Melanie Chapman
- Doctoral Candidate
- Research Areas: Public Policy, Public Administration Theory
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Bio
Melanie Chapman is a doctoral candidate with a diverse academic background in health promotion, sociology, and philosophy. Her work draws attention to the interface between health research, public policy, social equity, and administrative practice. Through engagement with local practitioners working to improve health equity at the local level, her research interests include Health in All Policies approaches, governance, poststructural theory, power relations, and narratives. Melanie has a strong background in qualitative and interpretive research methods, with particular emphasis on discourse analysis.
Melanie is currently working with Dr. Njoki Mwarumba on understating the role of social capital as a coping strategy in Chinese diasporic communities and the dual pandemic of COVID-19 and Sinophobia. Melanie completed her MPA at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and BA at l’Université Laurentienne (Sudbury, Ontario, Canada).
Publications
Donovan, L., Hartling, L., Muise, M., Guthrie, A., Vandermeer, B., & Dryden, D. M. (2013). Screening tests for gestational diabetes: A systematic review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Annals of Internal Medicine, 159(2), 115–122.
Carrier, B. K., Muise, M., Cummings, G. G., & Newburn-Cook, C. (2009). Healthcare succession planning: An integrative review. Journal of Nursing Administration, 39(12), 548–555. Michigan State University.
Hartling, L., Dryden, D. M., Guthrie, A., Muise, M., Vandermeer, B., Aktary, W. M., Pasichnyk, D., Seida, J. C., & Donovan, L. (2012). Screening and diagnosing gestational diabetes mellitus (Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 210). Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Publication No. 12(13)-E021-EF. Rockville, MD.
Honors and Awards
Additional Information
Bio
Melanie Chapman is a doctoral candidate with a diverse academic background in health promotion, sociology, and philosophy. Her work draws attention to the interface between health research, public policy, social equity, and administrative practice. Through engagement with local practitioners working to improve health equity at the local level, her research interests include Health in All Policies approaches, governance, poststructural theory, power relations, and narratives. Melanie has a strong background in qualitative and interpretive research methods, with particular emphasis on discourse analysis.
Melanie is currently working with Dr. Njoki Mwarumba on understating the role of social capital as a coping strategy in Chinese diasporic communities and the dual pandemic of COVID-19 and Sinophobia. Melanie completed her MPA at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and BA at l’Université Laurentienne (Sudbury, Ontario, Canada).
Publications
Donovan, L., Hartling, L., Muise, M., Guthrie, A., Vandermeer, B., & Dryden, D. M. (2013). Screening tests for gestational diabetes: A systematic review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Annals of Internal Medicine, 159(2), 115–122.
Carrier, B. K., Muise, M., Cummings, G. G., & Newburn-Cook, C. (2009). Healthcare succession planning: An integrative review. Journal of Nursing Administration, 39(12), 548–555. Michigan State University.
Hartling, L., Dryden, D. M., Guthrie, A., Muise, M., Vandermeer, B., Aktary, W. M., Pasichnyk, D., Seida, J. C., & Donovan, L. (2012). Screening and diagnosing gestational diabetes mellitus (Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 210). Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Publication No. 12(13)-E021-EF. Rockville, MD.
Honors and Awards