Raymona Lawrence, DrPH, MPH

Assistant Professor
Georgia Southern University
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health
PO Box 8015
Statesboro, GA
USA 30460
Email: rlawrence@georgiasouthern.edu

Biographical Sketch: Raymona H. Lawrence, DrPH, MPH … is currently serving as an Assistant Professor of Community Health in the Jiann Ping Hsu College of Public Health. She was formerly the University Wellness Program Director for Georgia Southern University. As the University Wellness Program Director, she was responsible for coordinating wellness activities on campus including the LiveWell Fair and various speakers such as environmentalist, Majora Carter, Frank Warren of Post Secret, and Robert Kenner, Director of Food, Inc. Before obtaining this position, she was the project coordinator for the W. K. Kellogg Foundation’s New Tools, New Visions 2 initiative that was being evaluated by the Jiann Ping Hsu College of Public Health. She was responsible for coordinating the project which addresses health disparities among four African American communities across Georgia. Dr. Lawrence has also worked as a science educator in the Candler County, Georgia School System, and as a Research Professional in the Titus H.J. Huisman Hemoglobinopathy Laboratory at the Medical College of Georgia. Dr. Lawrence has worked on the Chatham County Safety Net Planning Council’s project to evaluate patient and physician readiness to implement electronic medical records, and was also awarded grant funding, as co-principal investigator, for the Medical University of South Carolina’s REACH diabetes grant in Jenkins County, Georgia. She earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Kinesiology in 2000 and her Master of Public Health degree from Georgia Southern University in 2003. She completed her Doctorate in Public Health-Community Health Behavior and Education from the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health at Georgia Southern University in December of 2010. Dr. Lawrence was recently awarded the American Public Health Association Genomics Forum New Investigator award for her dissertation research abstract, “National Collegiate Athletic Association mandated sickle cell trait screening policy: Implications for the athlete.” Dr. Lawrence’s research interests include health disparities and social justice issues especially as they relate to wellness in rural, African American communities.

Papers:
5192.0 Ncaa sickle cell trait screening: Challenges facing health education and promotion