Nina Cleveland
Associate Director, Professor of Practice, Emergency & Security Studies
Biography
Dr. Cleveland is a Professor of Practice and Associate Director for the Emergency and Security Studies program at SoPA. She comes to SoPA from the University of Georgia College of Public Health where she was the MPH and DRPH Practice Coordinator. A native Georgian, she is a “Triple-Dawg,” receiving three degrees at the University of Georgia. She holds a Practical Nursing Diploma (1986), Bachelors of Social Work (1994), Master of Public Health (2006) and Ph.D. in Health Promotion and Behavior (2018). Her MPH focus and PhD research were in the field of Public Health emergency preparedness and response.
Professionally, she began her career in nursing and social work, working 15 years in the alcohol and drug treatment field. Later, she was the Emergency Preparedness Specialist and Medical Reserve Corps Coordinator for District 2 Public Health in Gainesville, Georgia. Working with Healthcare, Emergency response and other community partners, she assisted with District’s emergency response plans, trainings and exercises. During her time here, some of her additional activities included assisting with worksite wellness, developing internship opportunities, sitting on Georgia Department of Public Health’s Chempack workgroup and training as a radiological and nerve agent first responder.
From District 2, Dr. Cleveland went to the CDC, working with the Division of Global Migration and Quarantine as an emergency response planner for the Quarantine Branch. She supported the division’s preparedness planning and exercise activities, and served as liaison to the Emergency Operations Center.
Dr. Cleveland left the CDC to serve as Practice Coordinator and Academic Professional Associate for the MPH and DrPH programs at UGA’s College of Public Health, where she developed internship opportunities for students in all public health arenas - international, federal agencies (CDC, EPA, USDA), and in state and local public health, corporate and non-profit organizations. She taught Introduction to Public Health, Disaster Management and career courses, all incorporating service and experiential learning components.
Her academic achievements include publications and presentations on academic/practice partnerships in public health disaster preparedness. She is a member of the Delta Omega Public Health Honor Society. Grants include the Regional Trauma Advisory Committee HRSA funded grant, NACCHO Capacity Building and Challenge Award grants.
Education
University of Georgia
University of Georgia
University of Georgia
Articles
Office and Workplace Safety Planning: Is your office ready for a potential threat?
2020
"Failing to plan is planning to fail," Benjamin Franklin.
No truer words have been spoken. Preparing your office to be safe and secure is a key practice that businesses should incorporate in their day-to-day workings. From small corner stores to large-scale corporations, it is imperative to integrate a strategic plan for emergency situations.
Media Appearances
Staying safe on the road this holiday season
Dr. Nina Cleveland with Tulane's School of Professional Advancement stopped by to share tips on how to travel safely this holiday season.
Behind The Lens episode 40: ‘You don’t know exactly what you’re gonna get until it gets here’
As Louisiana braces for a hurricane, we talk with Tulane University’s Associate Director of Emergency & Security studies, Nina Cleveland, about emergency preparedness and disaster trauma...
