Deborah Chambers

Dedicated Public Health and Healthcare Administration Program Coordinator with a proven track record of contributing to the design, implementation, and evaluation of impactful public health programs in higher education and healthcare. Passionate about improving health outcomes.

• Used Microsoft Excel to develop tracking spreadsheets and managed SharePoint database to store multiple documents.
• Achieved accreditation by completing self-study documents for the Public Health and Healthcare Administration programs with accuracy and efficiency.
• Collaborated with team of staff, faculty, and administrators in the development of program learning outcomes for two programs.
• Enrolled over 600 students in student organizations over a period of five years and managed four diverse student organizations.
• Supervised six student organization officers, mentored, advised, and trained two in research and conference presentations.

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATION

Afaq, H., Chambers, D.N. , Zolnikov, T.R. (2022). Urban Heat Islands. The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Futures. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51812-7_339-1

Zolnikov, T. R., & Chambers, D. N. (2019). Barriers to treatment for patients with breast cancer in Kenya. The Lancet Oncology, 20(9), 1206-1207. 10.1016/S1470-2045(19)30535-2

Zolnikov, T. R., Chambers, D. N. , Zolnikov, T., Ramirez, O. D., Raymond, J., & Brears, R., & Cook, D. (2019). A scoping review on global climate change vulnerability adaptation, and resiliency. 10.35831/sorccr/26072019trz.

Zolnikov, T. R., Chambers, D. N. , Zolnikov, T., Ramirez, O. D., Raymond, J., & Brears, R. (2018). Climate change and social resilience and adaptation. London, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.

RESEARCH STUDIES & GRANTS INTRAMURAL/EXTRAMURAL

Piper, B.F. (PI), Parker, R., Lee, Z., Farquharson, H., Macomber, L.T., Reyes, J., Ho, T., Humbles, P., Todorova, E., Chambers, D. N. , & Parsons, A. (Co-Is) (2018). Interprofessional education: Integrating informatics and simulation into SHHS curricula: A proposed pilot study.

ABSTRACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

Farquharson, H., Guertin, R., Lee, Z., Parker, R., Piper, B.F., Macomber, L.T., Reyes, J., Ho, T., Humbles, P., Todorova, E., Chambers, D. N. , & Parsons, A. (2018, October 7-10). Interprofessional education: Integrating informatics and simulation into SHHS curricula: A proposed model (Poster Presentation). 40th Planetree International Person-Centered Conference, Boston Marriott Copley Hotel, Boston, MA.

INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Chambers, D, N., & Zolnikov, T. R. (2016-2019).

Breast Cancer Care at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya

- Identified barriers to breast cancer care and treatment in resource-limited communities in Kenya.

PRESENTATIONS: NATIONAL

Chambers, D. N. (2023, November 12). The role of health systems administrators in determining breast cancer treatment and outcomes for African American women in California: An exploratory analysis. Black Caucus of Health Workers. American Public Health Association.

Chambers, D. N. , & Arreola, M. (2023, November 12). Impact of hypertension in African Americans: A systematic review. Focus on chronic health outcomes. American Public Health Association.

Chambers, D. N. , & Afaq, H. (2022, November 8). Policies highlighting depression management during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review. American Public Health Association.

Chambers, D. N. (2019, November 6). Barriers to Breast Cancer Treatment in sub-Saharan Africa: A qualitative study at the largest hospital in east Africa. American Public Health Association.

Zolnikov, T. R., Chambers, D. N. (2019, November 6). Breast Cancer Care at Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya: A qualitative study. American Public Health Association.

Piper, B.F., Farquharson, H., Lee, Z., Parker, R., Macomber, L.T., Ho, T., Todorova, E., Erickson, B., Humbles, P., Leslie, H., & Reyes, J., Chambers, D. N. , & Parsons, A. (2018, December 6). Interprofessional education: Integrating informatics and simulation into SHHS curricula: A proposed model (Invited Train-the Trainer [T3] Webinar Presentation). University of Virginia Center for Academic Strategic Partnerships for Interprofessional Research and Education (ASPIRE) in cooperation with the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education, sponsored by The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation.

PRESENTATIONS: REGIONAL

Piper, B.F., Farquharson, H., Guertin, R., Lee, Z., Parker, R., Macomber, L.T., Reyes, J., Ho, T., Humbles, P., Todorova, E., Chambers, D. N. , & Parsons, A. (2018, December 13). Interprofessional education (IPE): Integrating informatics and simulation content into SHHS: A proposed model (invited podium presentation), First Annual Scholars' Day. National University's Honor Society of Nursing, Rancho Bernardo (onsite campus) and Los Angeles and Fresno campuses via Zoom webinar.

AWARDS

Dissertation Boot Camp Scholar, 2023 National University (San Diego, CA) Graduate Student Scholarship Award, 2022 American Public Health Association, Health Administration Section (Boston, MA) Delta Omega, 2019 National University (San Diego, CA) National University Scholar, 2018-2020 National University (San Diego, CA) Academic Achievement in Graduate Studies Public Health: Outstanding Capstone, 2017 National University Department of Community Health (San Diego CA)

American Public Health Association

Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI)