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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Strategic, data-driven public health leader and faculty member with over a decade of experience designing, leading, and translating research to inform local and national health policy. Skilled in managing multidisciplinary teams, securing and executing large-scale grants, and disseminating impactful findings across academic, nonprofit, and governmental settings.

SKILLS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Director of Research

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

Influenced local & federal health policy by spearheading 30 quantitative and qualitative national research studies, fulfilling NACCHO’s vision to be thought leaders in public health.
Developed and executed a 3-year strategic plan for NACCHO’s Research team and portfolio.
Led a high-performing team of 5 as well as multiple dotted-line reports to execute all research initiatives.
Published (21) and presented (24) findings on workforce, well-being, equity, and infrastructure nationally.
Partnered with leadership to secure new funding streams, via federal sources and academic partners.
Improved national survey response rates from 24% (2021) to 56% (2024).

Program Director, Health Sciences and Adj. Associate Professor, Clinical Research and Leadership

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

Previous positions: Director, Health Sciences (HSCI) Undergraduate Suite (2017-2024); Director, Health Sciences Statistics Suite (2023-2025); and Adj. Assistant Professor of Clinical Research and Leadership (2017-2022)

Led curriculum planning, faculty evaluation, and student mentoring for a 21-course suite, including direct oversight of 15 faculty members within the undergraduate and graduate research suites. Under my direction, the suite ranked top 20 nationally for five years for online/hybrid undergraduate programming.
Directed 5 health sciences research and statistics courses for undergraduate and graduate students, including teaching 4-5 courses per academic year.
Served as a division biostatistician and contributed to clinical and social research across 4 departments.
Chaired dissertation committees for PhD student mentoring and quality curriculum integration efforts.

Associate Director, Surveys & Analysis

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

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

Directed survey research and analyses for over 17 national PA workforce studies.
Directly managed 1 research assistant and oversaw execution of others in collaboration with Sr. Director.
Developed and led a dissemination strategy via publishing and public speaking, resulting in 18 peer-reviewed manuscripts/abstracts, including 45 presentations at national & international conferences.
Authored over 12 white papers for advocacy and leadership use.
Developed and oversaw the implementation of a state-of-the-art data dashboard for our flagship studies.

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

PAPERS IN REFEREED JOURNALS

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

Shafik, N., Shah, G., Apenteng, B., Mase, W, & McCall, T. C. (2026). Organizational characteristics associated with health information systems adoption in local health departments during the COVID-19 pandemic. Informatics. https://doi.org/10.3390/informatics13030040 (OPEN SOURCE)

Davis, G., Cunningham, M., Patel, K., Perkins, K., & McCall, T. C. (2026). An overview of public health services among local health departments in rural versus urban jurisdictions. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1097/PHH.0000000000002324 (OPEN SOURCE)

McCall, T. C., Perkins, K., & Alford, A. A. (2026). Burnout, belonging, and mental well-being: Predictors of turnover intent among local public health professionals. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 32(1S), S25-32. https://www.doi.org/10.1097/PHH.0000000000002274 (OPEN SOURCE)

Patel, K. & McCall, T. C. (in press). Local health department governance classifications– are they even important? Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1097/PHH.0000000000002303 (OPEN SOURCE)

Kirkland, C., Dahal, R., Coestzer-Liversage, A., Weiss, N., Polamreddy, M., McCall, T. C., Edmiston, A., & Leider, J. P. (2025). Navigating the employee lifecycle to enhance recruitment and retention in local health departments. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. https://doi.org10.1097/PHH.0000000000002192 (OPEN SOURCE)

Ray, M., Meltzer, A. C., McCall, T. C., & Meldrum, K. (2025). From acute to chronic: The PREVENT protocol for investigating pain progression after emergency department visits. Primary Health Care Research & Development, 26(e77). https://doi.org/ 10.1017/S146342362510042X (OPEN SOURCE)

Vogel, A., Patel, K., McCall, T. C., Orr, J., & Leider, J. P. (2025). The public health workforce calculator in a post-COVID era. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 31(5), 836-843. https://doi.org/10.1097/PHH.0000000000002177 (OPEN SOURCE)

Patel, K., McCall, T. C., Garofalini, C., Cunningham, M., Lee, J. & Alford, A. A. (2025). Sustainability of the growth of the local public health workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2019-2022. American Journal of Public Health, 115(8), 1271-1277. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2025.308096 (OPEN SOURCE)

Kirkland, C., Westfall, N. Y., Patel, K., McCall, T. C., & Leider, J. P. (2025). New local health officials: Health departments’ newest leaders. Frontiers in Public Health, 13:1597909. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1597909 (OPEN SOURCE)

Jacobs, J., Smart, B., Dougherty, A., Valencia, J., Benjamins, M., Clayton, A., Edmiston, A., McCall, T. C., Lee, J., & Patel, K. (2025). Strategic and performance planning in U.S. local health departments: A comparative analysis of strategic, community health improvement, and quality improvement plans. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1097/PHH.0000000000002152 (OPEN SOURCE)

Figueiredo, S., Arrieux, J., McCall, T. C., Koch, U., & Oliveira, E. (2024). Can the different versions of the Shirom-Melamed Burnout Measure be used to measure burnout among healthcare professionals? A systematic review of psychometric properties. Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes, 8, Article number: 108. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41687-024-00788-8 (OPEN SOURCE)

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.

Peer Reviewer – Health Affairs; JPHMP; Frontiers in Public Health; JAAPA; JPAE