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Dawn Graham

Dawn Graham
Associate Professor of Instruction in the Department of Social Medicine in the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Heritage Hall 373S, Athens Campus

Dawn Graham, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Instruction in the Department of Social Medicine at 51社区's Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine. She earned a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Purdue University and a M.A. in Applied Behavioral Science from Valparaiso University. Her clinical and education experience includes work with University of Chicago Hospitals, Michigan City Area Schools, Purdue University, Porter Starke Community Mental Health and Logansport State Psychiatric Hospital.

Dr. Graham has experience running a multimillion-dollar federal grant to promote maternal/child health in Southeastern Ohio in coordination with the Ohio Department of Health. She is a member of the American Psychological Association and previously acted as the chair of the Ohio Psychological Association Public Sector Issues committee. She is a certified community health worker through the Ohio Board of Nursing and is a CHW Master Trainer in the Appalachian Region. In addition, she has participated in national webinars and speaking engagements for SAMHSA鈥檚- Rural Behavioral Health, The March of Dimes and The American Institutes for Research.

Dr. Graham's areas of interest include creativity and mental health, global mental health, rural health, compassion fatigue in healthcare professionals and policy change. Her current projects include qualitative research on integrated healthcare in rural settings across the United States, and she currently teaches trauma informed care and mindfulness to health professionals.