Marshae McNeal

Marshae McNeal serves as a Per Course Instructor in Graduate Public Health at the School of Science, Technology and Health, leveraging her Ph.D. in Adult Education and MPH in Epidemiology and Biostatistics to bridge community mental health practice with academic instruction. Her 11-year background in prevention coordination and six years teaching at Louisiana State University — Shreveport inform her applied approach to public health education.

Her formal education includes:

• B.S. in Community Health Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi
• M.P.H. in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The University of Southern Mississippi
• Ph.D. in Adult Education, The University of Southern Mississippi

Dr. McNeal's research is anchored in mental health advocacy, specifically targeting stigma reduction in African American communities through culturally competent education. Her interdisciplinary interests span Public Health, Community Health, Health Disparities, Epidemiology, and Health Education, emphasizing the integration of adult learning principles into public health interventions. She prioritizes translating grant-funded prevention strategies—such as those for alcohol and substance abuse—into classroom curricula.

Her professional trajectory includes supervising multiple community mental health grants and developing science-based curricula, while her teaching focuses on building student competency in community health assessment and epidemiological methods for underserved populations.