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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Strategic, data-driven public health leader and faculty member with over 15 years 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).

Director, Health Sciences HSCI Statistics Suite 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) and Adj. Assistant Professor of Clinical Research and Leadership (2017-2023)

Led curriculum planning, faculty evaluation, and student mentoring for a 21-course suite, include 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 courses in research and statistics 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.

Kirkland, C., Dahal, R., Coestzer-Liversage, A., Weiss, N., Polamreddy, M., McCall, T. C., Edmiston, A., & Leider, J. P. (in press). Navigating the employee lifecycle to enhance recruitment and retention in local health departments. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice.

Vogel, A., Patel, K., McCall, T. C., Orr, J., & Leider, J. P. (in press). The public health workforce calculator in a post-COVID era. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice.

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. 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