Elizabeth Fore, PhD
Associate Professor, Director of the Institute of Rural Health
Office: Gravely Hall, 214
Brief Biography
M. Elizabeth Fore, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Master of Public Health Program and Interim Director of the Institute of Rural Health at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ in Pocatello, Idaho. She joined the faculty at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ in 2011. She has extensive experience as an evaluator of local and state-level health services programs and as a qualitative researcher of access to care barriers for underserved populations, including, limited-English-proficient Latinos, Medicaid recipients, and rural residents. Since 2008, she has been the Principal Investigator or co-Principal Investigator of 18 grants and contracts totaling over $2 million.
Education
- Ph.D., University of South Carolina, Health Promotion, Education and Behavior, 2006
- Graduate Certificate, University of South Carolina, Women’s Studies, 2004
- M.Ed., Clemson University, Counseling and Guidance Services, 1994
- B.A., Clemson University, Psychology and History, 1992
Curriculum Vitae
Current Courses Taught
- MPH 6604: Social and Cultural Perspectives in Public Health
- MPH 6620: Health Program Planning and Evaluation
Selected publications
- Tarp, H.C., Fore, M.E., Nies, M.A., and Febles, C. G. (2016). What does it mean to be healthy? Hispanics in the Southeastern Idaho agricultural industry. J Immigrant Minority Health. June 11, 2016. DOI 10.1007/s10903-016-0439-6.
- Parra-Medina, D., Wilcox, S., Salinas, J., Addy, C., Fore, E., Poston, M.B., and Wilson, D. (2011). Results of the HHER Lifestyle Trial: A Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Intervention for African American Women Attending Community Health Centers. American Journal of Public Health, 101, 1914-1921.
- Parra-Medina, D., Hilfinger, D. K., Fore, E., Mayo, R., Petry, D., and Prabhu Das, I. (2009) The Partnership for Cancer Prevention: Addressing access to cervical cancer screening among Latinas in South Carolina. The Journal of the South Carolinas Medical Association, 105 (7) 297-308.
- Messias, D. K. H., McLoughlin, K., Fore, M. E., Jennings, L. B., and Parra-Medina, D. (2008). Societal images of youth: Representations and interpretations by youth actively engaged in their communities. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 21,(2) 159-178.
- Weber, L., and Fore, E. (2007) Race, ethnicity and health: An intersectional approach. In Handbook of the Sociology of Racial and Ethnic Relations. V. Hernan & J. Feagan (eds). Springer Press.
- Messias, D., Fore, M. E., McLouglin, K., and Parra-Medina, D. (2005) Adult Roles in Community-Based Youth Empowerment Programs: Implications for Best Practices. Family and Community Health, 4, 320-37.