Biography
Pamela Sedillo, MPA is Director of Academic Success and Lecturer at the College of Population Health (COPH) within the University of New Mexico (UNM). She earned a bachelor of science degree in nutrition and dietetics, a graduate professional certificate in maternal child health and a graduate degree in public administration. She is a co-instructor for Introduction to MCH Public Health. Ms. Sedillo works with undergraduate and graduate students, staff, faculty, alumni, and interdisciplinary colleagues throughout the UNM system to improve the educational and research opportunities that enhance the student experience.
She has over 30 years of management experience in the public and private sectors. Her interests are maternal child health and education, assisting students with identifying and achieving their academic and professional goals while helping them navigate through the system.
Areas of Specialty
- Academic and Student Success
- Maternal and Child Health
Education
2014 - The University of New Mexico, BS Nutrition and Dietetics
2016 - The University of New Mexico, Professional Certificate in Maternal and Child Health
2021 - The University of New Mexico, Master of Public Administration
Achievements & Awards
2022 HSI (E. Kika Ee La Garza) Fellowship
2021 - Present Letter of Academic Title College of Population Health
2020 Inducted into Pi Alpha Alpha Honor Society for Public Administration at the University of New Mexico
2016 Professional Certificate in Maternal Child Health Public Health
2013 Inducted into Kappa OmiCron Nu Honor Society for Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of New Mexico
Key Publications
Selected Reports
- Planning for BioPark Admissions, ABQ BioPark, 2021.
- New Mexico Cancer Plan 2007-2011, New Mexico Department of Health, 2007.
Selected Presentations/Posters
- Chambers, S., Thomas, T., Sedillo, P., Tollestrup, K., Stone, SN. 2023. UNM Educational Program: Degree Minor and Certificate in Maternal Child Health. New Mexico Public Health Association Annual Conference.
- Tollestrup, K.; Thomas, T.; Stone, N.; Chambers, S.; Sedillo, P.; Perry, F.; Forster-Cox, S. The Development of a Team-Based, Bybrid Inter-university Graduate Certificate Program Focused on Maternal Child Health Professionals. Maternal and Child Health Journal. July 29, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-022-0355-w.
- Sedillo, P.; Chambers, S.; Thomas, T.; Tolllestrup, K.;Stone, SN.; Forster-Cox, S. 2022. Advancing Antiracism in Maternal and Child Health Curriculum. New Mexico Public Health Association Annual Conference.
- Sedillo, P; Chambers, S; Thomas, T; Tollestrup, K; Stone, SN; Forster-Cox, S. 2022. Advancing Anti-Racism in a Maternal Child Health (MCH) Curriculum. Association for Prevention, Teaching and Research Annual Conference.
- Thomas, T; Tollestrup, K; Forster-Cox, S; Sedillo, P; Stone, N; Chambers, S. 2021. Training New Mexico’s Workforce in Maternal and Child Health. New Mexico Public Health Association, Albuquerque, NM.
- Forster-Cox, S; Jackson, S; Sedillo, P; Stone, N; Tollestrup, K. 2017. New Mexico MCH Public Health Training Institute: A Successful Partnership. New Mexico Public Health Association, Albuquerque, NM.
- Sedillo, P. 2016. Barriers and Facilitators of Breastfeeding Duration in Women of Color. NM Public Health Association Annual Conference, Las Cruces, NM.
- Tollestrup, K; Forster-Cox, S; Jackson, SJ; Stone, SN; Sedillo, P. The New Mexico Maternal Child Health Public Health Training Institute. NM Public Health Association Annual Conference, Albuquerque, NM.
Gender
Female
Languages
- English
Research
Current Grant and Contract Funding
Bernalillo County ABC Community Schools
Funding: Bernalillo County
Duration: 01/01/2021 – 06/30/2023
Role: Project Manager
Formalize a collaborative student field experience program between Bernalillo County ABC Community Schools and the College of Population Health field experience program. Trainees will have the opportunity to conduct analysis and evaluate the efficacy of implementation of ABC Netweok Schools through examination of evidence, coding and scaling using the ABC Code Book process.
Past Grant and Contract Funding
Advancing Anti-Racism in a Maternal Child Health Curriculum
Funding: Association for Prevention, Teaching and Research
Duration: 11/1/2021 – 6/30/2022
Role: Principal Investigator
The funding from APTR will assist us in adapting our current maternal child health curriculum to include the impacts of structural racism in the United States to both programs. The project objectives are to introduce students to the concepts of racism and antiracism, to have them distinguish between racism and anti-racism, and to define and discuss structural racism and how it is related to maternal child health through a clinical and public health lens. We will use the funding to integrate the resources available from APTR on racism to enhance lectures, readings, discussions, and assignments.
DOH Maternal Child Health Epidemiology Practicum Project
Funding: New Mexico Department of Health
Duration: 10/10/2019 – 6/30/2021
Role: Project Manager
Formalize a collaborative student field experience program between the NM Department of Health and the College of Population Health field experience program. Training is focused on the social determinants of maternal and child health equity. Trainees will have the opportunity to conduct analysis on NM state MCH epidemiology data sets that will inform health systems, services and policy design and interventions.
New Mexico Maternal Child Health Public Health Training Institute
Funding: Health Resources and Services Administration MCH Bureau
Duration: 6/1/2014 – 5/31/2021
Role: Program Manager
The training institute has enrolled MCH professionals state-wide in a program to complete a graduate-level certificate in public health. Responsibilities include developing coursework and course instruction. As evaluation coordinator: develop evaluation questionnaires; conduct the program evaluation with the questionnaires and in-person interviews. Responsibilities also include analyzing data and preparing reports, and participating in a broad range of tasks associated with the MCH Public Health Training Institute.
Public Health Traineeships in Epidemiology
Funding: Health Resources and Services Administration
Duration: 9/1/2014 – 8/31/2016
Role: Project Manager
Students with an epidemiology concentration in the UNM Master of Public Health Program are awarded stipends for completing an epidemiological field project. Responsibilities include: serving as a liaison between the students and the training sites that include many different public health agencies and partners; developing forms and databases to manage and evaluate the traineeships; analyzing data and preparing progress and annual reports.
Courses Taught
Graduate Instruction
2019 - present Introduction to Maternal Child Public Health PH560/571 Co-instructor
UNM College of Population Health. Online 3 credits.
Undergraduate Instruction
2019 - present Introduction to Maternal Child Public Health PH460/471 Co-instructor
UNM College of Population Health. Online 3 credits.