Biography: Dionne is from the great state surrounded by lakes, Michigan. Dionne is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Minnesota’s Health Services Research, Policy and Management program. Prior to her matriculation into the program, she attended Howard University as a student-athlete and earned her bachelor's in Human Performance with a concentration in Sports Medicine and a minor in chemistry. Following, she attended Morehouse School of Medicine, where she earned her Master’s in Public Health. Dionne has research interests in gentrification, aging, social cohesion, and health equity.

Area of Emphasis: Multidisciplinary Social Science

Co-Advisors: Tetyana Shippee, PhD and Carrie Henning-Smith, PhD, MPH, MSW

Research Interests

aging, aging in place, gentrification, neighborhoods, health equity, health disparities, qualitative and mixed methods, housing equity, social determinants of health, public health, health policy, health inequities and disparities, racial disparities, community-based participatory research, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Education

2019-2021  Master of Public Health

    Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA

2016-2019 Bachelor of Science in Human Performance, Cum Laude

    Howard University, Washington, DC, USA

Concentration: Sports Medicine

Minor: Chemistry

Relevant Professional Experiences

Graduate Research Assistant for Carrie Henning-Smith, PhD, MPH, MSW

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

Graduate Research Assistant for Equity and Quality in Long-Terms Services and Supports (EQuaLS) Lab

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 

Graduate Research Assistant for Families and Long-Term Care Projects Research Team

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 

Professional Affiliations

University of Minnesota

Equity and Quality in Long-Term Services and Supports (EQuaLS) Lab 

Families and Long-Term Care Projects Research Team

Aging Studies Interdisciplinary Graduate Group

Center for Healthy Aging and Innovation

Minnesota Population Center

Life Course Center

Rural Health Research Center

Academy Health

Member and Abstract Reviewer

Academy Health

Gerontological Society of America

Member and Abstract Reviewer

ESPO

SRPP

Peer-Reviewed Publications: Google Scholar

Contact

Email: bail0433@umn.edu

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