Contact Information
1518 Clifton Road, NE, GCR 510
Atlanta , GA 30322
1518-002-5AA
Phone: 404-727-7933
Fax: 404-727-1369
Email: dcomeau@emory.edu
URL: www.dawncomeau.com
Areas of Interest
- Behavior and Health
- Community Based Research
- Evaluation
- Global Health
- Public Health Leadership
Education
- PhD 2009, Emory University
- MPH 2009, Emory University
- MA 2000, San Diego State University
Courses Taught
- BSHES 538: Qualitative Methods
- PUBH 507: Effective Mentoring Strategies
Affiliations & Activities
Dr. Comeau is an expert at designing and implementing mentor training programs. She works with research training programs in the US, Ethiopia, Nigeria,Vietnam, Cambodia, and the country of Georgia.
Publications
- Comeau, D., Alvarez, J., Bhatti, P., Paulsen, D., Quarshie, A., Escoffery, C., Ofotukun, I., Eisen, H., Ziegler, T., Blumberg, H, 2018, Building Diverse Careers in Clinical and Translational Research: Evaluation of a Certificate Program in Translational Research, Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, ,
- Comeau, D., Palacios, N., Talley, C., Walker, ER., Escoffery, C., Thompson, WW., Lang, D. , 2018, Community engaged learning in public health: An evaluation of utilization and value of student projects for community partners, Pedagogy in Health Promotion: The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, ,
- Comeau, D., Mishkin, K., Tukvadze, N., Avaliani, Z., Kempker, R., Streshley, L., Magee, M., Eisen,H., Mariam, DH, Aseffa, A., Blumberg, HM., 2018, Mentoring in Global Health: Formative Evaluation of Research Training Programs in Ethiopia and Georgia. , The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene., ,
- Kempker, R., Tukvadze, N, Sthreshley, L., Sharling, L., Comeau, D., Magee, M., del Rio, C., Avaliani, Z., Blumberg, H., 2018, The Impact of a Fogarty International Center-Supported Tuberculosis Research Training Program in the Country of Georgia, American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, ,
- Comeau, D., Escoffery, C., Freeman, A., Ziegler, T., Blumberg, H., 2017, Improving Clinical and Translational Research Training: A Qualitative Evaluation of the Atlanta Clinical and Translational Science Institute KL2 Mentored Research Scholars Program, Journal of Investigative Medicine, ,
- Mengistu, B.*, Vins, H.*, McGee, D.*, Kelly, C., Spicer, J., Derbew, M., Bekele, A., Mariam, D., Carlos del Rio, C., Blumberg, H., Comeau, D. , 2017, Student and Faculty Perceptions on the Rapid Scale-up of Medical Students in Ethiopia. BMC Medical Education., BMC Medical Education, 17, 11