Shipra Singh, MBBS, M.P.H., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Population Health
Director, Health Equity Research Center (HERC)
Affiliated Faculty, School for the Advancement of Interprofessional Education (IPE)
HH 1016
419.530.2765
shipra.singh2@utoledo.edu
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Dr. Shipra Singh is an Professor and the Program Director for the Health Education doctoral program at the School of Population Health. She is the Director of the Health Equity Research Center (HERC) at the College of Health and Human Services. She is also a key faculty at the School for the Advancement for Interprofessional Education (IPE) at the University of Toledo. Dr. Singh holds an M.P.H. and Ph.D. in Public Health from University of Michigan, and completed her medical school in India and Medical Externship at S.I.U. School of Medicine, Illinois.听
The primary focus of Dr. Singh鈥檚 work is at the intersection of medicine and public health, with an emphasis on social determinants of health, health disparities and interprofessional education.听Her work has been consistently externally funded and published in peer reviewed journals. Her current research focuses on examining the impact of social determinants of health (SDOH) on adverse health outcomes and healthcare-based disparities among vulnerable populations. Specifically, her research examines the system-level factors in healthcare that contribute to health disparities with special attention to developing strategies to improve access and utilization of health services and improving patient-centered value-based care by enhancing continued cross-cultural training for health professionals.听听
Professional Services:
- South Asian Public Health Association (SAPHA) (2015-Present)听
- American Public Health Association (APHA), Member (2010- Present)
- Ohio Public Health Association (OPHA), Member (2014-2016)
Courses Taught:
- PUBH 6080 / HEAL 8080: Social Determinants of Health听
- PUBH 6720 / HEAL 8720: Issues in Minority Health听
- PUBH 6800 / HEAL 8800: Evaluation of Health Programs听
- PUBH 6900: Interprofessional Education for Public Health听
- PUBH 5930: Interprofessional Patient Education approach for Patient Care听
- HEAL 4500 / WGST 4810: Women鈥檚 Health Care
- HEAL 3600: Prevention and Control of Disease听
- HEAL 3000: Global Health听
- HEAL 2600: Mental Health听
