Bio
Dr. Wendi Middleton joined Northeastern State University's faculty body as an Assistant
Professor of Public Health in 2019. She currently serves as the Master of Public Health
Program Director, along with serving on multiple committees throughout the university.
Education:
- PhD, Health Education, Southern Illinois University, 2015
- MS, Biology, University of Nebraska, 2005
- BS, Biology, Quincy University, 1997
- OtherAS, Biology, John Wood Community College, 1994
My research interests focus mainly on prevention of tick-borne infections. Other interests
include prevalence of infectious disease, obesity and lack of physical activity, and
tobacco use.
Theory-based program planning, Environmental Health, Epidemiology, Global Health
Intellectual Content:
- Climate change advocacy: exploring links between student empowerment and civic engagement. (Journal Article, Professional Journal), Discovery, Published, August, 2020
- Measuring environmental health perception among college students (Journal Article, Professional Journal), Discovery, Published, October (4th Quarter/Autumn),
2011
- Military veteran residential location and risk for Lyme disease (Journal Article, Professional Journal), Discovery, Published, August, 2018
- Evaluation of campus health services: Assessing the international students integration
into the SIUC health services. (Monograph), Discovery, Published, 2011
- Pedalcyclist fatalities and socioeconomic status: A spatial epidemiological study
of the United States, 2011- 2013 (Journal Article, Professional Journal), Discovery, Published, 2018
- Temperature differentially affects the production of antimicrobial compounds produced
by two species of burying beetle (Journal Article, Professional Journal), Published, 2009
- The effect of visual and auditory coherence on perceptions of tranquility after simulated
nature experiences (Journal Article, Professional Journal), Discovery, Published, September, 2017
- What does the public know about environmental health? Qualitative approach to refining
an environmental health awareness instrument (Journal Article, Professional Journal), Discovery, Published, April (2nd Quarter/Spring),
2015
- Qualitative refinement of a tick-borne disease survey (Journal Article, Professional Journal), Discovery, Revising to Resubmit,
Presentations:
- Tick-borne diseases: Assessing the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of a rural
population in Oklahoma - Oklahoma Public Health Association Conference, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. - - September
2023
- Obesity on a College Campus: Understanding the environmental factors - American College Health Association Conference, Boston Massachusetts. - - May
2023
- An assessment of the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of college students regarding
tick-borne diseases. - National Conference and Global Forum on Science, Policy, and Environment, Arlington,
VA - - January 2017
- The 21 August 2017 Solar Eclipse and the Effects on Public Health and the Environment.
- International Consortium for Interdisciplinary Education about Health and the Environment,
Cologne, Germany. - - December 2017
- Assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding ehrlichiosis among college
students. - National Environmental Health Association Annual Educational Conference & Exhibition,
Albuquerque, NM. - - June 2010
- Characterization of the antimicrobial proteins present in the oral secretions of the
burying beetle, Nicrophorus marginatus. - Student Research Day at the University of Nebraska Kearney, Kearney, NE. - -
April 2004
- Environmental health perspectives on climate change. - National Environmental Public Health Conference, Center for Disease Control and
Prevention/National Center for Environmental Health, Atlanta, GA. - - October 2009
Courses Taught:
- APPLIED RESEARCH METHODS - MPH 5223 - Summer 2023
- CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES - NURS 5213 - Summer 2023
- CAPSTONE EXPERIENCE PROJECT - MPH 5972 - Spring 2023
- HONORS RESEARCH III - NUTR 4402 - Spring 2023
- FOOD SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT - NUTR 3954 - Spring 2023
- FOOD SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT LAB - NUTR 3954 - Spring 2023
- FIELD EXPERIENCE - MPH 5932 - Spring 2023
- CAPSTONE EXPERIENCE PROJECT - MPH 5972 - Fall 2022
- THE SCIENCE OF FOOD - NUTR 3104 - Fall 2022
- THE SCIENCE OF FOOD - NUTR 3104 - Fall 2022
- HONORS RESEARCH II - NUTR 3402 - Fall 2022
- GLOBAL HEALTH & INF DISEASES - MPH 5583 - Fall 2022
- FOOD SAFETY - NUTR 3201 - Fall 2022
- FIELD EXPERIENCE - MPH 5932 - Fall 2022
- APPLIED RESEARCH METHODS - MPH 5223 - Summer 2022
- CAPSTONE EXPERIENCE PROJECT - MPH 5972 - Spring 2022
- HONORS RESEARCH I - NUTR 3401 - Spring 2022
- FOOD SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT - NUTR 3955 - Spring 2022
- FIELD EXPERIENCE - MPH 5932 - Spring 2022
- EPIDEMIOLOGY I - MPH 5113 - Spring 2022
- ENVIRON & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH - MPH 5063 - Spring 2022
- CAPSTONE EXPERIENCE PROJECT - MPH 5972 - Fall 2021
- THE SCIENCE OF FOOD - NUTR 3104 - Fall 2021
- THE SCIENCE OF FOOD - NUTR 3104 - Fall 2021
- SOCIAL & HEALTH BEHAVIOR THEOR - MPH 5043 - Fall 2021
- NUTRITIONAL ASSESS & COUNSEL - NUTR 3583 - Fall 2021
- FOOD SAFETY - NUTR 3201 - Fall 2021
- FIELD EXPERIENCE - MPH 5932 - Fall 2021
- APPLIED RESEARCH METHODS - MPH 5223 - Summer 2021
- CAPSTONE EXPERIENCE PROJECT - MPH 5972 - Spring 2021
- SOCIAL & HEALTH BEHAVIOR THEOR - MPH 5043 - Spring 2021
- FIELD EXPERIENCE - MPH 5932 - Spring 2021
- EPIDEMIOLOGY I - MPH 5113 - Spring 2021
- ENVIRON & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH - MPH 5063 - Spring 2021
- SOCIAL & HEALTH BEHAVIOR THEOR - MPH 5043 - Fall 2020
- GLOBAL HEALTH: POLICY TO PRACT - MPH 5563 - Fall 2020
- GLOBAL HEALTH & INF DISEASES - MPH 5583 - Fall 2020
- MANAGING CHANGE PUBLIC HEALTH - MPH 5353 - Fall 2020
- INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HEALTH - MPH 5003 - Fall 2020
- ESSENTIALS FOR LEADERSHIP - MPH 5301 - Fall 2020
- APPLIED RESEARCH METHODS - MPH 5223 - Summer 2020
- APPLIED RESEARCH METHODS - MPH 5223 - Summer 2020
- SOCIAL & HEALTH BEHAVIOR THEOR - MPH 5043 - Spring 2020
- EPIDEMIOLOGY I - MPH 5113 - Spring 2020
- ENVIRON & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH - MPH 5063 - Spring 2020
- ENVIRON & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH - MPH 5063 - Spring 2020
- EPIDEMIOLOGY I - MPH 5113 - Spring 2020
- SOCIAL & HEALTH BEHAVIOR THEOR - MPH 5043 - Spring 2020
