Rashida Biggs

Rashida Biggs, DHSC, MPH, serves as an Adjunct Instructor in the Department of Health Services Administration within the College of Health Professions at Rosalind Franklin University. As a Certified Health Education Specialist with over fifteen years of healthcare experience, she integrates practical program development expertise into her academic role.

Her educational background includes:

• Bachelor’s in Liberal Arts/Biology from Florida International University
• Master’s Degree in Public Health from Florida International University
• Doctorate in Health Science from Nova Southeastern University

Dr. Biggs specializes in community-based participatory research to address health inequities, with documented experience in:

• Designing and managing health promotion programs across Collier, Broward, and Dade County community health centers
• Conducting Phase II-IV HIV clinical trials
• Developing interventions for chronic disease disparities in underserved populations
• Current research on sexual negotiation and childhood obesity in South Florida and the Caribbean

Her program evaluation expertise has been leveraged by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Miami-Dade County’s Department of Health, and the Public Health Trust for technical assistance initiatives.

While no formal advising roles or grant funding details are specified in the source material, Dr. Biggs maintains active community research partnerships focused on culturally responsive health solutions.