Core Faculty
Dr. Greg Kearney is originally from eastern North Carolina
and graduate of East Carolina University (ECU). He holds a Bachelors of Science (BS) in Urban and Regional Planning from East Carolina University, a Master of Public Health (MPH) from The University of South Florida and a Doctor of Public Health (DrPH), with a concentration in Environmental Health Sciences, from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Prior to joining ECU in August 2011, Dr. Kearney worked in environmental public health at the local, state and federal levels of government. He returned to eastern North Carolina after working as an epidemiologist for the State of Florida Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia. He is a graduate of the CDC, Environmental Public Health Leadership Institute and CDC Environmental Health Emerging Leaders. He has received several awards including the Senator Ken Pruitt, Medallion of Excellence for his contributions to the field of environmental public health.
Dr. Kearney’s research interests include the areas of environmental and occupational health, exposure assessment in farmers, environmental epidemiology, public health surveillance and geographic information systems (GIS).
Education
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B.S., Urban and Regional Planning, ECU
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M.P.H., Epidemiology, USF
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Dr.P.H., Environmental Health Sciences, UAB
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