Fran T Close
- fran.close@famu.edu
- PHONE
- 850-599-3053
- OFFICE
- Dist Learning - Public Health
Fredrick S. Humphries Science Research Center, 209A
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Fran T. Close, Ph.D., is full Professor of Behavioral Science and Health Education and Assistant Director of Assessment in the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences/Institute of Public Health at Florida A&M University (FAMU). An accomplished public health researcher with a focus on community based participatory research in underserved communities, her research interests include racial disparity issues in Women’s Health and Maternal, Child and Infant Health. Dr. Close serves on Capital Area Health Start workgroups that focus on maternal mental health and racial disparities. She is a member of the Healthy Start MomCare Network Board of Directors for the state of Florida. She is currently serving as a Co-Investigator on the "Maternal and Child Health Disparities: An HBCU Partnership Initiative" funded by the Gates Foundation. Dr. Close is a member of the Mental Health Council of the Big Bend, where she serves as the Chair of the ENGAGE committee which focuses on the stigma of mental health in the African American community. She continues to lead the ENGAGE committee in offering “Black Men’s Mental Health Training” and “Be Kind to Your Mind” events. Dr. Close was an honoree featured in the 2022 Cherry Hall Alexander American History Calendar: “Black Health and Wellness”.
- Community-Based Participatory
- Women's Reproductive Health
- Maternal Infant and Child Health
- Mental Health in the Black Community
- Neuroendocrine Pharmacology
- Reproductive Endocrinology
- Reproductive Toxicology
- Doctor of Pharmacology/Toxicology, Ph.D. • 1994
Florida A&M University - Florida State University • 1989
B.S. in Biological Science
- Professor • August 2015 - Present
Florida A&M University - Assistant Dean for Student Services, Pharmacy • August 2007 - 2010
Florida A&M University - Associate Professor • August 2006 - 2015
Florida A&M University - Assistant Professor • August 2000 - 2006
Florida A&M University
- Cherry Hall Alexander American History Calendar: "Black Health and Wellness" Honoree • 2022
- Capital Area Healthy Start Coalition Honoree, Angel Award • 2018
- Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology
- Principles of Behavioral Science and Health Education
- Current Issues in Women’s Health
- Topics in Public Health
- Individual Health Behaviors
- Applied Community Based Research Methods
- Environmental Toxicology for Health Science Professionals
- Planning and Evaluation of Health Programs
- Health Education Seminar
- Planning and Administration of Health Education & Health Promotion Programs
- Advanced Program Evaluation
- Introduction to Public Health in Pharmacy
- Topics in Public Health (Online)
- Environmental Toxicology for Health Sciences
- Planning and Evaluation of Health Programs (Online)
- Public Health Practice for Health Professionals I
- Applied Community-Based Research Methods (Online)
- Principles of Behavioral Science and Health Education (Online)