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Ellen
T. Reibling
earned her B.A. in Psychology from Allegheny College, an
M.A. in College Student Personnel from Bowling State University, and the Ph.D.
in Environmental Health Policy and Science from UC Irvine. She started at UCI
as Greek Advisor in 1985. In 1990, she acquired a federal grant for alcohol
and other drug prevention that helped establish the Health Education Center.
Under her leadership, the Center has grown from 2.5 FTE to the current staff
of 8, with more than 20% of the budget funded by external grants focusing on
tobacco control and sexual health. Part of Ellen's job includes serving as
Project Director for Professor Connie Pechmann's TRDRP funded grant studying
anti-tobacco ads and supervising student interns working on this project.
Leigh Poirier earned her BS in Education and Psychology from Plymouth State University and MEd in Higher Education Administration from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. She has worked in housing and residential education for over 10 years before joining the Health Education team in November 2006. Previously, Leigh focused her activities on student development with a concentration on leadership. Part of Leigh’s job includes services as Project Director for the Campus-Community Alcohol Management Project (CCAMP). She looks forward to connecting with students on alcohol and wellness-related issues.
Jasmine
Blackburn
received a BA in Social Ecology with an emphasis in Psychology and Social Behavior
and a minor in Education. She has had extensive experience with the UCI community
through her undergraduate involvements including University Studies, Peer Academic
Advising, Student Parent Orientation Program (SPOP), and Interfaith. Jasmine
coordinates the Tobacco Cessation Program which offers free resources to help
students meet goals for quitting tobacco. She also oversees the recruitment of
volunteers for Health Education Center programming and daily operations. Jasmine
aims to connect students with appropriate resources to facilitate better choices
around health and wellbeing; making the best out of college and adopting healthy
practices extending beyond graduation.
David Bishop received a BA in Interpersonal and Organizational communication. He has worked in the non-profit sector for the better part of 11 years prior to coming to UCI in October of 1996. David's job functions are varied in that he functions as an office manager, data and office computer coordinator, manager for the Healthy Mind and Body Tune-Up Workshop speakers bureau, Website manager, Campus collaborative poster campaign manager, and Annual Health fair manager. He acts as the coordinator for much of the publicity for the Health Education Center. David has also been an anonymous HIV testing counselor for more than 9 years at both UCI and in the broader community.
Emily Bell, MS Emily earned a BS from the University of Washington and will finish her MS in Nutrition Science from Chico State University. Emily has experience in designing and delivering nutrition education programs in both school and community settings. Emily is excited about conducting cooking classes and providing practical nutrition information to our student populations.
Alisa Foreman, MPH, CHESSreturns to the campus after earning a Masters' in Public Health from Emory University in Atlanta. Alisa earned a BA from UCI in Environmental Analysis and Design in 2002. While at UCI, Alisa served as a facilitator for the AIDS Fundamentals Course for two years. She is a Certified Health Education Specialist and is a trained HIV Test Counselor. Alisa participated in several research projects, most notably serving as Senior Project Coordinator for the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health where she managed research concerning community health outreach programs.
Michelle Nishida
joined our staff in December 2004, handling financial operations, budget preparations,
and payroll/personnel matters for university funds and grants. She has worked on the
UCI campus for 6 years since graduating with her B.A. in Cognitive Sciences. Michelle
telecommutes and works part time, so please leave a message at 4-9453 or e-mail her at
mnishida@uci.edu if you need to reach her.
Unjali Gujral received her B.A.in Economics from UC Irvine in 2003. As an undergraduate she was heavily involved with the Student Parent Orientation Program (SPOP) as well as the Early Academic Outreach Program and is very excited to be returning to the UCI community. Unjali has joined the saff of our State Incentive Grant/Binge Drinking Prevention Partnership (C-CAMP)and will be working as the Alcohol Programs Coordinator in partnership with CSUF and the Orange County Health Care Agency, ADEPTProgram.
Allie Shiozaki-Kawamoto earned her B.A. in Psychology and Social Behavior and minors in Digital Art and Education from UCI. As an undergraduate, Allie worked as a University Studies Discussion Leader, Mesa Court Community Programmer, and Middle Earth Resident Advisor. After graduating, she continued with undergraduate housing and in September 2006, joined the Health Education staff as a Grants Project Coordinator. Allie recently graduated from the Disney College Program and is also working as an Account Service Specialist with Disney Desks. She is excited to expand her experiences and continue working with students and the Health Education Staff!
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