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Markisha Woodson, PhD, MSPH

Fall 1980 - Fall 2120

Current Position

Position: Adjunct Faculty

Biography

Hi, I am Dr. Markisha J. Woodson. I earned my BS, MSPH, and Ph.D. in Community Health from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and my MBA from Lewis University. I have been teaching community health, public health, health science and healthcare policy and management courses for 17 years at various colleges and universities.

I enjoy working with students and helping them achieve their academic, personal, and professional goals. Most recently, my work has focused on addressing health disparities impacting the African American community, more specifically maternal and child health. I live in the Chicagoland area with my husband, children, and my beagle “Reeses.” In my free time, I enjoy riding bikes with my family, attending my kids' sports competitions, and reading books.

Scholarly Contributions and Creative Productions

Journal Article

Completed/Published

Clay, Shondra Loggin L., Kelechi Ibe-Lamberts, Kelsie D. Kelly, Harold Nii-Aponsah, Markisha J. Woodson, Francesca Tines, and Syed Abba A. Mehdi. 2023. “US-Born Black Women and Black Immigrant Women: An Exploration of Disparities in Health Care and Sociodemographic Factors Related to Low Birth Weight” 10:3031–38.

Clay, Shondra Loggin L., Markisha J. Woodson, Kathryn Mazurek, and Beverly Antonio. 2021. “Racial Disparities and COVID-19: Exploring the Relationship Between Race/Ethnicity, Personal Factors, Health Access/Affordability, and Conditions Associated with an Increased Severity of COVID-19” 13:279–91.

Clay, Shondra Loggin L., Markisha J. Woodson, and Renique Kersh. 2021. “An Exploration of Socio-Demographic, Economic, and Environmental Factors in Black/White Disparities in Low Birth Weight Outcomes: A Cross-Sectional Study” 21:e00511.