Dr. Arlesia Mathis

Arlesia Lynn Mathis

ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
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Dist Learning - Public Health
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Office Hours

Frederick S. Humphries Science and Research Center, Office 203B

Tuesdays •  1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Wednesdays • 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Schedule

PHC 6120: Principles of Health Policy and Management 
PHC 6102 DL: Principles of Health Policy and Management 
PHC 7911: Public Health Practice for Health Professional

Bio

Dr. Arlesia Mathis is an Associate Professor in the Florida A&M University, College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Public Health. She has been teaching for 17 years.  Her teaching experience includes both graduate and undergraduate students in the areas of Health Administration, Public Administration, and Public Health. Her research interests include Minority Health, Maternal and Child Health, and Older Adults.  Dr. Mathis has received funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities, and others.  She has authored articles in the areas of primary care access, maternal and infant health, health disparities and aging. In addition to her academic experience, she has over ten years of state government experience.  She is a member of Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health and was named COPPS- IPH Teacher of the Year in Public Health in 2017.

Areas of Interest

  • Health Disparities
  • Minority Health
  • Maternal and Child Health
  • Older Adults

Education

  • Public Health, Ph.D. • (Year)
    University of South Florida
  • University of West Florida • (Year)
    M.S. in Industrial/Organization Psychology
  • Louisiana State University • (Year)
    B.S. in Psychology
  • Louisiana State University • (Year)
    B.S. in Microbiology

Academic Accomplishments

Dr. Arlesia Mathis has achieved the following academic accomplishments:

  • ACUE  - Certificate in Effective College Instruction, American Council on Education
  • PSID Scholar (ICPSR) - Longitudinal Research on Social Dynamics: The Panel Studies of Income Dynamics Summer Scholar
  • Pardee RAND – Faculty Leaders Fellowship
  • HERI Leadership Scholar
  • Robert Wood Johnson Fellowship
  • Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) Statistical Scholar
  • Michigan Center on Urban African-American Aging Research (MCUAAAR) Scholar
  • Emerging Scholar Interdisciplinary Network (ESIN) Applied Multi-Ethnic Research Scholar
  • NIH – National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Pre-doctoral Fellowship
  • McKnight Fellowship

Awards

  • FAMU College of Pharmacy - Teacher of the Year • 2016 - 2017
  • Delta Omega – Public Health Honor Society (Faculty Award)
  • NIH – National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (Loan Repayment) 

Courses Taught

  • Interprofessional Education II
  • Principles of Health Policy and Management
  • Management of Public Health Programs
  • Economic Aspects of Health
  • Public Health Practice II
  • Public Health Practice III
  • Principles of Health Policy and Management
  • Applied Community Research Methods
  • Economic Aspects of Healthcare
  • Public Health Practice for Health Professionals  I
  • Public Health Practice for Health Professionals II

Publications

  • Mathis, A. & Rooks, R (2022) Geographic Differences in Vaccine Hesitancy among Older Adults.  Public Policy & Aging Report, September 2022 doi.org/10.1093/ppar/prac019
  • Mathis, A., Suther, S., Spate, J. (2022) Developing Medication Therapy Management Training for Community Health Professionals Serving Low Income Patients. Journal of Pharmacy Practice doi: 10.1177/08971900221077610
  • Mathis, A., Rooks, R., Wiltshire, J. (2021) Use of Health information Varies by Region Among Older Adults in the U.S.. Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine doi:10.1177/2333721421997192 (PMID 33748338)
  • Mathis, A. , Dutton, M., Lopez I, Becker A, Brown C. P. (2019) After the Implementation of ACA Coverage Gaps Among Rural Latina Women Still Remain. Florida Public Health Review, 16: 64-70
  • Rooks, R. Kapral, C. & Mathis, A. (2019) Chronic Conditions May Be More Important Than Race or Ethnicity in Relation to Health Information Seeking and Use, Journal of Aging and Health, Apr 2019, 31(4):611-630   doi:10.1177/0898264317744643 (PMID 29254425)
  • Mathis, A. Rooks, R, Tawk, R, Kruger, D. (2017) Neighborhood Influences and BMI in Urban Older Adults, Journal of Applied Gerontology, June 2017, 36: 692-708 (PMID 25972394) doi: 10.1177/0733464815584670
  • Mathis, A. Rooks, R, Kruger, D. (2015) Improving the Neighborhood Environment for Urban Older Adults: Social Context and Self-Rated Health,  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Dec 2015, 13(1),  (PMID 2670369)  doi: 10.3390/ijerph13010003
  • Mathis, A. Rooks, R, Kruger, D. (2015) Neighborhood Environment and Self-rated Health among Urban Older Adults, Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Sept 2015,  (PMID 28138468)   doi: 10.1177/2333721415607314
  • Mathis, A., Barnes, P. & Shah, G. (2013) Assessing Gaps in the Maternal and Child Health Safety Net, Population Health Management, August 2013, 16 (4):  270-275. (PMID 23437869).    doi: 10.1089/pop.2012.0026.