Myra M. Tetteh, M.P.P., Ph.D. Candidate 430 Clairpointe Woods Dr. Detroit, MI 48215 (313) 842-7781 (H) (313) 402-7822 (C) mmtetteh@gmail.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/myramarietetteh/ ACADEMIC BACKGROUND Ph.D. University of Michigan Expected 2019 Ann Arbor, MI Health Behavior and Health Education Cognate: Urban Planning M.P.P. University of Michigan 2010 Dearborn, MI B.A. University of Michigan 2007 Ann Arbor, MI Majors: Political Science and Sociology HONORS AND AWARDS 2017 Center for Research on Ethnicity, Culture and Health Fellowship 2016 Center for Research on Ethnicity, Culture and Health Fellowship 2015 Center for Research on Ethnicity, Culture and Health Fellowship 2014 Rackham Conference Travel Grant 2014 Rackham Merit Fellowship 2013 Reach the Decision Makers Fellowship PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Public Health Association TRAININGS AND CERTIFICATIONS 2015 Empirical Implications of Theoretical Models Certification in Categorical Data Analysis, Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research, University of Michigan 2014 Empirical Implications of Theoretical Models Certification in Regression Analysis II: Linear Regression, Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research, University of Michigan SPECIALTY COURSES 2015 Sustainable Bicycling Transportation Field Seminar, Copenhagen (Denmark) / Malmö (Sweden) / Amsterdam & Utrecht (Netherlands), administered by University of Oregon 2014 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems, administered by University of Michigan Myra M. Tetteh, M.P.P., Ph.D. Candidate 1
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Programming Contractor (formerly Intern), Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation, 2017-Present Program Coordinator, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, 2011-2014 Student Research Coordinator, HOPE Village Research Initiative, University of Michigan- Dearborn, 2013-2014 Public Health Policy Analyst, Detroit Department of Health and Wellness Promotion, 2009-2011 TEACHING EXPERIENCE Guest Lecturer, Introduction to Geographic Information Systems and Health Behaviors, University of Michigan, Detroit Socioeconomic Position and Physical Activity Access, March 16, 2017 Field Coordinator Community Organization for Health Education, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Fall Semester 2016 Graduate Student Instructor Program Development in Health Education, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Winter Semester 2016 Guest Lecturer, Introduction to Public Health, College of Education, Health, and Human Services, University of Michigan Dearborn, Health Education Materials, November 17, 2015 Guest Lecturer, Health Policies Studies Senior Seminar, College of Arts, Sciences & Letters, University of Michigan Dearborn, Reducing Health Inequity in Disinvested Urban Communities, January 29, 2015 Graduate Student Instructor Program Development in Health Education, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Winter Semester 2015 SPONSORED RESEARCH Program Coordinator, Community Engagement and Outreach Core (PI: Ana Diez-Roux) $6,257,993, 09/01/12-08/31/16 NICHD (P60MD002249) Michigan Center for Integrative Approaches to Health Disparities Program Coordinator, Community Outreach and Engagement Core (PI: Rita Loch-Caruso) $4,594,232, 04/01/2011-03/31/2015 NIEHS (P30ES017885) Lifestage Exposures and Adult Disease Program Director, Building Healthy Communities $13,000, 10/01/2010-09/30/2011 Michigan Department of Community Health Myra M. Tetteh, M.P.P., Ph.D. Candidate 2
