This is unpublished
Debra
Cherry
MD
MS
MD
MS
Leadership
Faculty
Ambulatory
Pinned
Academic
Associate Professor, Medicine
Adjunct Associate Professor, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences
Professional
Director, Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency
Education & Training
- MD, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine, Lubbock, TX (1995)
- Internship in Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO (1995–1996)
- Residency and Chief Residency in Occupational Medicine, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Tyler, TX (1998–2000)
- MS in Environmental Sciences, Stephen F. Austin University, Nacogdoches, TX (1999)
Honors
- Teacher of the Year, Texas Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Occupational Medicine Residency (2010–2011)
- Star Performer Award, Texas Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (2008)
- 3rd Place Linkages Award, National Council on Linkages (for collaborative projects between universities and public health agencies) (2002)
- Alpha Omega Alpha (1994)
Research Interests
- Health promotion and occupational risk factors in commercial fishermen
- Addressing occupational exposure to vapors from hazardous waste facilities
- Community-based environmental and policy changes to promote health
Publication Highlights
- Head P, Jackson BE, Bae S, Cherry D. Hospital Discharge Rates Before and After Implementation of a City-Wide Smoking Ban in a Texas City, 2004–2008. Preventing Chronic Disease, 9:E179. doi: 10.5888/pcd9.120079, Dec 27, 2012. PMCID: PMC3534134.
- Belanger K, Buka S, Cherry DC, Dudley DJ, Elliott MR, Hale DE, Hertz-Picciotto I, Illuzzi JL, Paneth N, Robbins JM, Triche EW, Bracken MB. Implementing Provider-Based Sampling for the National Children's Study: Opportunities and Challenges. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, 27(1):20–26, January 2013. doi: 10.1111/ppe.12005. Epub 2012 Sep 27. PMID: 23215706.
- Cherry D, Vasselli J, Huff S, Saito R. Sentinel Indicators of Unhealthy Homes. Texas Public Health Journal, Vol 66 (2): 19–24, Spring 2014.
- Kampschmidt J, Brooks E, Cherry D, Guajardo J, Wood P. Feasibility of spirometry testing in preschool children. Pediatric Pulmonology, doi: 10.1002/ppul.23303, Sep 3, 2015. PMID: 26336077.