Reinetta Waldrop, DrPH, MSHS, FACHE 

Education

GRADUATE: 
University of Georgia
Degree: Doctor of Public Health

Georgia Institute of Technology
Degree: Master of Health Systems Engineering

UNDERGRADUATE: 
Howard University, Washington, DC
Degree: Bachelor of Science

Research Interests

• The Affordable Care Act
• Health equity for vulnerable populations

Board Certification

American College of Healthcare Executives

Publications

• Mubasher, M., Ametewee, L, Waldrop, R.T., Akintobi T.H. (2020). Investigation of Racial and Ethnic Disparity Impact on COVID-19 Infection and Case-fatality Rates Among Georgian (GA, USA) patients. Journal of Healthcare, Science and the Humanities. (full abstract invited 6-9-20)
• Waldrop, R.T., P. Saraiya, L. Tables, C. Ford, Hutchins, S. (2020) Reductions in All-Causes Mortality Among African Americans 19-64 Years of Age in Medicaid Expansion and Non-Expansion States Post ACA: Opportunities to Improve US Amenable Mortality. Journal of Ethnicity and Disease, November Vol 30,4. (Manuscript in peer review 5-27-20)
• Jordan, C.M., Miles-Richardson, S., Waldrop, R.T., Gerbi, G.B. (2020) Determinants of Health Information Seeking ARC Journal of Public Health and Community Medicine. 2020, 5(1):8-14. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.20431/2456-0596.0501003.  
• Sims A, Archie-Booker E, Waldrop R. T, Claridy MD, Gerbi G. (2018). Factors Associated with Human Papillomavirus Vaccination among Women in the United States. ARC Journal of Public Health and Community Medicine.2018; 3(1):6-12. DOI: dx.doi.org/ 10.20431/ 2456-0596.0301002
• Danielle Broadnax, Reinetta Thompson Waldrop, Mechelle D. Claridy, Elaine Archie Booker, and Ernest Alema-Mensah (2016).  Association between intimate partner violence and mentally unhealthy days in women in the U.S.  Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association, Supplement to Vol 6 No. 2, pp. 263.

Honors and Awards

• 2020 MPH Outstanding Mentor Award, MPH Class of 2020
• 2019 MPH Graduation Marshall Honor, MPH Class of 2019
• 2019 MPH Distinguished Teaching Award, MPH SGA 2019
• 2019 MPH Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award, MPH Class of 2019
• 2018 MPH Graduation Marshall Honor, MPH Class of 2018
• 2018 MPH Outstanding Faculty Advisor, MPH Class of 2018
• 2018 MPH Outstanding Faculty Mentor, MPH Class of 2018
• 2018 Faculty Member of the Year Award, MSM, MPH SGA
• 2017 MPH Graduation Marshall Honor, MPH Class of 2017
• 2017 Faculty Teaching Award, MPH Class of 2017 
• 2017 Best Academic Professor, MSM MPH SGA
• 2016 MPH Graduation Marshall Honor, MPH Class of 2016
• 2016 Outstanding Faculty Award, MSM, MPH SGA
• 2016 Faculty Teaching Award, MPH Class of 2016
• 2015 MPH Graduation Marshall Honor, MPH Class of 2015
• 2015 Echelon Award for Outstanding Faculty, MSM, MPH SGA
• 2015 Faculty Teaching Award, MPH Class of 2015
• 2014 MPH Graduation Marshall Honor, MPH Class of 2014
• 2014 Faculty Leadership Award, MPH Class of 2014
• 2014 Faculty Teaching Award, MPH Class of 2014
• 2014 Most Influential Faculty Award, MSM, MPH SGA
• 2013 MPH Graduation Marshall Honor, MPH Class of 2013
• 2013 Outstanding Faculty Award, MSM, MPH SGA           
• 2008 Excellence in Teaching Award, MSM MPH Graduating Class of 2008
• 2007 Outstanding Faculty Member, HAP Track, MSM, MPH Graduating Class of 2007
• 2005 Outstanding Faculty Member, HAP Track, MSM, MPH Graduating Class of 2005
• 1997 Administrator of the Year Award, Georgia Association for Primary Health Care         
• 1995 APEX Award for Achievement, Professionalism and EXpertise in Healthcare Women Healthcare Executives of Georgia, Inc.
• 1993 Salute to Women of Achievement Awards, Grady Health System Honoree, YWCA of Greater Atlanta