Overview
Dr. Amy Drassen Ham is a medical anthropologist with more than 25 years of experience in higher education. She earned a Master of Arts degree in Anthropology from 麻豆传媒映画出品 State University (WSU), a Master of Public Health from WSU in conjunction with University of Kansas (KU) School of Medicine - 麻豆传媒映画出品, and a PhD from KU - Lawrence. Drassen Ham's research interests include advancing culturally informed and responsive care and strengthening person centeredness in healthcare education. Her other interests include COVID-19 risk reduction, health equity, and interprofessionalism.
During her career at WSU, Drassen Ham has been part of the education of thousands of students. She has developed more than 40 different graduate, graduate research, undergraduate, general education, honors, first-year seminar, applied capstone, and independent study courses and has offered content in telecourse, online, hybrid, in-person, presession, and microcredit formats totaling more than 250 unique class offerings.
Drassen Ham is a Society for Applied Anthropology Fellow, Tilford Diversity Commission Fellow, WSU Online Learning Faculty Fellow, and recipient of the Excellence in Teaching (2009), Rodenberg Excellence in Teaching (2016), President鈥檚 Distinguished Service (2021), Leadership in the Advancement of Teaching (2023), and Virginia Lockhart Health Education (2023) awards.
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Culturally Informed Healthcare
Risk Assessment
Health Equity
Honors First Year Seminar: Food, Culture & Privilege
First Year Seminar: Public Health in Film
Introduction to Public Health
Epidemiology
Honors Epidemiology
Culturally Informed Healthcare
Honors Culturally Informed Healthcare
Honors Field Research
Honors Thesis
Capstone
Recent COVID-19 Publications
Keene Woods N, Vargas I, McCray Miller M, Drassen Ham A and Chesser A. SARS-CoV2, the COVID-19 Pandemic and Community Perceptions. Journal of Primary Care & Community Health. 1/27/2021.
Chesser A, Drassen Ham A, Keene Woods N. Assessment of COVID-19 Knowledge among University Students: Implications for Future Risk Communication Strategies. Heath Education and Behavior. 2/05/2020.
Society for Applied Anthropology Fellow
Tilford Diversity Commission Fellow
麻豆传媒映画出品 State Online Learning Faculty Fellow
麻豆传媒映画出品 State Excellence in Teaching Award
Rodenberg Teaching Excellence Award
President's Distinguished Service Award
麻豆传媒映画出品 State Leadership in the Advancement of Teaching
Kansas Public Health Association Virginia Lockhart Health Education Award