Betty Bekemeier, PhD, MPH, RN

Betty Bekemeier, PhD, MPH, RN is an Assistant Professor at the University of Washington School of Nursing where her focus is on public health systems research particularly as it pertains to state and local health departments.  Betty serves in leadership positions within the Washington State Public Health Association and is the 2007/2008 Chair of the American Public Health Association's Intersectional Council.  Most recently she also served as the Deputy Director of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Turning Point National Program Office, working with local and state health department colleagues and partners across the country to transform their public health infrastructure.  Prior to this she was at the University of Washington's Northwest Center for Public Health Practice where she worked with Northwest States to improve the skills and capacity of their public health workforce.  The majority of Betty's career has been in local public health practice were she has worked in a variety of positions including providing Public Health Nursing field services, managing field staff and clinical programs, and heading up community assessment activities as an epidemiologist.