Ehsan Abdalla DVM, MSc, PhD
Associate Professor
Williams-Bowie Hall, Room 105
eabdalla@tuskegee.edu
(334)727-8042
Education
- PhD
- MSc (Hons) (Vet PATH)
- MSc (Epidemiology and Risk Analysis)
- DVM
Area of Expertise
- Epidemiology
- Risk analysis
- GIS
- Health Disparities
- Community Engagement
- student advising
Current research, programs, or priority projects
I teach Health Disparities/Inequities, Risk Analysis & Modeling: Principles and Methods, and Food Safety and Quality. Students examine racial and ethnic health disparities, risk assessment and quantitative modeling, and food safety systems and policies. They practice epidemiologic and statistical analysis, data management, risk assessment, Monte Carlo simulation, HACCP principles, and application of public health methods to real-world problems and policy decisions.
Additional leadership role or appointment
Community Engagement Core Co-Lead for 91ÖÆÆ·³§ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉúÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø Biomedical Research/Research
Centers in Minority Institutions
Selected publications, projects, presentations, or accomplishments
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Hodge DA, Heath J, Abdalla EAE. Empathy in Action: Black Bioethics and the Role of Care Ethics in HPV Prevention and Education in Underserved Communities. J Healthc Sci Humanit. 2025 Spring;15(1):64-73. PMID: 42027221; PMCID: PMC13101409.
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Noble E, Webb L, Abdalla E. Evaluation of the Impact of Cervical Cancer and HPV Educational Awareness Program in Macon County, Alabama from 2018 to 2023. J Healthc Sci Humanit. 2025 Spring;15(1):120-145. PMID: 42027227; PMCID: PMC13101411.
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Akhter S, Ahmed A, Webb L, Abdalla E. The Relationship Between Environmental Pollution and the Risk of Developing Breast Cancer in Alabama's Black Belt Counties. J Healthc Sci Humanit. 2025 Spring;15(1):146-159. PMID: 42027225; PMCID: PMC13101410.
Honors, grants, certifications, or professional memberships
I serve as Faculty Senate Chair and Co-Lead of the TU CBR/RCMI Community Engagement Core and contribute to statewide One Health, cancer prevention, and health equity initiatives. My community work focuses on Alabama’s Black Belt, where I partner with public health agencies, schools, community organizations, and healthcare partners to address HPV and cervical cancer disparities. Through programs such as Check Ya’ Self and Cancer Care Connect, I help translate research into accessible education, prevention, screening, and community health resources.
1. Project PI, NIH/NIMHD RCMI – TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY CANCER OUTREACH PROGRAM, Cancer Care Connect: Extending into the Community
2. Project Co-PI, NIH / NCATS - CTSA UM1 at the University of Alabama at Birmingham
Professional memberships:
1. Alabama One Health Workgroup
2. American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
3. AACR Minorities in Cancer Research (MICR)
About me
I want students and community partners to know that my work is focused on turning public health research into practical, evidence-based solutions that help prevent disease, reduce health disparities, and improve the health and well-being of underserved communities.
