Faculty and Staff Profiles

• Doctor of Philosophy Clinical Health Sciences - University of Mississippi Medical Center - 2013
• Master's of Public Health Health Education, Promotion and Behavioral Change - Jackson State University - 2004
• Bachelor of Science Healthcare Administration - Jackson State University - 2002
• Post Baccalaureate Certification Program Health Informatics Management and Systems (HIMS) - Tougaloo College - 2013

• Clinical Assistant Professor , Healthcare Leadership - University of Memphis - 2018 - Present
• Assistant Professor , Healthcare Administration - Jackson State University - 2014 - 2017

• HCA Care Initiative - 289 - 10/2016 - 04/2017 - Jackson State University Institute for Undergraduate Research
• Jump Start Jackson Project -   - 12/2009 - 12/2013 - Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

• West Jackson Community Development Corporation - 2014-2016

• Hamlin-Palmer, Shemeka, Addison, Clifton. A Quantitative Study of African American Young Adults’ Knowledge and Attitudes towards Condom Use and HIV/STDs in Mississippi. The Journal of Behavioral Health. 2012; 1(2): 118-126. doi:10.5455/jbh.20120328011808
• Hawkins, M, Sturdevant N, Johnson W, Duncan DT, Hamlin-Palmer S, Gipson JA, Hickson DA. The relationships between experiences of discrimination and Gonorrhea-Chlamydia among Black MSM in the Deep South: The MARI Study. Sexually Transmitted Infections. Under Review.
• Hamlin, S. (April 2001). Healthcare Management. National Association of African American Studies (NAASA), Houston, Texas
• Hamlin-Palmer, S. (August 2010). Challenges African American Female Adolescent and Young Adults Face: Contributing Factors for HIV Infections in Mississippi among this Population. National HIV Prevention Conference, Atlanta, GA
• Hamlin-Palmer, S. (August 2011). Importance of Providing HIV/AIDS Prevention to Young African American Females in the Deep South. National HIV Prevention Conference, Atlanta, GA.
• Hamlin-Palmer, S. (August 2011). Importance of African American Women Advocating for Sexual Health. National HIV Prevention Conference, Atlanta, GA.
• Hamlin-Palmer, S. (October 2012). Contributing Factors for HIV Infections among African American Female Adolescents and Young Adults. American Public Health Association (APHA) Conference, San Francisco, CA.
• Hamlin-Palmer, S. (November 2013). Open Arms Healthcare Center: Mississippi’s First Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex Healthcare Center: A Novel and Holistic Approach to Address LGBTI Health. American Public Health Association (APHA) Conference, Baltimore, Maryland.
• Knott, J, Hamlin-Palmer, S. (March 2015). A New Phenomenon: High Risk Students Graduating High School. 2015 Program Reach, Inc. / New York Medical College Conference on Contemporary Issues in Adolescent Health. Westchester Marriott, Tarrytown, New York.
• Hamlin-Palmer, S. (Oct. 2017). “Factors Contributing to the Increase in HIV and STD Transmission among African American Young Adults in Mississippi”. Mississippi Public Health Association (MPHA) Conference, Jackson, MS.
• Hamlin-Palmer, S. (Nov. 2017). "Health Disparities in World Cultures, HIV/AIDS in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: A Faculty Led Global Health Study Abroad Program at Jackson State University School of Public Health". American Public Health Association (APHA) Conference, Atlanta, GA.
• Hawkins, M, Johnson W, Ye H, Hamlin-Palmer S, Gipson JA, Hickson DA. Discrimination and Depressive Symptoms among Black MSM in the Deep South: The MARI Study. Soc Sci Med. Under Review.

