The Journal of Rural Health Editorial Board

The Journal of Rural Health (JRH) serves to advance professional practice, research, theory development and public policy by serving as a medium for communication among health scientists and professionals.

Journal of Rural Health Editorial Board

All board members serve three-year terms. Their duties include setting editorial content, soliciting manuscripts, reviewing manuscripts and recruiting reviewers.

Participation in editorial board events is required, as is active participation on a committee during the three-year election term.

The board meets once annually in conjunction with NRHA's Annual Rural Health Conference and via teleconference each quarter. Members pay their own travel and lodging expenses for the annual meeting. Potential candidates must have significant rural health experience and an established record of publications. Editorial board members must also be members of NRHA for the duration of their term.


Carrie Henning-Smith, Ph.D. (Chair) Deputy Director Rural Health Research Center University of Minnesota [email protected]	Nathan Hale, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Health Services Management & Policy East Tennessee State University, College of Public Health Lamb Hall 42C, Box 70264 Johnson City, TN 37614 Phone: 423-439-4429 [email protected]
Demetrius Abshire, Ph.D. Assistant Professor University of South Carolina College of Nursing [email protected]	Yvonne Jonk, Ph.D. Associate Research Professor University of Southern Maine Deputy Director Maine Rural Health Research Center [email protected]
Britta Anderson Senior Research Assistant NORC at the University of Chicago [email protected]	Manorama Khare, Ph.D. Research Associate Professor/Director Division of Health Policy and Social Science Research Department of Family and Community Medicine University of Illinois Rockford College of Medicine [email protected]
Holly Andrilla, M.S. Senior Research Scientist WWAMI Rural Health Research Center University of Washington [email protected]	Wei-Chen (Miso) Lee, Ph.D. Health Disparities Analyst Office of Health Policy and Legislative Affairs Adjunct Assistant Professor (Research Track) Department of Pediatrics Associate Faculty of PHSP The University of Texas Medical Branch [email protected]
Angeline Bushy, Ph.D., R.N. Professor & Bert Fish Chair College of Nursing University of Central Florida [email protected]	David Schmitz, M.D. Professor Family & Community Medicine University of North Dakota SMHS [email protected]
Mary Charlton, Ph.D. Assistant Professor College of Public Health University of Iowa [email protected]	Shawnda Schroeder, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor Center for Rural Health University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences [email protected]
Elizabeth Crouch, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Rural and Minority Health Research Center University of South Carolina [email protected]	Miku Sodhi, M.B.B.S., M.H.A. Deputy CEO Shasta Cascade Health Centers [email protected]
Jan M. Eberth, PhD, FACE Associate Professor of Epidemiology Director, Rural and Minority Health Research Center University of South Carolina [email protected]	Whitney Zahnd, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Health Management and Policy University of Iowa [email protected]
Alva Ferdinard, Dr.P.H. Assistant Professor Texas A&M Public Health [email protected]	NRHA Contact Gabriela Boscan, M.P.H. Director of Program Services National Rural Health Association [email protected]

Ex Officio Member (Voting) JRH Editor Tyrone Borders, Ph.D. Professor and Chair Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky University of Kentucky College of Public Health [email protected]	Managing Editor Julia Cecil, M.A., M.B.A. Assistant Director Rural and Underserved Health Research Center University of Kentucky [email protected]

Authority and responsibilities:

With the editor, determining all matters pertaining to content and organization and, upon recommendation of the managing publisher or managing editor, determining matters pertaining to layout and design.
Assisting the editor in soliciting and reviewing manuscripts for the journal.
Supporting the editor in the implementation of journal activities. Specifics of such support may be related to decisions on manuscripts, recruiting potential reviewers, soliciting material for publication and writing editorials.
Serving the journal as sounding board and promoter.
Periodically reviewing the frequency of publication to determine its appropriateness.
Establishing a nominating committee and recommending an editor.
Monitoring journal quality and reviewing the performance of the editor on a continuing basis.
Evaluating the performance of the editor on an annual basis

Contact Gabriela Boscan at 202-639-0550 for more information.

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The Journal of Rural Health Editorial Board

Journal of Rural Health Editorial Board

Ex Officio Member (Voting)