (chapter 7) in Brennan, P.F., Schneider, S.J., & Tornquist, E. Information Networks for Community Health. New York: Springer-Verlag
1997.
 
White, F.M.M., Miner, K.R., Monteil, S.,
Alperin, M
., Thompson, N., and Brachman, P.
Epidemiology training initiatives in the English speaking Caribbean: Preliminary evaluation.
West Indian Medical Journal
, 443: 19 (suppl. 1). (abstract), 1994.
 
Alperin, M
., and Miner, K. R.
Professional relevance: Meeting the contemporary public health agenda
Journal of Health Education
, 24: 299-304, 1993.
 
Curriculum Vitae
 
Link to this page: http://www.sph.emory.edu/faculty/MALPERI
 

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