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SELECT EXPERIENCE

Director of Research

National Association of County and City Health Officials, Washington, DC, Aug 2021 – present

  • Research, Analytics, and Dissemination: Leads NACCHO teams in publishing research and evaluation articles, abstracts, and white papers that establish NACCHO and the research and evaluation teams as thought leaders in public health. Oversees all quantitative and qualitative research and national survey efforts organization wide.

  • Cross-Functional Collaboration and Direction: Contributes to and reviews research and research communication frameworks, plans, and tools; provides guidance and technical assistance to other professional staff at NACCHO; and makes recommendations to senior management. Collaborates with other senior staff to generate and establish new funding and work that is in line with the mission of NACCHO and the research and evaluation teams.

  • Team Management and Development: Responsible for the effective day-to-day operations and outcomes of the research staff of the R&E team; developing team members as well as developing and implementing strategic initiatives to support R&E’s direction; directly supervising research staff; and overseeing fiscal unit resources.

Director, Health Sciences HSCI Statistics and Research Courses and Adj. Associate Professor, Clinical Research and Leadership

The George Washington University, Washington, DC, 2017 – present

Previous positions: Director, Health Sciences (HSCI) Undergraduate Courses (2017-2024) and Adj. Assistant Professor of Clinical Research and Leadership (2017-2023)

  • Program Direction and Administration: Direction and oversight of two dozen Health Sciences undergraduate courses (previous) and graduate and undergraduate research and statistics courses (current), including faculty assignments and evaluation, analysis of program and student learning outcomes, and course assessment and revisions in collaboration with identified subject matter experts, faculty from relevant disciplines and school administration.

  • Teaching: Primary professor for four undergraduate and graduate statistics and biostatistics courses.

  • Academic and Committee Service: Departmental statistical consulting, faculty search/hiring committee;

    committees for integrating quality and defining core curriculum for health care quality.

Associate Director, Surveys & Analysis

American Academy of PAs, Alexandra, VA, 2015 – Jul 2021

Previous positions: Manager, Research (2017-2019) & Research Analyst (2015-2017)

  • Research and Survey Design: Manage the development and execution of quantitative and qualitative studies for research initiatives across the Academy for both internal insights and external partnerships.

  • Analytics: Direct statistical analyses of PA workforce research for strategic organizational support and external and scholarly research partnerships. Aggregate and utilize internal and external data sources for informing internal strategy, professional advocacy, and membership.

  • Research Dissemination: Engagement with national health workforce researchers through authoring peer-reviewed publications, external-facing organizational reports, and speaking at national research conferences.

Graduate Lecturer and Researcher

Purdue University Dept. of Psychological Sciences, West Lafayette, IN, 2009 – 2015

  • Teaching: Primary instructor, lecturer, or coordinator for a variety of topics for online and in-person classes of 6 to 300 students.

  • Project direction: Coordinated lab of 13 research assistants engaging in three different programs of research.

EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy in Social Psychology – Purdue University – 2015

Graduate Certificate in Statistics – Purdue University – 2015

Master of Science in Social Psychology – Purdue University – 2011

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (with dept. honors) – Indiana University – 2009

SKILLS

Methods: Experimental, longitudinal, and survey methods/design, mixed-methods

Analytics: Multivariate analytics, psychometrics, regression and advanced predictive analytics using SPSS (syntax/coding) and Stata

PAPERS IN REFEREED JOURNALS

For other publications, abstracts, conference talks, presentations, grants, and awards, please download my full CV above.

McCullough, M. J., Ghimire, U., Orr, J. M., Onal, S. O., Edmiston, A., Patel, K., McCall, T. C., Leider, J. P. (2024). Not only how much but how: Importance of diversifying funding streams in a reimagined public health system. Health Affairs, 43 (6), 846-855. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2024.00037 (OPEN SOURCE)

Royster, J., Meyer, J. A., Cunningham, M. C., Hall, K., Patel, K., McCall, T. C., & Alford, A. A. (2024). Local public health under threat: Harassment faced by local health department leaders during the COVID-19 pandemic. Public Health in Practice, 100468. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.puhip.2024.100468 (OPEN SOURCE)

Adams, N., Puwalski, S. Papagni, N., Leep, C., McCall, T. C., & Wanucha, D. (2023). Evaluating the impact of FDA-funded cooperative agreement programs on conformance with the voluntary national retail food regulatory program standards. Journal of Environmental Health, 86 (4), 16-22.

