Resume/CV
Education
Master of Public Health (MPH), University of Nebraska Medical Center
August 2022
B.A. Anthropology & History, University of Texas at Austin
2010-2014
Professional Experience
Communications and Outreach Coordinator
Water, Climate and Health Program, University of Nebraska Medical Center
2023-Present
Research Coordinator, University of Nebraska Medical Center
2021-2023
Teaching Assistant, University of Nebraska Medical Center
January 2021-May 2021
Marketing Manager, The Set Me Free Project
2019-2021
Federal Service
Peace Corps Volunteer, Peace Corps Ethiopia 2014-2016
Fellowships
Student Think Tank Fellowship, American Journal of Public Health
American Public Health Association
Member, 2022 cohort
Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) Trainee, Munroe-Meyer Institute
2021-2022 Cohort
Internships
Grundy County Public Health Office, Grundy County, IA
2021
Academic Articles
Woolsey S, Ramos AK, Samson K, Catley D, King KM, Crane R, Dai HD. Strengthening Tobacco 21 implementation and enforcement to reduce tobacco-related health disparities: A stakeholder engagement project. Tob Prev Cessat. 2023 Jun 16;9:20. doi: 10.18332/tpc/163299. PMID: 37342229; PMCID: PMC10277890.
Vahedi L, Harb C, Tate S, Nguyen A, Ellis T, Woolsey S, Suen J,
“When Peace Is Threatened, So Is Public Health”, American Journal of Public Health 113, no. 2 (February 1, 2023): pp. 132-132.
https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2022.307185
Reports
Lookadoo, R. Woolsey, S., Bell, JE. Drought and Health: A Messaging Framework for Public Health Professionals and Healthcare Providers.
https://www.drought.gov/documents/drought-and-health-messaging-framework-public-health-professionals-healthcare-providers
Contributing author. Drought Resilience +10 Conference Conclusions and recommendations. https://www.droughtmanagement.info/portal/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Conclusions-and-Recommendations-1.pdf
Media Articles & Press Releases
“UNMC, NASA host national experts on health and drought”. https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/2024/12/03/unmc-to-partner-on-new-climate-measurement-center/
“Summertime is Here: Prepare for the Heat”. Press Release, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services. https://dhhs.ne.gov/Pages/Summertime-is-Here-Prepare-for-the-Heat.aspx
“Public Health Researchers Develop Drought Response Guide”. https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/2024/05/08/public-health-researchers-develop-drought-response-guide/
“New Drought Response Guide for Health Professionals”. https://www.drought.gov/news/new-drought-response-guide-health-professionals-2024-04-24
“Climate and health experts gather at UNMC, discuss collaboration”. https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/2024/04/17/climate-and-health-experts-gather-at-unmc-discuss-collaboration/
“Stay Safe During Winter Storms”. Press Release, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services. https://dhhs.ne.gov/Pages/Stay-Safe-During-Winter-Storms.aspx
“Study Finds Regional and Demographic Increases of Respiratory Mortality During Drought”. https://www.drought.gov/news/study-finds-regional-and-demographic-increases-respiratory-mortality-during-drought-2023-08-23
“Extreme Heat Precautions Recommended”. Press Release, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services. https://dhhs.ne.gov/Pages/Extreme-Heat-Precautions-Recommended.aspx
“UNMC hosts women’s environmental health faculty group from Pakistan”. https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/2023/06/28/unmc-hosts-womens-environmental-health-faculty-group-from-pakistan/
“Public Health Faculty Contribute to National Climate Assessment”. https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/2023/05/16/public-health-faculty-contribute-to-national-climate-assessment/
Presentations
“Drought and Health: Communication and Engagement”. Drought Resilience +10 High-Level Meeting on National Drought Policy. Geneva, Switzerland. 10/2/24.
“Developing Drought and Health Messaging Tools for Improved Communication” and “Creating Tailored Health Messaging Tools for Improved Communication”. Drought and Health Workshop for Public Health Professionals. Omaha, NE. 9/10/24
Woolsey S., Birn, R. “Washington County, NE Tornado Response Survey” to the Evaluation Workgroup of the National Environmental public Health Tracking Program. Online. 7/24/24
Woolsey, S. “Drought and Health Roadmap: Advancing Engagement and Preparedness” for the NIDIS Drought Early Warning System of California and Nevada Meeting. Online. 7/22/24
Woolsey, S. “A Drought and Health Messaging Tool for Public Health and Healthcare Providers”. National Environmental Health Association’s AEC Conference. Pittsburgh, PA. 7/18/24
Woolsey, S. “Developing a Drought and Health Preparedness Framework for Public Health Departments and Healthcare Providers”. Society for Health Communication Annual Meeting. Arlington, VA. 6/17/24
Woolsey, S. “Developing a Drought and Health Messaging and Preparedness Framework for Public Health Departments and Healthcare Providers” at the American Geophysics Union Conference in San Francisco, CA. 12/12/23
Woolsey, S, Birn, R. “Nebraska Tracking Update” at the Nebraska Environmental Health Association Annual Conference, Mahoney State Park, NE, 10/24/23
Woolsey, S. “Nebraska Environmental Public Health Tracking Program” at the Nebraska Association of Local Health Department meeting, Virtual. 10/4/23
Woolsey, S., Samson, K., Ramos, A., King, K., Catley, D., Dai, H. “Exploring Stakeholder Attitudes Towards Tobacco 21 Implementation, Enforcement, and Outcomes.” 2022 College of Public Health Student Research Conference. Omaha, NE. 2022
Grants Awarded
“Expanding Work on Communicating the Impacts of Drought on Human Health in the Missouri River Basin”. Cooperative Institute for Satellite Earth System Studies (CISESS). $193,558. Lookadoo, R, Bell, J, Woolsey, S
“Nebraska Tornado Quick Response: Assessing Community Impacts and Evaluating Early Warning”. National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation, Special Call for Health Outcomes and Climate-Related Disaster Research Supported by The Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado Boulder; $49,600; S. Scales, R. Birn, S. Munde, S. Woolsey, and K. Kintziger.
“Educating on Environmental Health Issues from Environmental Degradation Resulting from Farming Practices”, $149,000, Walton Family Foundation. Bell, J, Nagengast, L, Woolsey, S.
Honors/Awards
2022 Volunteer of the Year Award, Metro Omaha Tobacco Action Coalition
2022 COPH Student Research Conference Winner, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Alice Friedlander Memorial Scholarship, 2021 Recipient
Professional Memberships
American Public Health Association
Society for Health Communication
National Environmental Health Association
Public Health Association of Nebraska
Delta Omega Public Health Honor Society, Gamma Omicron Chapter
Skills
ArcGIS Pro, Adobe Creative Cloud, BlueHost, Canva, CSS, Hootsuite, HTML, MailChimp, Microsoft Office, SAS, Social Media Management, SPSS, Web Development, WordPress, Wix