Division of Health Promotion and Behavioral Science
Assistant Professor
Associate Director for Public Health Practice
Phone: (619) 594-2087
Email: cmcdaniels@sdsu.edu
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Education
- PhD, Public Health | Epidemiology, SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program (2017)
- MPH, Public Health | Epidemiology, San Diego State University (2007)
- BS, Community Health Education, Ithaca College (2005)
Scholarly Areas
- Cancer disparities and inequities
- Cervical cancer and HPV
- COVID-19 public health response
- COVID-19 testing
- COVID-19 in school settings
- Community health worker mobilization
- Public health program evaluation and informatics
- Health inequities
- Health education
- Professional education
- Hyperkyphosis and falls in older adults
Biography
Dr. McDaniels-Davidson is the Director of the SDSU Institute for Public Health (IPH), Associate Director of Public Health Practice for the SDSU School of Public Health (SPH), and Assistant Professor of Public Health in the division of Health Promotion and Behavior Science. She represents SDSU as the co-Lead for Community Outreach and Engagement for Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health and serves as the Evaluation Director for the Indian Health Council’s Native American Research Center on Health. Her research focuses broadly on cancer disparities and COVID-19 inequities. As the Director of the IPH, Dr. McDaniels-Davidson oversees a staff of Research Scientists, Health Writers, and Public Health Professionals collaborate on public health research and service projects with community-based and governmental agencies in and around California. She is a first-generation college student who is passionate about training the next generation of cancer researchers and public health practitioners.