Burke, R. V., Distler, A., McCall, T. C., Hunter, E., Dhapodkar, S., Chiari-Keith, L., & Alford, A. A. (2023). An analysis of public health officials’ experience in California during COVID-19: Priorities and recommendations. Frontiers in Public Health, 11, 1175661. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1175661 (OPEN SOURCE)

Cunningham, M. C., Royster, J., & McCall, T. C. (2023). Interruptions in blood pressure screening services among local health departments during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 29 (1), 108-111. https://doi.org/10.1097/PHH.0000000000001680 (OPEN SOURCE)

McCall, T. C., Alford, A. A., Cunningham, M. C., Hall, K., & Royster, J. (2023). The role of harassment in the mental well-being of local public health professionals and its relationship with intent to leave their organization during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 29 (S1), S45-S47. https://doi.org/10.1097/PHH.0000000000001655 (OPEN SOURCE)

Smith, N. E., Thompson, K. M., & McCall, T. C. (2022). Physician assistants’ training and self-perceived competencies to work with survivors of interpersonal violence. Journal of Physician Assistant Education, 33 (4), 284-290. https://doi.org/10.1097/JPA.0000000000000458

Hall, K, Higgins, F., Feeser, K., Diriba, K., Sladky, M., & McCall, T. C. (2022). Disruptions to U.S. local public health's role in population-based substance use prevention and response during COVID-19. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 17, 73. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-022-00499-7 (OPEN SOURCE)

Sierra, T., McCall, T. C., Brown, H., & Smith, N. E. (2022). The role of interpersonal toxicity on healthcare students’ well-being. Journal of Physician Assistant Education, 33 (3), 198-204. https://doi.org/10.1097/JPA.0000000000000440

Cuenca, J., Ganser, K., Nowak, M., Smith, N. E., & McCall, T. C. (2022). Diversity in the PA pipeline: Experiences and barriers in admissions and PA school. Journal of Physician Assistant Education, 33 (3), 171-178. https://doi.org/10.1097/JPA.0000000000000442

Lee, B., McCall, T. C., Smith, N. E., & Srikumaran, D. (2022). PAs' skills in providing vision and ocular care. Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, 35 (3), 48-55. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.JAA.0000819560.92687.c5 (OPEN SOURCE)

Royster, J., McCall, T. C., Brees, K., & Dekker, D. (2022). Untapped potential: Local health departments’ involvement in behavioral health preparedness planning and recovery through a population behavioral health framework. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 28 (2), 210-213. https://doi.org/10.1097/PHH.0000000000001504 (OPEN SOURCE)

Blackstone, S. R., Johnson, A. K., Smith, N. E., McCall, T. C., Simmons, W., & Skelly, A. (2021). Depression, burnout, and professional outcomes among physician assistants. Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, 34 (9), 35-41. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.JAA.0000718284.35516.87 (OPEN SOURCE)

McCall, T. C., & Smith, N. E. (2020). Reexamining the persisting wage gap between male and female PAs. Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, 33 (11), 38-42. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.JAA.0000718284.35516.87 (OPEN SOURCE)

Lee, B., McCall, T. C., Smith, N. E., D’Souza, M. A., & Srikumaran, D. (2020). Physician assistants in ophthalmology: A national survey. American Journal of Ophthalmology, 217, 261-267. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajo.2020.04.017

Rizzolo, D., Smith, N., McCall, T. C., Roberts, A., & Porta, K. (2020). Physician assistant students’ competency to identify and diagnose Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of Physician Assistant Education, 31 (2), 71-76. https://www.doi.org/10.1097/JPA.0000000000000305

Zuber, K., McCall, T. C., Bruessow, D., Devine, P. J., & Straker, H. O. (2020). Improving health disparities in PA practices: A quality improvement initiative. Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, 33 (1), 33-38. https://www.doi.org/10.1097/01.JAA.0000615488.54560.3a (OPEN SOURCE)

Rizzolo, D., Smith, N., & McCall, T. C. (2019). Towards earlier identification: Physician assistants’ perceptions of their ability to identify, diagnose, and refer pediatric patients for treatment for autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Allied Health, 48 (4), 287-292.

Smith, B. J., McCall, T. C., Slaven, E. M., & Smith, N. (2019). PAs are a solution to the growing need for clinicians able to treat a complex aging population. Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, 32 (12), 46-49. https://www.doi.org/10.1097/01.JAA.0000604864.79443.79 (OPEN SOURCE)

Coplan, B. H., McCall, T. C., Smith, N., Gellert, V. L., & Essary A. C. (2018). Burnout, job satisfaction, and stress levels of PAs. Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, 31 (9), 42-46. https://www.doi.org/10.1097/01.JAA.0000544305.38577.84 (OPEN SOURCE)

McCarty, M. K., Carlston, D. E., McCall, T. C., & Tay, L. (2018). The evolution of a series of impression formation experiments: A methods case study. Sage Methods Cases. https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781526440730

Smith, N., Cawley, J. F., & McCall, T. C. (2017). Examining the gap: Compensation disparities between male and female physician assistants. Women’s Health Issues, 27 (5), 607-613. https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.whi.2017.05.001

Carlston, D. E., McCall, T. C., McCarty, M. K., & Tay, L. (2015). On being judged by the company you keep:  The effects of group consensus and target behavior on impressions of an individual group member. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 60 (9), 173-182. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2015.06.001

LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE

Board of Directors – Indiana Family Health Council, Indianapolis, IN – 2012 – 2015

  • Social Policy Advocacy: Governed the agency provider of federal and state funds from the U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services and the Indiana State Dept. of Health for family planning services in clinics statewide, including Planned Parenthood.

  • Financial Oversight: Served as finance committee member, collaborating with CFO to oversee financial operations and allocations.