Associate Professor
Department Head of Community and Environmental Health
Boise State University, Boise
Idaho, USA
Education
- Doctor of Public Health (2004), Health Promotion and Education, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia
- Master of Public Health (2001), Prevention Science, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
- Bachelor of Arts (1989), English/Business Communication, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
Biography
Lillian Smith, Dr. P.H. has joined as the Department Head of Community and Environmental Health at the School of Allied Health and College of Health Sciences, Boise State University.
She was formerly with the School of Public Health faculty as an associate professor in the Department of Health Policy, Management and Leadership. She also worked at the University of South Carolina’s Arnold School of Public Health. She held positions as the assistant dean for the Office for Practice and Community Engagement, director for the South Carolina Public Health Training Center and the South Carolina Public Health Consortium, and associate professor in the Department of Health Promotion Education and Behavior. She also represented the Arnold School on the Association of Schools of Public Health’s Practice, Futures Learning and Continuing Professional Education Councils.
Smith earned her bachelor's in English with an emphasis in business communications and her M.P.H. through distance education in prevention science from Emory University, where she was a Merit Scholar. She also earned a certificate in adult and distance education from Penn State University and a doctorate in public health from the University of South Carolina. Smith has more than 15 years of experience as a public health practitioner in federal grants and community-based organizations, dealing with strategic and program planning, information and dissemination, and evaluation.
Research Interest
Public health practitioner in federal grants and community-based organizations, dealing with strategic and program planning, information and dissemination, and evaluation.
Professional Activities:
2016-Present | Department Head | Department of Community and Environmental Health | Boise State University, College of Health Sciences, School of Allied Health |
3/2015-2016 |
Interim Associate Dean |
Offices for Academic Affairs and Community Engagement |
West Virginia University, School of Public Health, Morgantown, WV |
2014-present |
Associate Professor |
Department of Health Policy, Management & Leadership |
West Virginia University, School of Public Health, Morgantown, WV |
2014 |
Assistant Dean |
Office of Practice and Community Engagement |
USC Arnold School of Public Health, Columbia, SC |
2010-2014 |
Director |
South Carolina Public Health Training Center |
USC Arnold School of Public Health, Columbia, SC |
2006-2014 |
Graduate Director |
Certificate of Graduate Study in Public Health |
USC Arnold School of Public Health, Columbia, SC |
2013-2014 |
Clinical Associate Professor |
Department of Health Promotion, Education and Behavior |
USC Arnold School of Public Health, Columbia, SC |
2007-2014 |
Director |
Office of Public Health Practice |
USC Arnold School of Public Health, Columbia, SC |
2004-2014 |
Director |
South Carolina Public Health Consortium |
USC Arnold School of Public Health, Columbia, SC |
2005-2013 |
Clinical Assistant Professor |
Department of Health Promotion, Education and Behavior |
USC Arnold School of Public Health, Columbia, SC |
2004-2008 |
Adjunct Associate Professor |
Department of Health Services, Policy, and Management |
USC Arnold School of Public Health, Columbia, SC |
2001-2003 |
Research Associate |
USC Academic Center for Public Health Preparedness |
USC Arnold School of Public Health, Columbia, SC |
Summer I 2002 |
Teaching Assistant |
Department of Health Services, Policy, and Management |
USC Arnold School of Public Health, Columbia, SC |
1988-1990 |
Intern |
ECU Chancellor's Forum |
East Carolina University, Greenville, NC |
1986-1987 |
Teaching Assistant |
Physical Education and Health |
Berea College, Berea, KY |
Publications
Peer Reviewed Publications
- Johnson, K., Alexander, C.J., Baron ,S., Collins, A., Corran, B., Dick, J.A., Krouse, R., Salis, A., Schmidt, K., Smith, L.U., Srivastava, A. & Tupala, K. (2019) Practical lessons in public health program implementation: Perspectives from the field. Community College Journal of Research and Practice.
- Burdine J.N. & Smith L.U. (2017) Introduction: Why a special issue on “Community Health Assessment”? Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. 2017 Jul/Aug; 23 Suppl 4 Supplement, Community Health Status Assessment: S1-S2.
- Smith L.U. (2017) Community engagement framework for community assessment and improvement planning. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. 2017 Jul/Aug;23 Suppl 4 Supplement, Community Health Status Assessment: S22-S28.
- Hayes, H.G., Witkowski, S., & Smith, L.U. (Submitted 2015, October). Failing forward quickly as a developmental evaluator: Lessons from year one of the LiveWell Kershaw journey. Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation.
- Frass, L. R., Hopkins, X., Smith, L.U., Kyle, J., & Hand, G. A. (2014). A collaborative approach in workforce assessment: South Carolina’s strategies for high response rates. Health Promotion Practice, 15(1 Suppl):14S-22S.
- Smith, L. U., Waddell, L., Kyle, K., & Hand, G. (2014). Building a sustainable academic health department: The South Carolina model. Journal of Public Health Management & Practice, 20(3).
- Youmans, E., Burch, J., Moran, R., Smith, L.U., & Duffus, W. (2012). Concurrency, sexual mixing patterns and perceptions of HIV risk among HIV-infected and non HIV-infected female prisoners in South Carolina. Journal of Correctional Health Care, 18(4).
