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Alina Engelman

DrPH, MPH · Health Sciences · Cal State East Bay

Public health researcher focused on global health, disability-related health disparities, food security, and emergency preparedness communication for deaf populations.

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About Dr. Engelman

Dr. Engelman is an Assistant Professor of Health Sciences at California State University, East Bay. She holds a Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) from UC Berkeley, a Master of Public Health (MPH) in Global Health from Yale University, and a Bachelor of Arts from Brown University.

Her research areas include global health, disability-related health disparities, food security, and emergency preparedness communication. She serves as a member of the Community Health Commission for the City of Berkeley.

Selected Publications

Publications

  1. Engelman, A. and Kushalnagar, P. (2019). "Food Insecurity, Chronic Disease, and Quality of Life" among deaf adults using ASL. Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition, 1–10.
  2. Engelman, A., Paludneviciene, R., Wagner, K., Jacobs, K., & Kushalnagar, P. (2020). Food worry among deaf populations during COVID-19. Public Health Reports.
  3. Kushalnagar, P., Engelman, A., Simons, A. (2019). "Deaf Women's Health: Adherence to Breast and Cervical Cancer" screening. American Journal of Preventative Medicine, 57(3): 346–354.
  4. Engelman, A., Valderama-Wallace, C., Nouredini, S. (2019). Professional landscape addressing disability justice, health inequities, and access for patients. Journal of Advances in Nursing Science, 42(3).
  5. Engelman, A., Case, B., Meeks, L., & Fetters, M.D. (2019). Health policy analysis in primary care converting clinical concepts into practice. Family Medicine and Community Health, 7(2).
  6. Khosla, N., Gamba, R., Taylor, S., Adediji, L., Bovey, J., Engelman, A., et al. (2019). Academic goals of college students facing food insecurity, housing instability, and financial challenges. Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless.
  7. Kushalnagar, P., Engelman, A., Sadler, G. (2018). Deaf patient-provider communication regarding lung cancer screening using HINTS-ASL. Patient Education and Counseling, 101(7): 1232–1239.
  8. Meeks, L., Engelman, A., Booth, A., et al. (2018). Deaf and Hard of Hearing learners in emergency medicine contexts. West J Emerg Med, 9(6): 1014–1018.
  9. Keogh, B., Kushalnagar, P., Engelman, A. (2018). "Food Security and Peer Support in Deaf College Students." Journal of American College Health.
  10. Engelman, A. (2018). "(Im)Mobilities: HIV/AIDS and VCT Services for Deaf Kenyans." In Healthcare in motion: Mobility forms in health service delivery and access. Berghahn Books.
  11. Engelman, A., Deardorff, J. (2016). Training law enforcement in cultural competence, responding to domestic violence involving deaf individuals. Journal of Health Promotion Practice, 17(2): 177–185.
  12. Ivey, S., Dahrouge, D., Tseng, W., Engelman, A., Neuhauser, L., Huang, D., Gurung, S. (2014). State and territorial readiness for serving deaf populations during disasters. Public Health Reports, 129(2): 148–55.
  13. Engelman, A., Ivey, S., Tseng, W., Dahrouge, D., Brune, J., Neuhauser, L. (2013). Addressing deaf community needs in disasters through systematic training. BMC Health Services Research, 13:84.
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