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Shelby Jepperson

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Assistant Professor of Practice Public Health & Health Sciences

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127 Admin Building - Sioux Falls

(605) 357-1544

Shelby.Jepperson@usd.edu

My interests are related to environmental determinants of health for maternal and child populations. This stems from my early interest in the biological world and ecology, was fostered through courses I took in zoology and botany, as well as one of the first research studies I worked on, and the time I spent at a naturalist. These experiences have impacted my understanding of the importance of the environment to public health. I am a sustainability program affiliated faculty member.

climate effects on public health, social and behavioral sciences in public health, applied practice experience in public health

Environmental determinants of health for maternal and child populations

Ph D, Health Sciences, University of South Dakota, 2025
Graduate Certificate, Graduate Certificate in Child and Adult Advocacy Studies (CAASt), University of South Dakota, 2021
Master of Public Health , Master of Public Health (MPH), University of New England, 2016
BS, Biology , University of Sioux Falls, 2007

Certified in Public Health (CPH) , National Board of Public Health Examiners (NBPHE)
Certified Clinical Research Professional (CCRP), Society of Clinical Research Associates (SoCRA)

Universal Newborn Hearing Screening- Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Program, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), (2024 - 2029)
Unite Newborn Screening: Learning Community That Brings Together Dried Bloodspot and Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Programs (UNBS-LC), NCHAM, (2023 - 2024)
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program Supplemental Funding for Language Acquisition, Health Resources and Services Administration, (2023 - 2024)
Expanding EMS Workforce in Central and Western South Dakota, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), (2022 - 2023)
South Dakota Disability Cultural Competence Community of Practice Project ECHO, South Dakota Department of Health , (2022 - 2023)
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program Optional Needs Assessment, Health Resources and Services Administration, (2021 - 2022)
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program, Health Resources and Services Administration, (2020 - 2024)
Community Innovation Grant Advance Care Planning and Palliative Care: Quality Conversations to Guide End of Life Decisions Project ECHO, Bush Foundation, (2020 - 2023)
Project SCOPE: Supporting Children of the OPioid Epidemic Project ECHO, (2020 - 2022)
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program Supplemental Funding Impact of COVID, Health Resources and Services Administration, (2020 - 2021)
South Dakota First Responder Automated External Defibrillator Project, Helmsley Charitable Trust, (2019 - 2023)
Avoid Opioid Project ECHO: Pain Management, Maximizing Rural Telehealth, Stimulant Use, Recovery Resources, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), (2018 - 2021)
Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and Intervention Program, Health Resources and Services Administration, (2017 - 2020)

Citations listed below are presented in a standardized, modified format for display purposes only. They do not necessarily reflect the preferred style and conventions of the faculty member or discipline.

Jepperson, Shelby, Puumala, Susan, Abou Samra, Haifa, and . University of South Dakota Evaluation of the Helmsley South Dakota First Responder Automated External Defibrillator Project 2019-2022.
Jepperson, Shelby, Puumala, Susan, and Abou Samra, Haifa. University of South Dakota Evaluation of the Helmsley South Dakota First Responder Automated External Defibrillator Project 2021.
Jepperson, Shelby. Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and Intervention Program Progress Report 2021.
Blaseg, Nathan N., Williams, Hannah H., Jepperson, Shelby S., and Messersmith, Jessica J.. The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Newborn Hearing Screening Programs in Western States. Vol. 6, Iss. 2 Utah: Journal of Early Hearing Detection and Intervention, 2021. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.26077/c3c7-529c)
Jepperson, Shelby, Puumala, Susan, and Abou Samra, Haifa. University of South Dakota Evaluation of the Helmsley South Dakota First Responder Automated External Defibrillator Project 2020.
Jepperson, Shelby, and Williams , Hannah. Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and Intervention Program Progress Report 2020.
Jepperson, Shelby, Williams, Hannah H., Abou Samra, Haifa, and Messersmith, Jessica. Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and Intervention Program Final Report 2017-2020.
Jepperson, Shelby, Puumala, Susan, and Abou Samra, Haifa. University of South Dakota Evaluation of the Helmsley South Dakota First Responder Automated External Defibrillator Project 2019.
Jepperson, Shelby, Abou Samra, Haifa, and Messersmith, Jessica. Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and Intervention Program Progress Report 2019.
Jepperson, Shelby, Abou Samra, Haifa, and Messersmith, Jessica. Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and Intervention Program Progress Report 2018 .
Abou Samra, Haifa, Messersmith, Jessica, and Jepperson, Shelby. Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and Intervention Program Progress Report 2017.
Abou Samra, Haifa, Messersmith, Jessica, and Jepperson, Shelby. Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and Intervention Program Final Report 2015-2017.
Jepperson, Shelby. Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and Intervention Program Progress Report 2022..
Jepperson, Shelby, and Abou Samra, Haifa. Analysis of Naloxone Administration 2018-2019 Data South Dakota Emergency Medical Services .
Abou Samra, Haifa, and Jepperson, Shelby. Analysis of Naloxone Administration 2017-2018 Data South Dakota Emergency Medical Services.
Abou Samra, Haifa, Jepperson, Shelby, and Sean, Pickthorn. Response Times for South Dakota Emergency Medical Services in 2017.

Teaching Sustainability: A Faculty Training Program Summer 2023, USD Department of Sustainability & Environment , 2023
Course Design Fellowship Summer 2022, USD Center for Teaching and Learning , 2022
2022 Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Website of the Year, The National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management (NCHAM), 2022
Outstanding Innovation in the Public Health Field for the South Dakota Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Collaborative, State of South Dakota Department of Health , 2019

, , and Jepperson, Shelby, Addressing Barriers to Care in a Rural Setting . Presented at the 2024 Annual EHDI Conference, Denver Colorado. (March 19, 2024)
Jepperson, Shelby, Public Health as an Ally in Sustainability Education . Presented at the Upper Midwest Association for Campus Sustainability (UMACS) 2023 Conference, Vermillion SD. (September 22, 2023)
Neimann, and Jepperson, Shelby, Barriers to Audiological Care in South Dakota: 5 Years After Teleaudiology . Presented at the 2023 Annual EHDI (Early Hearing Detection and Intervention) Conference, Cincinnati, OH. (March 06, 2023)
Jepperson, Shelby, Utilization of the Collective Impact Framework to increase support of families of deaf or hard of hearing children in South Dakota . Presented at the 2023 Annual EHDI (Early Hearing Detection and Intervention) Conference, Cincinnati, OH. (March 06, 2023)
Jepperson, Shelby, and Vargas, Minga, Social Determinants of Health. Presented at the Project ECHO: South Dakota Disability Cultural Competence Community of Practice Series (virtual) (February 2023)