Anthony T. Woart, MBA, MA, Ph.D.
Chair and Professor
Department of Public Health
Office: Rm 207, Prichard Hall
Phone: 304-696- 5772
E-mail: woarta@marshall.edu
Dr. Anthony T. Woart is Department Chair and Professor in the Department of Public Health, College of Health Professions. He is also founder and director of the Minority Health Institute. His a recipient of numerous federal and state grants in support of his research and health education outreach activities focusing on reducing the burdens of health disparities among the minority and underserved populations in the Appalachia.
Dr. Woart holds MA and MBA degrees from Jackson State University and a Ph. D. from Boston University. He is a recipient of many academic and civil services honors. Most notably, he is a recipient of Minority Access Inc. National Role Model Award for Exemplary Achievements in research Worthy of Emulation. Since 2014 to present, he is a member of the Mid Atlantic Health Council Region III (US Office of Minority Health/US Department of Health and Human Services. Also since 2014, he is a member of the West Virginia Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission.
Selected Peer-reviewed Publications
- Belay T, Woart A, Graffeo V. Effect of cold water-induced stress on immune response, pathology and fertility in mice during Chlamydia muridarum genital infection. Pathog Dis. 2017;75(5).
- Belay T, Fu CL, Woart A. Active Hexose Correlated Compound Activates Immune Function to Decrease Chlamydia trachomatis Shedding in a Murine Stress Model. J Nutr Med Diet Care. 2015;1(1).
- Belay T, Woart A. Cold-induced stress increases the intensity of Chlamydia genital infection in mice. J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2013;46(5):330-7.
Presentations at Professional Meetings
- Woart, Anthony T. “The Impact of Technology on Health Care: The Case of Liberia.” Presented at the Liberian Peace and Justice Foundation Conference on Liberia, Cincinnati, Ohio. August 8-10, 1999
- Woart, Anthony T. “The Evolution of the Name Identity of American Blacks: A Socio-Historical Perspective.” Presented at the Association of Black Sociologists Annual Meeting. Fall 2000
- Woart, Anthony T. “Patterns of Bluefield State College Student Enrollment, Drop-out, and Graduation rates: Implementation for Equality of Opportunity, Equal Opportunity, and Social Responsibility: 2004
- Woart, Anthony T. “The Research Process: From the Laboratory to the Community.” Presented at Minority Access Research Role Model Conference: September 2005.
- Woart, Anthony T. “Challenges, Strategies, and successes of Reaching Out to LGBT Population in Tobacco prevention and Cessation: experiences from the Field. West Virginia Tobacco Prevention Conference march 5-7. Charleston, West Virginia.
- Woart, Anthony T., and Tesfaye Belay “Bluefield State College Minority Health Institute Cancer Awareness and prevention Program”. Presented at National Cancer Institute/National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCI/NCMHD) Health Disparities Summit. July 17-19, 209
- T. Belay, J. Prol, T. Jamrose, and Anthony T. Woart. Stress Changes Production of Nitric Oxide and Proinflammatory Cytokines by Macrophage-rich Peritoneal Cells of a Mouse Model. The108th General Meeting of American Society for Microbiology. Boston, MA. June 1-5, 2008.
Dr. Nandini Manne received his undergraduate degree in Bachelor of Veterinary Science from Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, India in 2008. He later received his MS (2011) in Biological Sciences and Ph.D (2014) in Biomedical Sciences from Marshall University.
Dr. Manne’s teaching interest include the areas of public health biology, chronic non-communicable diseases, infectious diseases, epidemiology, environmental health and biostatistics.
Dr. Manne has authored/co-authored more than 25 peer reviewed publications and presented his research on several occasions at national and international meetings. His research interests include the examination of substance use disorder and its various risk factors such as race/ethnicity, gender differences, employment etc. and screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment in diverse settings. His research interests also include the investigation of therapeutic properties of cerium oxide nanoparticles as a novel anti-inflammatory agent for treatment of various pathologies with high morbidity and mortality.
For a list of publications, please visit https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/browse/collection/54560789/?sort=date&direction=ascending
Ongoing projects-
- Integrated community program to address opioid crisis
- Quick Response Team
- Therapeutic efficacy of cerium oxide nanoparticles for the treatment of hepatic ischemia reperfusion in male Sprague Dawley rats.
- Investigation on the use of SGLT2 inhibitors as a prophylactic agent to prevent the development of diabetes and associated metabolic syndrome in Obese Zucker rats.
