Loretta Shields

Contributing Faculty
College of Health Sciences and Public Policy
Ph.D. Public Health

Loretta Cain is a contributing faculty member at Walden University who has 7+ years of online teaching experience. She is an epidemiologist and biostatistician by training. Her primary research interests include vulnerable populations, health disparities research, and big data. She currently researches psychosocial risk factors in relation to cardiovascular disease in African Americans.

Courses Taught

PUBH 9001 - Public Health Dissertation

Education

BS, Tougaloo College

MPH, Jackson State University

PhD, West Virginia University