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Margaret A. Potter, JD Margaret A. Potter is Director of the Center for Public Health Practice and Associate Dean for Public Health Practice at the University of Pittsburgh’s Graduate School of Public Health. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Policy & Management. Her academic work focuses on the application of science and professional experience in public health practice to improve the health of populations. As a health policy analyst and teacher, Potter is recognized for her leadership and innovation in public health law and policy, workforce development, and public health systems research. Ms. Potter holds a Juris Doctorate degree from the Rutgers-Newark School of Law and has practiced law in the both New Jersey and Pennsylvania. She also received a Master of Science degree in Biomedical Information Sciences from the Illinois Institute of Technology. She has served as principal investigator for two major workforce development projects funded by federal public health agencies. One of these is the University of Pittsburgh Center Public Health Preparedness funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (past, 2002 through 2005). The other is the Pennsylvania and Ohio Public Health Training Center funded by the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (current, since 2000). Ms. Potter is immediate-past chair of the Coordinating Council for Public Health Training Centers – the national body representing all 15 such centers. She has also served as vice chair and acting chair of the Council of Practice Coordinators of the Association of Schools of Public Health. She serves currently as vice chair of the Board of Directors for the Public Health Foundation. Ms. Potter serves as a consultant to national and local public health professionals and organizations. In 2002, Potter served a five-month fellowship from the CDC as Visiting Scholar in Extramural Prevention Research at the Public Health Practice Program Office. She remains a consultant to CDC as a fellow of the Oak Ridge Institute for Science & Education (ORISE). She also provides consultation to county and municipal public health boards and agencies. She has received honors including her school’s Outstanding Teacher Award, the Curriculum Innovation Award of the Delta Omega Honor Society in Public Health, and the Award for Academic Public Health from the Pennsylvania Public Health Association. |
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