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Dr. Carlin Dexter Nelson, PhD, MPH, CPH, CHES®, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Sciences within the College of Health Professions at Coppin State University. He teaches undergraduate courses in health behavior and promotion, health statistics, epidemiology, urban health, and contemporary issues in health sciences. His teaching approach emphasizes applied learning, data literacy, and critical thinking around health equity and population health.
Dr. Nelson’s research and scholarly interests focus on urban environmental health, social determinants of health, and health disparities, with particular attention to how structural and neighborhood-level factors influence physical and mental health outcomes in marginalized communities. He actively mentors undergraduate students in research projects that examine issues such as heat exposure, tree canopy inequities, energy burden, and access to health care.
Dr. Nelson is a Certified in Public Health (CPH) professional and a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES®). Through his teaching, scholarship, and service, he is committed to advancing health equity, strengthening undergraduate research engagement, and preparing students for careers in public health and health-related fields.
Savoy, Y., Nelson, C., & Tolson, D. (2024). Development of a curriculum to foster advancement in health science/health education. The ABNFF Journal, 1(2), 34-41.
Do, E. K., Hair, E. C., Donovan, E. M., Nelson, C. D., McKay, T., Vallone, D. M., & Schillo, B. A. (2023). Youth E-cigarette Initiation Following the Food and Drug Administration's Missed Deadline. American journal of preventive medicine, S0749-3797(23)00201-5. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2023.04.015
Holmes, L, Jr., Nelson, C., Dias, E., Hinson,R.,, Kirk Dabney, K. (2022). Racial Differentials in American Indian- White Posteneonatal Mortality in the United States: Evidence from Cohort Linked Birth/Infant Death Records. International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare Manuscript
Holmes, L, Jr., Williams, J., Wu, C., Hinson, R., Dias, E., Nelson, C., Pelaez, L., Whaley, K., and Kirk Dabney, K. (2022). Black-White Risk Differentials in Pediatric COVID-19 Hospitalization and Intensive Care Unit Admissions in the United States. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities.
Gayle, S., James, T., Nelson, C. (2022). 2022 State of the Pledge: Revisiting tech organizations’ commitments to improving the Black composition within the tech ecosystem. www.stateofthepledge.com
Holmes Jr, Laurens and Dabney, Kirk W and Ogundele, Benjamin and Chavan, Prachi and Adhikari, Ramesh and Halloran, Daniel and Ogungbade, Gbadebo and Mellekate, Vishwas S and Nelson, Carlin and Williams, Janille and Deepika, Keerti, SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant Exponential Transmission & Mitigation Dynamics: Translational Immuno-Epidemiologic Perspective (December 26, 2021). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3993979 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3993979
PhD Walden University, Public Health-Epidemiology, May 2023
Dissertation: “The Transgenerational Implications of Redlining and Obesity on Pediatric Type 2 Diabetes”
MPH Medical University of South Carolina, Public Health-Epidemiology, May 2020
Thesis: “The Association between Virologic Suppression and Visit Adherence”
BA College of Charleston, Public Health, Minored in Sociology and Chemistry May 2018
AAS Trident Technical College, Applied Sciences May 2016
- Certified in Public Health (CPH)
- Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES)
- American Public Health Association (Secretary; Executive Caucus)
- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
- Maryland Commission of Public Health (CoPI)
- Social Determinants of Health
- Environmental Determinants of Health
- Commercial Determinants of Health
- Mental and Behavioral Health Access
- Place-based and Structural Inequities
- Applied Quantitative & Secondary Data Analytics
- Abstract Acceptance at 19th Conference on Improving Health Outcome (01/23/2026)
- AIM-AHEAD All of US Cohort 3 Fellow (11/25/2025)
- Honorable Mention in Research Award (05/06/2025)
- Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES ®) [05/01/2022]
- Certified in Public Health (CPH) [12/26/2020]
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