Dr. Stedman-Smith joined the faculty of Kent State University as part of the new College of Public Health in August 2009. She has over 10 years of clinical experience as a perinatal nurse, and a clinical subspecialty in occupational health and safety. Dr. Stedman-Smith’s dissertation focused on mothers’ perceptions of childrens’ exposures to pesticides and other environmental health agents using a community-based participatory research methodology called Photovoice. Since joining the Kent State College of Public Health faculty she has established a research trajectory in occupational health promotion for reducing communicable infectious disease among employees in the work environment. Dr. Stedman-Smith has been the recipient of funding from the Kent-Summa Initiative for Clinical and Translational Research/GoJo Industries, Akron, Ohio, and funding from the Kent State University College of Public Health Dean’s Office with material support from GoJo Industries.
Education
Ph.D., Environmental Health, University of Minnesota, 2008
MPH, Environmental Health, University of Minnesota, 2004
MSN, Nursing, University of Minnesota, 2004