I received my medical degree from St. Louis University School of Medicine (Class of 2000). My pediatric training (internship, residency, Chief Residency) was at the University of Missouri-Columbia Hospitals and Clinics and had the pleasure to meet and train under Dr Ben Francisco at that time. My pediatric pulmonary training Read More
Certified Indoor Environmental Consultant, CIEC (ACAC Certification) Certified Microbial Consultant, CMC (ACAC Certification) Building Operator Certification, BOC Healthy Home Specialist, HHS (NEHA Credential) Mr. Gard has nearly 25 years of experience in the field of environmental health. He began his career in environmental laboratories, performing analyses and helping develop methods. Read More
RN, FNP, PhD is a nurse practitioner and epidemiology consultant, a nurse scientist with a national cancer cooperative group, and adjunct faculty at the University of Missouri, Sinclair School of Nursing. Dr. Homan has 25+ years of experience in public health, is a former public health epidemiologist at the Missouri Read More
Dr. Haluck is a general pediatrician and Medical Director, Operation Breakthrough, Kansas City Children’s Mercy Hospital. She began her journey with Asthma Ready® Communities by participating in the Impact Asthma and Asthma Care Accelerator ECHO programs in 2018. She has since represented Asthma Ready at the National MetaECHO Conference in Read More
Shelley Cooper, EDD specializes in designing innovative telehealth solutions. She earned her doctorate in Instructional Technology and Distance Education from Nova Southeastern University it Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Her dissertation entitled, Opinion leaders’ perspective of the benefits and barriers in telemedicine: A grounded theory study of telehealth in the Midwest, explored Read More
Industry Partner, Data Report Designer Michelle Dickens MSN, RN, FNP-C, AE-C is a nurse practitioner and certified asthma educator. An NP since 1997, she specializes in asthma care at the Ferrell-Duncan Clinic Department of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology in Springfield, Missouri. She is the founder and coordinator of the CoxHealth Read More
Dr. Jenna Wintemberg, PhD, MPH, CHES, is a Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist, and has led cessation programs on a university campus, for a local Housing Authority, and currently at Ellis Fischel Cancer Center. She is an advocate for tobacco control policies and served as Chair of Tobacco Free Missouri from Read More
RRT, AE-C, RPSGT, EMT-P, CPFT, NPS, Director of Respiratory Therapy and Asthma Education, Washington County Memorial Hospital, Camp Director, Camp Catch-Ya-Breath Tammy received her Respiratory Therapy Degree from Independence University. She became a Registered Respiratory Therapist in 1996 and obtained her Asthma certification in 2008. Tammy has demonstrated her talent Read More
Professor and Program Director for the Environmental Science Program Director, Center for Environmental Analysis CEO. Institute for Environmental Health Assessment and Patient Centered Outcomes Dr. Kraemer designed and implemented the asthma home assessment and trigger reduction planning process model for the Missouri Asthma prevention and Control Program. This system was Read More
Bernard Eskridge, MD is a board-certified general pediatrician and the Associate Chief Medical Information Officer at MU Health Care (the University of Missouri). He is also the National Environment Education Foundation Region 7 Faculty Asthma Champion and remains interested on the impacts outdoor and indoor environmental exposures have upon pediatric Read More
