Native Investigator
Nina S. Wampler, DSc, M.P.H.
Biographical Sketch for Nina S. Wampler, DSc., M.P.H.
Education
| 2000-2001 | Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, Doctor of Science in Epidemiology and Biostatistics. |
1984 |
Master of Public Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, dual concentration in Environmental Health and Epidemiology/Biostatistics. |
| 1974 | Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. |
Professional Experience
2002-Present |
Division of American Indian and Alaska Native Programs, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO |
2001-Present |
Advocate in the National Native American Cancer Survivors’ Support Network, operated through Native American Cancer Research, Inc, Pine, Colorado. |
1996-2001 |
Manager of Research Systems, Department of Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center/Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts. |
1991-1996 |
Research Analyst, The Harvard Institute for Reproductive and Child Health, Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts. |
1990-1991 |
Research Analyst, Lead Free Kids, a lead-in-soil research project at Trustees of Health and Hospitals, Boston, Massachusetts. |
1984-1990 |
Research Analyst and Project Manager, Health Baby Program Evaluation, a joint effort by Harvard University and Community Health Services, Department of Health and Hospitals, Boston, Massachusetts. |
1981-1984 |
Senior Medical Technologist, Clinical Chemistry Laboratory, Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, Massachusetts. |
1981 |
Senior Medical Technologist, Clinical Laboratory, Jewish Hospital, Louisville, Kentucky. |
| 1979-1981 | Supervisor of the Laboratory, The Medical Group of Greeley, Greeley, Colorado. |
| 1978-1979 | Medical Technologist, The Greeley Clinic, Greeley, Colorado. |
| 1977-1978 | Medical Technologist, Radioimmunoassay Laboratory, Pathology Consultants, Inc., Denver, Colorado. |
| 1977 | Research Assistant, Diabetes Research, Veterans Hospital, Birmingham, Alabama. |
| 1974-1977 | Medical Technologist, Endocrinology Laboratory, University Hospital, Birmingham, Alabama. |
Memberships
| 1990-Present | American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Caucus of APHA (Newsletter Editor) |
| 1986-Present | American Public Health Association (APHA) |
| 1993-Present | Massachusetts Center for Native American Awareness, contributing member |
Committees
| 2001-Present | Task Force on Aging, American Public Health Association |
