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SELECT EXPERIENCE

Director of Research

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

  • Strategic Research Leadership: Spearhead NACCHO’s research initiatives, design, analysis, and dissemination, positioning the organization as a thought leader in public health. Oversee the development and dissemination of groundbreaking quantitative and qualitative studies and white papers influencing local and national health policies. Improved national survey response rates from 24% in 2021 to 56% in 2024.

  • Innovative Collaboration & Policy Impact: Partner with senior leadership to conceptualize and implement research frameworks, securing several new funding streams aligned with NACCHO’s mission and vision. Deliver actionable insights to staff and federal agencies to enhance strategies and advocate for decision-making at the national level.

  • Team Development & Operational Excellence: Lead a high-performing research team of 5 individuals, cultivating talent and fostering a culture of innovation and inclusiveness. Drive strategic and budgetary initiatives to improve organizational impact, ensuring the seamless execution of complex research projects and optimal resource allocation.

  • National Influence & Knowledge Sharing: Shape public health discourse through prolific publishing and presentations at national conferences, amplifying NACCHO’s voice in public health workforce, infrastructure, practice, and equity.

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: Academic program director for two health sciences course suites, including faculty assignment and evaluation, analysis of program and learning outcomes, and course assessment and revision.

  • Teaching: Primary professor for four undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral statistics, biostatistics, and research methods courses.

  • Academic Service and Research: Departmental statistical consulting, faculty search/hiring committee; committees for integrating quality and defining core curriculum for health care quality; dissertation committee service. Partnering with faculty on research.

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. 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.

Patel, K., McCall, T. C., Garofalini, C., Cunningham, M., Lee, J. & Alford, A. A. (in press). Sustainability of the growth of the local public health workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2019-2022. American Journal of Public Health.

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.