Faculty Member Since 2023
Dr. Shantesica Gilliam is an assistant professor of Environmental and Health Sciences at 糖心传媒. She is a first-generation college graduate from Conyers, Georgia. Dr. Gilliam is a triple dawg alumna from the University of Georgia where she received her Bachelor’s in Health Promotion and Behavior, Master’s in Public Health, and Ph.D. in Health Promotion and Behavior. At UGA she was a Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) doctoral scholar, an inductee of the Delta Omega Public Health Honor Society, and an initiate of the Blue Key Honor Society. Her dissertation research focused on examining trauma pathways to HIV risk behavior among Black youth entering adulthood. She is co-leading a qualitative study entitled Reducing Intersectional Stress Experiences to Uplift Pregnant and Postpartum (RISEUPP) Women and Individuals, a project exploring the intersectional stress experiences of Black perinatal women and how those experiences impact their engagement in healthcare.
Her program of research aims to a) provide effective resources and programs for underserved populations that disproportionately experience trauma and violence; b) develop sexual/reproductive health and HIV prevention strategies and programming; c) examine racism as a public health issue; d) bridge the research and practice gap by building community partnerships with those who are already doing the work, and e) conduct advocacy research to understand intersectionality in the maternal and child health setting.
Dr. Gilliam is committed to transformative teaching by applying the foundations of health equity and liberation to the classroom space. This includes centering students’ voices inside and outside the classroom, applying an intersectional approach to developing class content, materials, and activities, and supporting student learning through experience and engagement. She aims to decenter herself in the classroom to create a student-centered space where students can feel seen, heard, and empowered.
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PhD, Health Promotion and Behavior, The University of Georgia
MPH, The University of Georgia
BS, Health Promotion and Behavior, The University of Georgia
Race Gender and Medicine
Research Health Inquires
Introduction to Epidemiology
Introduction to Public Health
Mental Health
Sexual and Reproductive Health
Maternal and Child Health
Violence Exposure
Mixed-Methods Research
Hunter-Jones, J.J, Gilliam, S.M., Carswell, A.L., and, Hansen, N.B. (2019).
Sileo, K. M., Kershaw, T. S., Gilliam, S., Taylor, E., Kommajosula, A., & Callands, T. A. (2019).
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Hunter-Jones, J., Gilliam, S., Davis, C., Brown, D., Green, D., Hunter, C., Carswell, A., & Hansen, N. (2020).
Callands, T.A., Gilliam, S.M., Sileo, K.M., Taylor, E, Hunter-Jones, J.J. & Hansen, N. (2020)
Callands, T.A., Hylick, K, Desrosiers, A, Gilliam, S.M., Taylor, E, Hunter-Jones, J.J. & Hansen, N.