- Examining the molecular pathways involved in animals with sepsis among various age groups..
Robert J. Lowinger, M.P.A, M.Ed., M.S.W., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Master of Public Health Program
Office: Rm 215, Prichard Hall
Phone: 304-696- 5769
E-mail: lowinger@marshall.edu
Dr. Robert Lowinger received his bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Rochester, a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Pennsylvania State University; a Master’s degree in Social Welfare from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, and a Master’s degree in Education and Ph.D. in Educational Psychology and Statistics from the State University of New York at Albany. Dr. Lowinger has many years of experience working as a practicing statistician and researcher for governmental and non-profit organizations as well as private industry. He has conducted public health program evaluations of home health care services in Monroe County, NY; the methadone maintenance program in New York State; and health care in New York State prisons. He consulted on rural development projects in Africa funded by the World Bank and USAID. As Director of Sampling for Audits & Surveys, Dr. Lowinger developed the sampling methodology for the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health’s New York City breast cancer study. As a psychometrician for the National League of Nursing, he conducted statistical studies of the reliability of nursing licensure examinations as well as job analyses for credentialing of specialized nursing professionals. His program evaluation of mental health services for New York City transit workers suffering from PTSD was published in the North American Journal of Psychology. He has also published on substance abuse in college students and recently served as the program evaluator for an NCAA grant for the prevention of alcohol abuse in student athletes at Bluefield State College in West Virginia, where he served as a Research Associate with the Minority Health Institute. Prior to his appointment at Marshall University, Dr. Lowinger was Associate Professor of Psychology and Chairperson of the Social Sciences Department at Bluefield State College. He has taught graduate courses in research methods, advanced statistics, and program evaluation at various colleges in the United States, as well as other countries. His current research interests include psychosocial determinants of health behavior in college student and ethnic minority populations, program evaluation of mental health programs, and the application of multivariate biostatistical techniques.
Craig Kimble, PharmD, MBA, MS, BCACP
Director of Experiential Learning
Manager of Clinical Support Services
Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Administration, and Research
Phone: 304-696-6014
Cell: 304-593-5752
Email: craig.kimble@marshall.edu
Dr. Craig Kimble received a Doctor of Pharmacy degree (PharmD) from Ohio Northern University in 1998. He earned a Master in Business Administration (MBA) from Morehead State University in 1999 and a Master of Science (MS) in Healthcare Administration from Marshall University in 2000. Craig completed an ASHP accredited PGY1 residency in Pharmacy Practice at the University of Kentucky Hospitals and St. Claire Medical Center in 1999. Craig is a Board Certified Ambulatory Care Specialist (BCACP). Before coming to Marshall, Dr. Kimble was the Director of Pharmacy and Clinical Services for Fruth Pharmacy, a 30 store regional retail drugstore chain serving Ohio and West Virginia. While at Fruth, Dr. Kimble established a PGY1 community pharmacy practice residency program. He has previously served as a Senior Pharmacist Consultant for McKesson Provider Technologies and as System Director of Pharmacy for Holzer Health Systems. Craig was recognized for innovative practice by receiving the 2011 Upshire-Smith / West Virginia Pharmacist Association – Excellence in Innovation in Pharmacy Award and as Director of the Year by Pharmacy Systems, Inc. Dr. Kimble is active in both state and national pharmacy organizations. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees for the Ohio Pharmacist Association representing district 7 and is the current serving President for the West Virginia Pharmacists Association.
Dr. Kimble serves as both teaching faculty and as Director of the Office of Experiential Learning at the School of Pharmacy. He assists in overseeing the professional experience program, including both early (IPPE) and advanced (APPE) pharmacy practice experiences. This integral part of the pharmacy curriculum provides students the opportunity to apply their classroom and laboratory training in the basic pharmaceutical sciences and pharmacy practice and to solve drug-related problems in practice during their final year of the Pharm. D. program. Dr. Kimble is responsible for helping to establish practice sites and placing students in appropriate rotations. He assists in training for and negotiates experience content with staff Preceptor Training at the rotation sites. Kimble also assists in overseeing the community service and outreach activities that promote the profession and the School of Pharmacy. As Manager of Clinical Support Services, Dr. Kimble works with retail and hospital partners as an advisor and consultant to help implement and optimize advanced services and programs. Dr. Kimble also serves as adjunct faculty with the Marshall College of Health Profession’s Public Health Program. Craig’s teaching and research interests include pharmacy management, finance and economics, experiential learning, and ambulatory care practice.