Denise Anderson, MPH

Office: UNIVH 365
Phone: 973-720-5023
Email: andersond43@wpunj.edu
Office Hours: By appointment

Department: Public Health
Position: Adjunct Professor

Area Specialization
Health Care Reform, Urban Systems, HIV/AIDS, Race Relations, Social Justice, Gender Equality, Feminism, Health Disparities

Education

PhD Student, Urban Systems, Urban Health Track, Joint Program at New Jersey Institute of Technology and Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ

M.P.H, Urban Health Administration, Rutgers the State University, Newark, NJ

Eligibility for Dietitian Registration Examination, College of Saint Elizabeth, Morristown, NJ

Registered Dietitian (RD) from 2002 – 2013

B.S., Human Ecology, Dietetics, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Princess Anne, MD

Related Professional Experience

Founder/CEO, Independent Public Health Consultant, Denise Anderson & Associates (DA&A), LLC, South Orange, NJ

Project Director, Population Management, Saint Michael's Medical Center, Newark, N.J.

Program Director, FOCUS, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School (NJMS), Newark, N.J.

Program Manager, HIV Prevention - Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, N.J.

Program Manager, HIV - Medical Homes Resource Center (MHRC) – Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, School of Nursing (SN), Newark, N.J.

Board of Directors, African American Office of Gay Concerns (AAOGC), Newark, NJ

Presentations

Anderson, D. (2016). Keynote Speaker, National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD). Rutgers University, Newark, NJ

Fellowships and Grants

(2008-2011) Public Health Prevention Fellow (PHPS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , Atlanta, GA and Los Angeles, CA

(2015) FOCUS grant (on the Frontlines of Communities in the U.S.) through Gilead Sciences Pharmaceuticals, $300,000

Courses Taught:

Disparities in Health, Human Resources Administration, Strategic Planning