SPONSORED RESEARCH cont. Program Director, Complete Streets Policy $50,000, 04/01/2010-09/30/2011 Michigan Department of Community Health PUBLICATIONS Sampson, N., Tetteh, M., Schulz, A. Ramirez, E., Wilkins, D., de Majo, R., Mentz, G., Johnson- Lawrence, V. Multidirectional Translation of Environmental Health Science in Community Settings: The Case of Oxidative Stress Pathways, Progress in Community Health Partnership, 10(2), 2016. Tetteh, M., Mistry, R. Recreational Access: Spatial Differences in Socioeconomic Position in Detroit, Manuscript in preparation. Tetteh, M., Morgan, J., Scott, T., Buckhoy, N. Improving the Health and Safety of Urban Communities with a History of Economic Disinvestment, Manuscript in preparation. Tetteh, M., Bailey, O., Gamboa, C., Sand, S., Scott, T., Schulz, A., Weinert, J. Mini-grants: A Practical Tool to Support Community Engagement and Social Change, Manuscript in preparation. Tetteh, M., Allen, A., Mentz, G., Schulz, A. The Impact of the Perceived Condition of Urban Parks and Playgrounds and Neighborhood on Leisure-Time Physical Activity, Manuscript in preparation. Koman, P., Hogan, K., Mandell, R., Sampson, N., Coombe, C., Hill-Ashford, Y., Tetteh, M., Wilkins, D., Ferguson, K., Loch-Caruso, R., Schulz, A., Woodruff, T. Air Exposure and Susceptibility of Pregnant Women: Improving Public Health Protection under the Clean Air Act, World Medical & Health Policy, revise and resubmit. SELECTED PRESENTATIONS Tetteh, M. Black Women s Health. Presented at the Marygrove College Black Women s Health and Wellness Summit, Detroit, MI, April 23, 2010. Tetteh, M. Complete Streets Overview. Presented at the Black Family Development Quarterly Meeting, Detroit, MI, August, 21, 2010. Green, S., Anthony, Y., Tetteh, M. City of Detroit Youth Violence Prevention Initiative. Presented at the National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention, Washington DC, October 4, 2010. Tetteh, M. Bullying and Conflict Resolution. Presented at the Citywide Forum on Youth Violence, Detroit, MI, October 28, 2010. Scott, T., Tetteh, M. Complete Streets Community Action Team. Presented at the Michigan Bicycle Summit, Lansing, MI, March 26, 2011. Myra M. Tetteh, M.P.P., Ph.D. Candidate 3
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS cont. Tetteh, M. Complete the Streets for Our Health. Presented at the Grand Rapids Bicycle Summit, Grand Rapids, MI, May 6, 2011. Tetteh, M., Wilkins, D., Mandell, R., Schulz, A., Israel, B., Coombe, C. Community Outreach and Education Core (COEC): Methods to Communicate Environmental Public Health Issues in Minority Communities. Poster presented at the Partnership for Environmental Public Health Conference, Bethesda, MD, March 8, 2012. Tetteh, M., Roberts, H., Scott, T. Complete Streets in Detroit. Presented at the AARP Michigan Multiculturalism and Aging Conference, Detroit, MI, April 28, 2012. Tetteh, M. Complete Streets Overview and Policy Interventions. Presented at the Michigan Organizations To Impact Obesity and Nutrition Coalition Meeting, Detroit MI, September 7, 2012. Tetteh, M., Max, P., Schulz, A., Israel, B. Community Outreach and Education Core (COEC): Methods to Improve Environmental Public Health Literacy in Underserved Communities. Poster presented at the Michigan Premier Public Health Conference, Big Rapids, MI, October 3, 2012. Schulz, A., Tetteh, M., Mandell, R., Israel, B., Coombe, C., Reyes, A. Methods to Improve Environmental Public Health Literacy in Minority Communities. Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, October 29, 2012. Tetteh, M. Complete Streets in Detroit. Presented at the Detroit Rotary Club, Detroit, MI, March 18, 2013. Tetteh, M., Schulz, A., Israel, B., Wilkins, D. Community Outreach and Education Core (COEC): Increasing Capacity of Environmental Public Health Issues and Policy Strategies. Poster presented at the Environmental Health Science Core Centers Conference, Seattle, WA, April 7, 2013. Tetteh, M., Schulz, A., Israel, B., Wilkins, D. Community Outreach and Education Core (COEC): Increasing Capacity of Environmental Public Health Issues and Policy Strategies. Poster presented at the Partnership for Environmental Public Health Environmental Health Disparities & Environmental Justice Conference, Research Triangle Park, NC, July 29, 2013. Tetteh, M., Johnson, J., Milgrom, N., Ndukwe, E., Mandell, R., Wilkins, D., Schulz, A., Israel, B. Oxidative Stress in Your Everyday Life. Presented at the American Public Health Association Film Festival, Boston, MA, November 4, 2013. Sampson, N., Tetteh, M., Schulz, A., de Majo, R., Mentz, G., Johnson-Lawrence, V. Wilkins, D., Exposure to air pollution and access to antioxidants: Mapping structural factors in the oxidative stress process in the case of Detroit, Michigan. Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, November 5, 2013. Myra M. Tetteh, M.P.P., Ph.D. Candidate 4
