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Gen Meredith, OTR, DrPH, MPH

Faculty member

Department of Public & Ecosystem Health

Associate Director, Cornell Public Health Program
Associate Professor

Cornell Public Health News

Cornell Public Health

Department of Public & Ecosystem Health
Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine
Ithaca, NY 14853

Office: 607.253.3480
Fax: 607.253.3907
Email: gmeredith@cornell.edu

Research Interest

  • Public health assessment
  • Epidemiologic disease surveillance
  • Data driven decision making
  • Community mobilization
  • Public health intervention planning
  • Public health intervention and outcome evaluation
  • Public health workforce capacity building: U.S., Africa, Asia, Caribbean

Education

  • Doctor of Public Health (2020) University of Illinois
  • Board Certified Occupational Therapist (2007) National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy
  • Master of Public Health (2004) University of Massachusetts School of Public Health
  • Bachelor of Science, Occupational Therapy (2001) McGill University School of Medicine

Biography/Professional Experience

  • Cornell University 2015+
    • Professor of Practice, Department of Public + Ecosystem Health (2021+)
    • Associate Director, Cornell University Master of Public Health Program (2015-present)
    • Co-Associate Director, Education Core, Cornell Center for Health Equity (2021-present)
    • Academic Lead of External Public Health Education, Office of External Education (2021-present)
    • Faculty Co-lead, Faculty Fellows in Engaged Scholarship, Einhorn Center for Community Engagement (2022+)
    • Faculty Fellow, Engaged Cornell (2017-present)
    • Senior Faculty Fellow, Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability (2021-present)
    • Public Health Lead, Cornell University COVID-19 Response Team (2021-2022)
    • Lecturer, Department of Population Medicine + Diagnostic Sciences (2016-2021)
    • Associate Director, College of Veterinary Medicine International Programs (2015-2018)
    • Trainer, Northeast Center of Excellence for Food Safety (2016-2018)
  • National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors Global Program 2006-2015
    • Director (2015)
    • Associate Director (2011)
    • Senior Program Manager (2008)
    • Consultant (2006)
  • State of Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention HIV, STD and VH Program 2006-2008
    • Director (2008)
    • Program Manager (2006)
  • Riverside Community Care Mental Health Rehabilitation Services 2004-2005
    • Assistant Program Director