- Youmans E, Burch J, Moran R, Smith L, & Duffus, WA. (2011, October 8). Disease progression and characteristics of HIV-infected women with and without a history of criminal justice involvement. AIDS Behavior (Online First).
- Xirasagar, S., Kanwat, C.P., Qu, H, Smith, L.U., Patterson, N., & Shewchuk, R.M. (2010). Preventing intentional food contamination in restaurants: A survey to assess restaurants’ preparedness. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 16(4), E7–E17.
- Xirasagar, S., Kanwat, C.P., Li, Y.J., Smith, L.U., Sros, L, & Shewchuk, R.M. (2010). Restaurant industry preparedness against intentional food contamination: A survey of South Carolina restaurants. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 16(4), E18–E30.
- Smith, Lillian U. Potter, M.A., Burdine, J., Goldman, L., Olson, D., Silver, G.B., Smith, L.U., Villanueva, A.M., & Wright, K. (2009). (SPECIAL INSERT) Demonstrating excellence in practice-based service for public health. Public Health Reports, 124(4).
- Ogbuanu, C.A., Jones, C.A., McTigue, J.F., Baker, S.L., Heim, M., Baek, J.D., & Smith, L.U. (2009, January/February). A program evaluation of postpartum/newborn home visitation services in Aiken County, South Carolina. Public Health Nursing, 26(1), p 39-47.
- Friedman, D.B., Kanwat C.P., Headrick, M.L., Patterson, N.J., Neely, J.C., Christian, K., & Smith, L.U. (2007). Importance of prudent antibiotic use on dairy farms in South Carolina: A pilot project on farmer’s knowledge, attitudes, and practices. Zoonoses and Public Health, 54(9&10), 366-375.
- Quill, B.E., Anderson, E., Potter, M.A., Telfair, J., Agliplay, G.S., Rowitz, L., & Smith, L.U., Whittaker, C. (2006). (SPECIAL INSERT) Demonstrating excellence in practice-based research for public health. Public Health Reports, 121(1).
- Smith, L.U., Richter, D.L., Miner, K.L., Watkins, K., & Usdan, S. (2005). An organizational diffusion study on distance education. Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 8(4).
Other Publications
- Tu, F. & Smith, L.U. (2013). In E-Book Tools of the Trade III, The Health Educator’s Guide to Virtual Reality: Your First Trip to Second Life. Society of Public Health Education, Washington, DC.
- Tu, F. and Smith, L.U. (2010). Health promotion in a new dimension: Virtual reality and Second Life. Tools of the Trade Column. Health Promotion Practice. 2010 11: 769-774.
- Potter, M. A., Olson, D, Burdine, J.N., Silver, G., Villanueva, A.M., Smith, L.U., Wright, K.S., Goldman, L. (Monograph). (2010). Demonstrating excellence in practice-based service for public health – 4th
- Monograph in the Demonstrating Excellence Series. Quill, B.E., Anderson, E., Potter, M.A., Telfair, J., Agliplay, G.S., Rowitz, L., Smith, L.U., Whittaker, C. (2006). (Monograph). Demonstrating excellence in practice-based research for public health --3rd
- Monograph in the Demonstrating Excellence Series. Griffin, S.F., Shepard, D., Smith, L.U. (October 2003). Worksite Wellness in South Carolina. Prevention Research Center, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC.
- Pluto, D., Smith, L.U., Jenkins, T., Fields, R., Welsh, R. (2002). April/May Edition, USC Prevention Research Center
- Pluto, D., Smith, L.U., Jenkins, T., Fields, R., Welsh, R. (2002). March Edition, USC Prevention Research Center
- Pluto, D., Smith, L.U., Jenkins, T., Welsh, R., Fields, R. (2002). Jan/Feb Edition, USC Prevention Research Center
- Pluto, D., Smith, L.U., Welsh, R., Fields, R. (2001). Nov/Dec Edition, USC Prevention Research Center
- Smith, Lillian U. Pluto, D., Welsh, R., Smith, L.U., Fields, R. (2001). October Edition, USC Prevention Research Center
- Pluto, D., Smith, L.U., Welsh, R., Fields, R. (2001). Aug/Sept Edition, USC Prevention Research Center
- Pluto, D., Smith, L.U., Welsh, R. (2001). June/July Edition, USC Prevention Research Center
- Pluto, D., Smith, L.U., Welsh, R. (2001). April/May Edition, USC Prevention Research Center
- Smith, L.U. (Associate Editor). (March 2000). Victims of Crime. SC Division of Victim's Assistance, SC Governor's Office.
- Smith, L.U. (1998). Acquaintance Rape and Teens [Newsletter article]. SC Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault.
- Rouse, Kevin S. and Upton, Lillian B. (Editors). (1990). Chancellor's Forum Proceedings: Economic and Environmental Enhancement, the Delicate Balance in Eastern North Carolina. North Carolina University System.
- Upton, Lillian B. (Editor). (1989). Chancellor's Forum Proceedings: Education and Economic Development in Eastern North Carolina. North Carolina University System.