DrPH Adjunct Faculty
Degree:
2014 - University of North Texas Health Science Center - PhD
2009 - University of North Texas Health Science Center - MPH
2005 - University of North Texas Health Science Center - Graduate Clinical Research Training
2001 - University of Texas Brownsville - BS
Contact:
mrodriguez@acp.edu
Dr. Rodriguez is the discipline chair for epidemiology, preventive medicine, and public health curriculum for OMS I and OMSII at VCOM–Auburn. Her experience involves examining language as a mechanism of health behavior change (i.e., alcohol and substance use) among criminal justice offenders using motivational interviewing, a client-centered behavior change therapy among substance users involved in the criminal justice system. Currently, Dr. Rodriguez is focused in understanding how social determinants contribute to health disparities, specifically, how life stress and discrimination over the life course impact maternal and child health. Her goal is to contribute context of the health inequality and provide efficient and effective solutions to post-partum care and infant cognitive development.