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS cont. Hogan, K., Tetteh, M., Mandell, R., Hill-Ashford, Y., Wilkins, D., Nguyen, L., Koman, T., Schulz, A., Thomasson, C., Dernek, S., Jones, J., Ogunyemi, D., Loch-Caruso, R. The DREAM (Detroit Reproductive Environmental Advocacy Matters) Team and Clinical Allies (ACOG & PSR) Go To Washington: Environmental Reproductive Advocacy in Action. Poster presented at the Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research Outreach, Partnerships, & Implementation Symposium, Ann Arbor, MI, March 26, 2014. Tetteh, M., Schulz, A., Hill-Ashford, Y., Koman, P., Hogan, K., Mandell, R., Wilkins, D. Engaging community and academic partners in efforts to refine definitions of vulnerable populations: Detroit Reproductive Environmental Advocacy Matters (DREAM) Team. Poster presented at the Environmental Health Science Core Centers Conference, Los Angeles, CA, April 7, 2014. Hill-Ashford, Y., Koman, P., Hogan, K., Mandell, R., Schulz, A., Tetteh, M., Wilkins, D. Engaging community and academic partners in efforts to refine definitions of vulnerable populations: Detroit Reproductive Environmental Advocacy Matters (DREAM) Team. Poster presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, November 17, 2014. Tetteh, M., Schulz, A., Ramirez, E., Wilkins, D., Sampson, N., de Majo, R., Mentz, G., Johnson-Lawrence, V. Science Informing Community, Community Informing Science. Poster presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, November 17, 2014. Tetteh, M., Scott, T., Buckhoy, N. Improving the Health and Safety Disinvested Urban Communities. Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, November 18, 2014. Tetteh, M., Scott, T., Brundidge, R., Castañeda-López, R., Todd Jr., M., Zaghmout, L. Public Health, Urban Planning, and Public Policy Coming Together to Create Change in Urban Environments. Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, November 3, 2015. Khan, M., Mehidpanah, R., Schulz, A., Israel, B., Sand, S., Tetteh, M., Allen, A. Urban HEART @ Detroit: Evidence and community knowledge to address health equity gaps in the city. Presented at the Mayor s Summit for Health Equity in Detroit, Detroit, MI, May 3, 2016. Tetteh, M., Allen, A., Mentz, G., Schulz, A. The Impact of the Perceived Condition of Urban Parks and Playgrounds and Neighborhood on Leisure-Time Physical Activity. Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, November 1, 2016. SERVICE Health and Wellness Presidential Board Member Appointee, mparks, 2017-Present Member, Planning Committee for the Building Healthy Communities Tour American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, 2017 Myra M. Tetteh, M.P.P., Ph.D. Candidate 5
SERVICE cont. Session Moderator, American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, 2016 City of Detroit Mayoral Appointee, Parks and Recreation Commission, 2016-Present Co-Chair, Active Living Work Group, Detroit Food and Fitness Collaborative, 2014-2017 Member, Planning Committee for the Environmental Health Science Core Centers Conference, 2014 Board Member, University of Michigan Dearborn College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters Alumni Affiliate, 2013-Present Board Member, 5 Helping Our People Excel, Inc., 2013-Present Member, Planning Committee for the Environmental Health Science Core Centers Conference, 2013 Member, Michigan Organizations to Impact Obesity & Nutrition Coalition, 2012-Present Board Member, Cherish Our Youth, Inc., 2012-2016 Chair, Detroit Complete Streets Coalition, 2010-Present Myra M. Tetteh, M.P.P., Ph.D. Candidate 6