Selected Publications

  • Meredith, G., Blake, J. (2023). PH WINS: A Fundamental Resource for Workforce Development. Journal of Public Health Management & Practice. https://doi.org/10.1097/PHH.0000000000001710
  • Jones, A., Meredith, G., et.al. (2023). Pandemic Response Officers: integration between primary care, public health, and higher education systems to expedite prevention and response. Journal of Public Health Management & Practice. https://doi.org/10.1097/PHH.0000000000001704
  • Wan, J., Cazer, C., Clarkberg, M., Henderson, S., Lee, S., Meredith, G., Osman, M., Shmoys, D., Frazier, P. (2023). Boosters protect against SARS-CoV-2 infections in young adults during an Omicron-predominant period. PLOS Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004153
  • Meredith, G., (2023). Innovative and Accessible Just-in-Time Training to Capacitate Communities to Support Public Health and Advance Health Equity. Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health Annual Meeting, Arlington, VA.
  • Frost, C., Hughes, A., Leong, D., Meredith, G. (2023). Seeding Health Literacy to Grow Healthy Communities. 2023 NYS Public Health Partnership Conference, White Plains, NY.
  • Trolio. L., Lawler, J., Knoerl E., Tate, A., Leong, D., Meredith, G. (2023). The New York State Public Health Corps Fellowship Program: From Planning to Implementation. 2023 NYS Public Health Partnership Conference, White Plains, NY.
  • Meredith, G., Risley, K., Welter, C., Seweryn, S., Jarpe-Ratner, E. (2022) Master of Public Health Education in the United States Today: Building Leaders of the Future. Public Health Reports. https://doi.org/10.1177/00333549221121669
  • Loebach, J., Rakow, D., Meredith, G., Shepley, M. (2022) Time outdoors in nature to improve staff well-being: Examining changes in behaviors and motivations among university staff in the use of natural outdoor environments since the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontiers in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.869122
  • Meredith, G., Diel, D., Frazier, P., Henderson, S., Koretzky, G., Wan, J., Warnick, L. (2022) Routine surveillance and vaccination on a university campus during the spread of the Omicron variant. Journal of the American Medical Association Network Open. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.12906
  • Meredith, G., Osman, M., Cazer, C., Cummings, K., Hecht, J., Madsen, C., Santacrose, L., et.al. (2022). Integrated surveillance system for controlling COVID-19 on a university campus, 2020-2021. American Journal of Public Health. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2022.306838
  • Meredith, G., Risley, K., Welter, C., Seweryn, S., Jarpe-Ratner, E. (2022). A New Baseline: Master of Public Health Education Shifting to Meet Public Health .Needs. Journal of Public Health Management & Practice. https://doi.org/10.1097/PHH.0000000000001537
  • Meredith, G., Risley, K., Welter, C., Seweryn, S., Jarpe-Ratner, E. (2022). Levers of Change: How to Help Build the Public Health Workforce of the Future. Journal of Public Health Management & Practice. https://doi.org/10.1097/PHH.0000000000001618
  • Meredith, G., Leong, D., Frost, C. (2022). Innovative and Accessible Just-in-Time Training to Capacitate Communities to Support Public Health and Advance Health Equity. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA. Abstract
  • Meredith, G., Espey, C., Buckwalter, R. (2022). Public Health 3.0: Multisector Collaboration for Integrated COVID-19 Response. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA. Abstract
  • Patchen, A., Edwards, A., Meredith, G. (2022). Integrating time in nature into elementary schools to support mental wellbeing. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.  Abstract
  • Trolio. L., Lawler, J., Knoerl E., Tate, A., Leong, D., Meredith, G. (2022). The New York State Public Health Corps Fellowship Program: From Planning to Practice. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA. Abstract
  • Lawless, J., Diel, D., Wagner, B., Cummings, K., Meredith, G. Cazer, C. et.al. (2022). Challenges of Implementing COVID-19 Community Surveillance Surveys: Lessons Learned Across Seven Communities. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA. Abstract
  • Mehta, P., Lawless, J., Diel, D., Wagner, B., Cummings, K., Meredith, G. Cazer, C. et.al. (2022). Community Surveillance Surveys Reveal True COVID-19 Prevalence and Immunity. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA. Abstract
  • Frost, C., Hughes, A., Leong, D., Meredith, G. (2022). Seeding Health Literacy to Grow Healthy Communities: Building public health capacity within extension offices to support health and resilience. Cornell Center for Health Equity Symposium, New York, NY.  
  • Trolio, L., Lawler, J., Tate, A., Leong, D., Meredith, G. (2022). “Public Health Equity: Building a Stronger New York.” National Association of City and County Health Officials 360 Annual Conference. Atlanta, GA.
  • Buckwalter, R., Espy, C., Leong, D., Meredith, G. (2022). “Cross-sector Collaboration to Prevent, Detect, Mitigate, and Respond to COVID-19.” National Association of City and County Health Officials 360 Annual Conference. Atlanta, GA.
  • Cummings, K., Clarkberg, M., Busche, J., Travis, A., Meredith, G., Weisfuse, I., Cazer, C., Koretzky, G., Warnick, L. (2022). Case-control study to identify risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 infection among university students in the northeastern USA. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tbed.14619
  • Patchen, A., Rakow, D., Wells, N., Hillson, S., Meredith, G. (2021). Barriers to children’s outdoor time: teachers’ and principals’ experiences in elementary schools. Environmental Education Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2022.2099530