• Hamlin-Palmer, S. (Oct. 2017). “Factors Contributing to the Increase in HIV and STD Transmission among African American Young Adults in Mississippi”. Mississippi Public Health Association (MPHA) Conference, Jackson, MS.
• Hamlin-Palmer, S. (Nov. 2017). "Health Disparities in World Cultures, HIV/AIDS in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: A Faculty Led Global Health Study Abroad Program at Jackson State University School of Public Health". American Public Health Association (APHA) Conference, Atlanta, GA.
• Knott, J, Hamlin-Palmer, S. (March 2015). A New Phenomenon: High Risk Students Graduating High School. 2015 Program Reach, Inc. / New York Medical College Conference on Contemporary Issues in Adolescent Health. Westchester Marriott, Tarrytown, New York.
• Hamlin-Palmer, S. (January 2012). HIV and STD among African American Women in Mississippi. Mississippi Child Welfare Conference, Jackson, MS.
• Hamlin-Palmer, S. (November 2013). Open Arms Healthcare Center: Mississippi’s First Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex Healthcare Center: A Novel and Holistic Approach to Address LGBTI Health. American Public Health Association (APHA) Conference, Baltimore, Maryland.
• Hamlin-Palmer, S. (October 2012). Contributing Factors for HIV Infections among African American Female Adolescents and Young Adults. American Public Health Association (APHA) Conference, San Francisco, CA.
• Hamlin-Palmer, S. (January 2012). HIV and STD among African American Women in Mississippi. Mississippi Child Welfare Conference, Jackson, MS.
• Hamlin-Palmer, S. (August 2011). Importance of African American Women Advocating for Sexual Health. National HIV Prevention Conference, Atlanta, GA.
• Hamlin-Palmer, S. (August 2011). Importance of Providing HIV/AIDS Prevention to Young African American Females in the Deep South. National HIV Prevention Conference, Atlanta, GA.
• Hamlin-Palmer, S. (August 2010). Challenges African American Female Adolescent and Young Adults Face: Contributing Factors for HIV Infections in Mississippi among this Population. National HIV Prevention Conference, Atlanta, GA
• Hamlin, S. (April 2001). Healthcare Management. National Association of African American Studies (NAASA), Houston, Texas
• Hamlin, S. (August 1998). Cyctocrome P450. University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama.
• Hamlin-Palmer, S. (monthly presenter). HIV 101, HIV and Teen Pregnancy, ABC’s and 123’s of HIV/AIDS and STDs. The YMCA Copiah County Adolescent Offender’s Program. Crystal Springs, MS 2010-2015
• Hamlin-Palmer, S. (monthly presenter). HIV 101, HIV and Teen Pregnancy, ABC’s and 123’s of HIV/AIDS and STDs. The YMCA Rankin County Adolescent Offender’s Program. Rankin, MS 2010-2015

• Abstract Reviewer 2018 American Public Health Association (APHA) Abstract Reviewer: HIV/ AIDS Program (5 Abstracts)
• Journal Reviewer SAGE Open - Article Editor SO-15-0694 entitled: The process of writing a constructivist dissertation: A constructivist inquiry into the meaning of pregnancy of African American women infected with HIV” Online Journal of Rural and Urban Research - Article Editor OJRUR-PH-16-007 Entitled: Step N2 Life: A Pilot Investigation on the Benefits of Community-Developed Intervention to Reduce Hypertension in Mississippi
• RESEARCH AND TEACHING ABROAD: 2017 Faculty Led Study Abroad Program (2 Weeks, Gaborone, Botswana) JSU Passport to the World Program- Health Disparities in World Cultures, Learning Beyond Boundaries (10 students) The "Health Disparities in World Cultures" program will explain how epidemiological research methods are used as a tool to study the health of populations, to define the term epidemiology and to explain and • provide examples of key aspects of the definitions: determinants, distribution, population, health phenomena, morbidity, mortality, aims, and levels. Also, students will learn about the foundations of epidemiology, such as how epidemiology functions as an interdisciplinary field and the methods and procedures of quantification used in population research. Finally, students will be introduced to important studies in which epidemiologists identified risk factors for cancer, heart disease, HIV/AIDS, and other conditions.
• RESEARCH AND TEACHING ABROAD: 2016 Faculty Led Study Abroad Program (2 Weeks, Salvador Da Bahia, Brazil) JSU Passport to the World Program – Health Disparities in World Culture, Learning Beyond Boundaries (8 students) This faculty led program taught students how to articulate key public health and healthcare concepts as it related to the Brazilian culture. Students analyzed key issues in global health from the perspective of a number of disciplines which included: demographic and epidemiological transitions of healthcare, the burden of diseases, the impact of key health conditions on individuals and on communities, and critical issues in organizations and the delivery of health services in Brazil. The overall goal for this program was to outline the determinants of health and risk factors for conditions important to global health.
• RESEARCH AND TEACHING ABROAD: 2015 Faculty Led Study Abroad Program (2 Weeks, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) JSU Passport to the World Program- Health Disparities in World Cultures, Learning Beyond Boundaries (17 students) Epidemiological research methods were very important for this program including its foundation and how it is used to identify risk factors for cancer, heart disease, HIV/AIDS, etc and how it is used as a tool to study health populations. The program also expound on cultural competence and health disparities in the United States and to identify similarities. The program also discussed the difference in food quality assurance in the United States and the Dominican Republic and learned to identify and compare environmental risk factors of the United States and Dominican Republic.
• Hamlin-Palmer, S. (January 2012). HIV and STD among African American Women in Mississippi. Mississippi Child Welfare Conference, Jackson, MS.
• Hamlin-Palmer, S. (monthly presenter). HIV 101, HIV and Teen Pregnancy, ABC’s and 123’s of HIV/AIDS and STDs. The YMCA Copiah County Adolescent Offender’s Program. Crystal Springs, MS 2010-2015
• Event Specialist Jackson State University Designed and implemented modern educational and enrichment community programs for young adults concerning HIV and AIDS at Jackson State University Student Union (National Association of Health Services Executive Project).

