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Shawna
Chapman

Associate Director of Population Health and Public Health

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linkedin.com/in/shawna-lee-carroll-chapman-341b9a16/

Education

PhD, Medical Anthropology, University of Kansas
MPH, University of Kansas Medical Center

Shawna Chapman, PhD, MPH, is Associate Director of Population Health and Public Health at West Virginia University’s Health Affairs Institute. In this role, she has assisted with the Children’s Mental Health Evaluation, Mountain State Assessment of Trends in Community Health, and the Independent Assessment of WV’s Mountain Health Promise. Dr. Chapman has conducted quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research, with efforts often focused on evaluating state or community programs and policies, including those offered by or related to Medicaid. Dr. Chapman is focused on improving health and well-being across populations, with previous projects focused on different groups, such as people with disabilities, individuals with substance use disorder, and women, infants, and children.    

Prior to her work at Health Affairs, Dr. Chapman conducted research for a collaborative of state Medicaid programs, with efforts focused on the evidence for effectiveness of different treatment approaches, how to implement and evaluate approaches in different environments, and related policies. Before that, Dr. Chapman led and assisted with evaluations of state and community maternal child health programs in Kansas, supported local health departments, and conducted research related to legislative efforts, including Health Impact Assessment. Dr. Chapman conducted research related to substance use disorder as a postdoctoral associate at Duke University Medical Center and assisted with the evaluation of Working Healthy, the Kansas Medicaid Buy-In program while in graduate school. 

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