Education

1984 University of South Alabama, B.S.
1991 University of Alabama, M.S.
2003 University of South Florida, Ph.D.

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Courses Taught

Introduction to Public Health
Biostatistics
Epidemiology
Nutrition
Health Science
Health Promotion Planning
Health Policy
Public Health Leadership and Management
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Qualitative Research Methods
Global Travel
Personal and Family Health

Career Specialties

Rebecca Olsen specializes in Healthcare Quality, Patient Experience, Pediatric Healthcare Quality and Health Service Delivery.

Research: (1) Social and Behavioral Change - Health Promotion, Social Marketing, Program Development, Execution, and Evaluation; (2) Quality Improvement - Performance Measurement and Evaluation, Organizational Change, Leadership/Staff Development; (3) Healthcare - Patient/Staff Satisfaction, Access/Utilization, Outcomes

Professional and Community Activities

Olsen has been serving as a PI for BayCare, Pediatric Trauma and Surgical Center for the past three years, focusing on pediatric healthcare delivery. She is also an active member with Pediatric Trauma Society, the Medical Care Section of American Public Health Association, the Florida Association of Healthcare Quality and Multi-State Healthcare Quality Collaborative.

She also serves as a Manuscript Reviewer for: American Public Health Association - Medical Care; Journal for Child Science; Medical Care; American Journal of Biomedical Science & Research; Research in Pediatrics and Neonatology and The Open Public Health Journal.

Honors and Awards

Past President of the Florida Association of Healthcare Quality; Medical Care Councilor for American Public Health Association; Board of Directors for Tampa Bay Healthy Bones; Principal Investigator for Baycare, Trauma and Surgical Center, Women's Hospital, and Children's Hospital; Florida Prevention Fellow; PCORI Ambassador for the State of Florida; Practice-Based Network Director for Florida; Florida Representation for the Multi-State Healthcare Quality Collaborative