• INTERVIEW Interviewer: Daniel Cherry. (May 2012). FDA Could Approve At-Home HIV Test. Dr. Shemeka Hamlin-Palmer Demonstrates How To Use an OraQuick Rapid HIV Test. Mississippi Public Broadcasting Company. Published May 17, 2012.
• INTERVIEW: Natalie McGill of The Nation’s Health a Publication of the American Public Health Association. November2013. Mississippi’s First Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex Healthcare Center. A Noveland Holistic Approach to Address LGBTI Health.
• RECOGNITION: Featured in JSU Global Connections Magazine: Why Faculty Incorporate Study Abroad in Courses

• HCA Health Education Seminars (2016 and 2017). The HCA Health Education Seminar is conducted each year as a part of National Public Health Week. The seminar’s speakers are Healthcare professionals with many years of experience. The HCA Seminar is committed to providing students with education on administration, prevention, early detection and treatment of chronic diseases.
• CDC’s HIV Treatment Works Campaign Co-Host for Jackson, MS (March 2017). As part of the campaign, Jackson State University Department of Healthcare Administration, ACRIA and American Institutes for Research (AIR) worked with CDC to develop and implement local community engagement strategies for Jackson, MS. This invaluable partnership allowed the community to come together to share ideas on how to engage and disseminate messages about care and treatment to people living with HIV in Jackson, MS. 
• Jackson State University School of Public Health Institute of Epidemiology and Health Services Research and the Center for AIDS Research at Emory University Lunch and Learn Scientific Presentation: Topic: Global Learning: HIV/AIDS in the Dominican Republic
• Faculty Judge and Case Developer for the Office of Population Health at the University of Mississippi Medical Center The RICE Bowl is designed to unite a diverse pool of graduate students from multiple academic disciplines to address complex rural health issues. The competition provides an experiential learning opportunity for students to work in interdisciplinary teams to tackle a realistic case scenario. Comprised of three teams of students representing twelve academic disciplines (medicine, nursing, dentistry, pharmacy, physician assistant, public health, health informatics and information management, physiology and biophysics, psychology, business, law, and social work), a panel of similarly interdisciplinary faculty will develop the case scenario and judge the teams’ strategic responses before a live studio audience. Schools participating in this novel event will include Belhaven University, Jackson State University, Mississippi College, the University of Mississippi, and the UMMC.
• Directors of Health Promotion and Education Preceptor DHPE received supplemental funding to support the Health Equity Internships. The funding is from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention (DHDSP). The mission of the CDC DHDSP is to provide public health leadership to improve cardiovascular health for all, reduce the burden, and eliminate disparities associated with heart disease and stroke. The Internship Program was for the 2015-2016 Fall, Spring and Summer cohorts which two HCA students were selected as part of the cohorts. Students: Kiana Moore and Evan Peters
• “SPRING BREAK KICK-OFF: STD/HIV EDUCATION AND SEXUAL HEALTH KITS DISSEMIATION INITIATIVE AMONG JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS” The objective of this project is to increase knowledge about STD and HIV transmission, decrease risky behaviors and to increase sexual health (condom use) of students attending Jackson State University. The initiative was a three day event beginning on Wednesday and ending on Friday in the JSU Student Center from11am until 1pm. Each table consisted of the sign-in sheets, STD/HIV fact sheets, a bowl filled with candies and sexual health kits. A total of 379 sexual health kits and STD/HIV facts sheets were distributed to students attending Jackson State University and the initiative reached a small portion of the community.
• HCA Cares Initiative: Posters in the Rotunda at the Mississippi State Capital (Showcasing Undergraduate Research in Mississippi)