  • Meredith, G., Patchen, A., Baker, A. (2020). Community Engaged Teaching, Research and Practice - a Catalyst for Public Health Improvement through Workforce Development and Collective Action? Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning. https://doi.org/10.3998/mjcsloa.3239521.0026.106
  • Meredith, G., Jarpe-Ratner, E. (2020). “Creating the healthiest nation: How schools and programs of public health are taking action.” American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. Virtual.
  • Benner, M., Meredith, G. (2020). “Public Health Education vs. Training: What’s the difference, where should we draw lines, and why?” American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. Virtual.
  • Patchen, A., Rakow, D., Safford, M., Wells, N., Whitlock, J., Hillson, S., Meredith, G. (2020). “Embedding NatureRx in the elementary school day: Strategies to overcome barriers.” American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. Virtual.
  • Meredith, G., Rakow, D., Sachs, N., Eldermire, E., Madsen, C., Shelley, S. (2019). What is the Minimum Time Dose in Nature to Positively Impact the Mental Wellbeing of College-Aged Students: A Systematic Scoping Review. Frontiers in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02942  
  • Meredith, G., Baker, A., Travis, A. (2019). “Investing in the Public Health of the Future: Prioritizing Planetary Health in Public Health Education.” Planetary Health Alliance Annual Meeting, 2019. Palo Alto, CA.
  • Patchen, A., Rakow, D., Safford, M., Wells, N., Whitlock, J., Hillson, S., Meredith, G. (2019). “Healthy Kids, Healthy Planet: Supporting health and the environment through nature engagement.” Planetary Health Alliance Annual Meeting, 2019. Palo Alto, CA.
  • Meredith, G. (2019). “Building Collective Competence for Public Health Impact.” Consortium of Universities for Global Health, Annual Conference, 2019. Chicago, IL.
  • Patchen A, Rakow D, Safford M, Wells N, Whitlock J, Hillson S, Meredith G. (2018). Healthy Kids, Healthy Planet: Growing for the Future with Nature-based Engagement. Cornell University Public Health Symposium, 2018. Ithaca, NY.
  • Finney Stable A, Thielen Martin A, Madsen S, Meredith G. (2018). Comprehensive Assessment of the Cuban Diet and its Impact on Health. Cornell University Public Health Symposium, 2018. Ithaca, NY.
  • Mader, E., Frye, M., Meredith, G. (2017). Vector-Borne Disease Surveillance & Control Training Needs Assessment. Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases. Report
  • Meredith, G. et.al. (2017). Developing Novel Competency-driven Professional Curricula in the US and Globally. 2017 Consortium of Universities for Global Health, Annual Meeting. Washington, D.C.
  • Meredith, G. et.al. (2015). Case-based Surveillance of HIV: A Toolkit to Support Planning, Implementation, and Quality Improvement in Low-resource Settings. NASTAD.
  • Flanagan, R., Meredith, G. et.al. (2104). Biological and Behavioral Surveillance of Key Populations: A Toolkit to Support Planning and Implementation in Low-resource Settings. NASTAD.
  • Noel, E., Delcher, C., Griswold, M., Meredith, G. et.al. (2013). Attrition From HIV Testing to Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation Among Patients Newly Diagnosed With HIV in Haiti. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome; 62:3. https://doi.org/10.1097/QAI.0b013e318281e772
  • Delcher, C., Meredith, G., Griswold, M., Roussel, B., Duval, N., Louissaint, E., Joseph, P. (2012). Lost to Follow-Up But Perhaps Not Lost in the Health System. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome; 61:e75-e77. https://doi.org/10.1097/QAI.0b013e3182771084
  • Duval N, Meredith G, Delcher C, Roussel B. (2012). Uniting and unifying existing HIV/AIDS case data to profile patient duplication, mobility and access to treatment and care services (6560). 2012 International AIDS Conference; Washington DC. International AIDS Society.
  • Griswold M, Roussel B, Duval N, Louissaint E, Diallo N, Meredith, G. (2012). Establishment of HIV/AIDS case surveillance in Haiti through use of an innovative collaborative process (6539). 2012 International AIDS Conference; Washington DC. International AIDS Society.
  • Hyppolite E, Griswold M, Roussel B, Pessoa-Brandao L, Louissaint E, Meredith G. (2012). Creating a monitoring and evaluation system for HIV case surveillance in Haiti (6571). 2012 International AIDS Conference; Washington DC. International AIDS Society.
  • Meredith, G. et.al., (2010). Developing and implementing national policy in Haiti for improved patient privacy and HIV case reporting. 2010 International AIDS Conference. Austria.
  • Meredith, G. et.al., (2010). Assessment of available HIV case data to determine the ability of the Haiti national HIV case notification system to estimate disease burden. 2010 International AIDS Conference. Austria.
  • Meredith, G. et.al., (2010).  Enabling the Use of Public Health Data for Local, Regional, and National Decision Making. 2010 Unite for Site Global Health & Innovation Conference, New Haven, CT.  
  • Meredith, Gen et.al., (2009). HIV Case Surveillance in Developing Countries: Designing, Testing, and Implementing a National System. 2009 UNAIDS/Global Fund/PEPFAR Implementers Meeting. Namibia.
  • Meredith, G. et.al. (2008). Haiti HIV/AIDS Epidemiologic Profile. NASTAD.
  • Meredith, G. et.al., (2008). Intensive Outreach Case Manager: Connecting to Care. 2008 Ryan White All Titles Conference. Washington, DC.
  • Meredith, G. et.al., (2008). Implementing a Statewide Data and Evaluation System. 2008 Ryan White All Titles Conference. Washington, DC.
  • Meredith, G. et.al., (2006). Increasing Access to Health Care – Options for PLWAH in Maine. 2006 Ryan White All Titles Conference. Washington, DC.