Michelle Gamber

Director of Graduate Public Health Programs & Adjunct Faculty PA Studies

Health Professions Building 233
mgamber@su.edu
(540) 665-5560

Employed Since:

2016

Educational History:

DrPH, University of Arizona; MPH, University of Arizona; MA, Western Michigan University; BA, Rollins College

Fields of Expertise:

reproductive health
family planning
global health
food security
nutrition
gender equality
women’s empowerment

Personal Highlights:

Former collegiate soccer player and competitive waterskier at both the collegiate and professional levels.

Professional Highlights:

Michelle Gamber is the Founding Director of the graduate public health programs at Shenandoah University. Before joining Shenandoah, she held key roles across government, private-sector, and non-governmental organizations in the areas of global health, international development, and humanitarian assistance, while also maintaining several adjunct teaching appointments. She has extensive experience mentoring and teaching undergraduate and graduate students in public health and leading large-scale health and disaster response programs both domestically and internationally. Her previous work included managing national health surveys, providing technical expertise in population and food security initiatives, and supporting global health and emergency response programming throughout the United States, Africa, and Asia.

Quote:

My work is guided by the belief that knowledge matters most when it improves lives and communities.”