Naomi Meier
University of North Texas
Rehabilitation and Health Services
(940) 369-8096
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Education

PhD, University of North Texas Health Science Center, 2014.
Major: Social and Behavioral Sciences

Professional Memberships

American Public Health Association. (2023 – Present).

Texas Public Health Association. (2023 – Present).

Development Activities Attended

Conference Attendance,"Gerontological Society of America 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting," Gerontological Society of America, Tampa, FL, United States of America. (November 2023November 2023).

Continuing Education Program,"Unmasking Neurodiversity in Education," UNT Neurodiversity Professional Network, DENTON, TX, United States of America. (April 27, 2023April 27, 2023).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

University of North Texas
AGER 5790, Needs Assessment, Program Planning and Evaluation in Services for the Elderly, 1 course.
ANTH 4011, Anthropological Fieldmethods, 1 course.
ANTH 4500, Language and Culture, 1 course.
HLSV 5820, Marketing Health Services, 3 courses.
PUBH 1010, Introduction to Public Health, 4 courses.
PUBH 3020, Community Health Education, 4 courses.
PUBH 3025, Environmental Health, 4 courses.
PUBH 3030, Global Public Health, 4 courses.
PUBH 4015, Ethics in Public Health, 3 courses.
PUBH 4020, Biostatistics, 2 courses.
PUBH 4050, Public Health and Health Policy, 4 courses.
PUBH 4060, Public Health Management and leadership, 4 courses.
PUBH 4070, Public Health Informatics, 1 course.

Directed Student Learning

Undergraduate Honors Thesis, Rehabilitation and Health Services. (September 2024 – Present).

Undergraduate Honors Thesis, Rehabilitation and Health Services. (September 2024 – Present).

Undergraduate Honors Thesis, Rehabilitation and Health Services. (September 2023 – Present).

Dissertation Committee Member, Rehabilitation and Health Services. (2022 – Present).

Undergraduate Honors Thesis,"A Critical Policy Analysis of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2023," Rehabilitation and Health Services. (September 2023December 2023).

Undergraduate Honors Thesis,"A Literature Review of the Role of Public Health Informatics in Treating Mental Health and Addiction," Rehabilitation and Health Services. (February 2022May 2022).

Undergraduate Honors Thesis, Rehabilitation and Health Services. (February 2022May 2022).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

Abstracts and Proceedings
Meier, N., Sharma, R., Garland, P. H., Moore, A. R. (2023). Views on helpful substance use recovery pathways: Do older Americans differ from their younger counterparts?. Innovation in Aging. 7(Suppl 1), 780. England: Oxford Academic. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10738784/
Journal Article
Mpofu, E., Pudur, R., Prybutok, G. L., Meier, N., Ingman, S. R. (2023). Social connectedness resource references of older adults in Assisted Living: A Scoping Review Based on the WHO-ICF Framework. Journal of Gerontological Nursing. 49(35-42), 7. State College, PA: Geriatric Society of America.

Presentations Given

Poster

Moore, A. R. (Author), Meier, N. (Author & Presenter), Sharma, R. (Author), Garland, P. H. (Author), Gerontological Society of America (GSA), Views on helpful substance use recovery pathways: Do older Americans differ from their younger counterparts?, GSA, Tampa, FL, United States of America. (20232023).

Service

University Service

Committee Member, Clinical Assistant Professor - Rehabilitation & Health Services (Faculty). (January 2024 – Present).

Faculty Advisor, Black Health Professions Organization. (December 2023 – Present).

Faculty Advisor, Public Health Alliance. (April 2023 – Present).

Committee Member, RHS Scholarship Committee. (February 2, 2022 – Present).

Committee Member, Department of Anthropology. (2022 – Present).

Other, Neurodiversity Professional Network Employee Resource Group. (August 1, 2021 – Present).

Faculty Advisor, UNT Future Without Poverty. (August 1, 2021 – Present).

Faculty Advisor, UNT Rotaract Club. (August 1, 2021 – Present).

Committee Member, Assistant Professor - Public Health (Faculty). (September 2023December 2023).

Committee Member, Clinical Assistant Professor - Rehabilitation & Health Services Clinical Assistant Professor - Rehabilitation & Health Services. (August 2023November 2023).

Committee Member, Lecturer (Continuing)- Public Health. (April 2023May 2023).

Committee Member, Job Search Committee. (December 1, 2021April 2022).

Public Service

Member, Rotary International. (2022 – Present).

Member, Future Without Poverty. (August 2020 – Present).