About Us
Empire State PHTC is a partnership between two accredited schools of public health: the University at Albany School of Public Health (UA-SPH) and the University at Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professions (UB-SPHHP). The University at Albany and the University at Buffalo are two of the four University Centers within the State University of New York (SUNY) system. UA-SPH is the lead school for Empire State PHTC through its Center for Public Health Continuing Education (CPHCE) in collaboration with UB-SPHHP, Office of Public Health Practice. Empire State PHTC also involves a number of practice partners representing the NYS public health workforce that include, but are not limited to state and local health departments (LHDs) and Area Health Education Centers (AHEC).
Our Goal
Public Health Training Centers seek to improve the public health system through strengthening the competency of the current and future public health workforce.
Major Activities/Areas of Focus
- Needs assessments and development of competency-based training with a focus on distance learning
- Emphasis on training projects for rural public health and public health nursing
- Academic focused collaborative projects and field placements/internships addressing public health issues particularly in medically underserved areas
Empire State PHTC Staff
University at Albany School of Public Health
Dawn M. Bleyenburg, MS, MCHES
Director, Center for Public Health Continuing Education
518-402-0330
dbleyenburg@albany.edu
Lisa Skill, M.S.
Program Coordinator, Empire State PHTC
518-402-0330
lskill@albany.edu
Lindsay Ruland, MPH, CHES,
Assistant Director, Center for Public Health Continuing Education
518-402-0330
lruland@albany.edu
Christian Herasimtschuk
Instructional Designer
518-402-0330
Empire State Public Health Training Center
cherasimtschuk@albany.edu
University at Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professions
Donald Rowe PhD,
Director, Office of Public Health Practice and Public Health Liaison, School of Public Health and Health Professions
716-829-6776
dwrowe@buffalo.edu
Michael Noe, MD, MPH
Associate Dean, Community Relations and Clinical Affairs, School of Public Health and Health Professions
716-829-6941
mnoe@buffalo.edu
R. Lorraine Collins, PhD
Associate Dean for Research, School of Public Health and Health Professions
716-829-6951
lcollins@buffalo.edu
Paul Wietig, Ed.D.
Core Curriculum Coordinator
School of Public Health and Health Professions
716-829-6169
ptwietig@buffalo.edu
Caryn Sobieski-VanDelinder ED.M
Distance Learning Coordinator
University at Buffalo, South Campus
School of Public Health and Health Professions
616 Kimball Tower, Buffalo, NY 14214
716-829-6701
sobieski@buffalo.edu
