Katherine Puskarz, MPH
Lecturer
Assistant Program Director
Contact
901 Walnut Street
10th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-955-4755
215-923-7583 fax
Katherine Puskarz, MPH
Lecturer
Assistant Program Director
Research & Practice Interests
Environmental Health
Built Environment
Curriculum Development
Education
MPH, Thomas Jefferson University, College of Population Health
BS, University of Georgia
Publications
- Experiential Learning: Moving From Data Collection to Health Promotion in One Term
- Determinants of Successful Weight Loss in Low-Income African American Women: A Positive Deviance Analysis
- Overcoming Obesity: A Mixed Methods Study of the Impact of Primary Care Physician Counseling on Low-Income African American Women Who Successfully Lost Weight
- An Observational Study of Provider Perspectives on Alternative Payment Models
- Population Health: Curriculum Framework for an Emerging Discipline
University Appointments
Lecturer, Jefferson College of Population Health
Assistant Program Director, Public Health
Teaching
Introduction to Public Health
Clerkship-Applied Practice Experience (C-APE)
Biography
Ms. Katherine Puskarz is Assistant Director for the Public Health Program at the Jefferson College of Population Health (JCPH). She coordinates Clerkship-Applied Practice Experience (C-APE), assisting students through the C-APE process and managing the LEAP C-APE experience at Philadelphia FIGHT. Additionally, Ms. Puskarz oversees the accreditation compliance for the Public Health program, publishes the public health weekly newsletter, advises JeffSAPHE (the program's student organization), and advises students regarding their courses. In addition to her work with the Public Health program, Ms. Puskarz also oversees the recruitment of Health Economics & Outcomes Research (HEOR) Fellows in the College.
Prior to becoming the Assistant Director for the Public Health Program, Ms. Puskarz was the Academic Projects Coordinator at JCPH. Among her many responsibilities, Ms. Puskarz collaborated on the development of new master's degree programs. Most recently, she assisted in the development of the Population Health Intelligence program. Ms. Puskarz began her career at Jefferson in the Department of Family & Community Medicine as a Clinical Research Coordinator where she assisted Fellows in their research projects.
Ms. Puskarz earned her MPH from Thomas Jefferson University College of Population Health. She earned her BS in genetics from the University of Georgia.