Nikole Allen, MPH
Program Director, CT DPH Public Health Workforce InitiativeCards
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Lecturer, Health Policy and Management
Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
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Program Director, CT DPH Public Health Workforce Initiative
Lecturer, Health Policy and Management; Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global HealthBiography
Nikole Allen is a lecturer of health policy and management at the Yale School of Public Health and Associate Director for the CT Public Health Fellowship Program. Previously, Ms. Allen directed the health and hospital management and preclinical education projects under the Yale-Liberia Health Workforce Program. In this role, Ms. Allen oversaw the design, implementation, and evaluation of projects. Ms. Allen previously managed the Health and Social Care Strategic Leadership Program with the National Health Service in England, the Hospital Management and Leadership Program for public hospitals in China and oversaw implementation of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Leadership, Management and Governance Project’s Senior Leadership Programs in Africa and Southeast Asia. Ms. Allen has worked with teams and individuals from numerous countries and backgrounds addressing complex problems using strategic problem-solving methods. Before joining Yale University, Ms. Allen worked with the Ethiopian Hospital Management Initiative at the Clinton Health Access Initiative. Her work focused on improving key performance indicator reporting among hospitals, including measuring patient and staff satisfaction, the uptake of patient satisfaction best practices and the implementation of the World Health Organization Surgical Safety Checklist.
Ms. Allen has a B.A. and Leadership Certificate from Western Oregon University and an M.P.H. from the University of Washington Department of Global Health.
Appointments
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Education & Training
- MPH
- University of Washington, Department of Global Health
- BA
- Western Oregon University, International Studies and Health
Research
Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
Publications Timeline
Kaveh Khoshnood, PhD, MPH
Leslie Curry, PhD, MPH
Zahirah McNatt
Publications
2021
Health Management Workforce Capacity-Building in Liberia, post-Ebola
Talbert-Slagle K, Koomson F, Candy N, Donato S, Whitney J, Plyler C, Allen N, Mourgkos G, Marsh RH, Kerr L, Wong R, Fallah M, Dahn B. Health Management Workforce Capacity-Building in Liberia, post-Ebola. Annals Of Global Health 2021, 87: 100. PMID: 34707980, PMCID: PMC8499719, DOI: 10.5334/aogh.3250.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsHealth management programNational Public Health InstitutePurpose health workforceHealth care providersPublic Health InstituteWorkforce capacity buildingMinistry of HealthHealth sectorHealthcare workersCare providersLiberian MinistryHealth InstituteHealth system leadershipUniversity of LiberiaHealth workforceLarge hospitalsHealth managersSpecific managementManagement programProgram launchHealthStrategy 1Ebola crisisHealth managementLeadership competenciesU.S. trainees’ experiences of ethical challenges during research in low- and middle-income countries: A mixed methods study
Standish K, McDaniel K, Ahmed S, Allen NH, Sircar S, Mira M, Khoshnood K. U.S. trainees’ experiences of ethical challenges during research in low- and middle-income countries: A mixed methods study. Global Public Health 2021, 17: 1433-1449. PMID: 34061716, DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2021.1933124.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsEthical challengesHuman subjects protectionNarrative survey responsesHost country partnersEthical frameworkEthical issuesTrainee researchersSubject protectionMentor helpResearch practicesPre-departure trainingLMIC institutionsEthicsMixed-methods studyOnline survey respondentsPracticeU.S. graduatesCountry partnersSemi-structured interviewsMethods studyMiddle-income countriesOversightThemesSemi-structure interviewsChallenges
2020
Leadership development in complex health systems: a qualitative study
Curry LA, Ayedun AA, Cherlin EJ, Allen NH, Linnander EL. Leadership development in complex health systems: a qualitative study. BMJ Open 2020, 10: e035797. PMID: 32265250, PMCID: PMC7245380, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035797.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and Concepts
2017
Professionalizing Healthcare Management: A Descriptive Case Study
Linnander EL, Mantopoulos JM, Allen N, Nembhard IM, Bradley EH. Professionalizing Healthcare Management: A Descriptive Case Study. International Journal Of Health Policy And Management 2017, 6: 555-560. PMID: 28949471, PMCID: PMC5627783, DOI: 10.15171/ijhpm.2017.40.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2014
Implementation of an in-patient pediatric mortality reduction intervention, Gondar University Hospital, Ethiopia.
Gordon DM, Shehibo A, Tazebew A, Huddart MR, Kadir A, Allen N, Draper H, Kokeb M. Implementation of an in-patient pediatric mortality reduction intervention, Gondar University Hospital, Ethiopia. Public Health Action 2014, 4: 265-70. PMID: 26400707, PMCID: PMC4533513, DOI: 10.5588/pha.14.0077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvaluating leadership, management, and governance capacity building in Rwanda
Allen N, Cherlin E, Wong R, Mantopoulos J, de la Peza L, Bradley E. Evaluating leadership, management, and governance capacity building in Rwanda. Annals Of Global Health 2014, 80: 235. DOI: 10.1016/j.aogh.2014.08.193.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsImplementation of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist in an Ethiopian Referral Hospital
Bashford T, Reshamwalla S, McAuley J, Allen NH, McNatt Z, Gebremedhen YD. Implementation of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist in an Ethiopian Referral Hospital. Patient Safety In Surgery 2014, 8: 16. PMID: 24678854, PMCID: PMC4022152, DOI: 10.1186/1754-9493-8-16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsSurgical Safety ChecklistWHO Surgical Safety ChecklistSafety checklistLow-resource settingsReferral hospitalCompliance rateHigh staff satisfactionEthiopian referral hospitalPublic referral hospitalStaff satisfactionOverall compliance rateCompletion ratesPerioperative safetyHigher completion ratesChecklist complianceGeneral anestheticsVolunteer cliniciansSupportive supervisionSubsequent auditPatient safetyEvidence baseSatisfaction questionnaireMaximal benefitStudy periodTeam introductionEvaluating leadership, management, and governance capacity building in Rwanda.
Allen, N., Cherlin, E., Wong, R., Mantopoulos, J., de la Peza, L., & Bradley, E. (2014). Evaluating leadership, management, and governance capacity building in Rwanda. Annals of Global Health, 80(3), 235.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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News
- September 29, 2023Source: EpiMonitor
Public Health Workforce: Q&A with Nikole Allen
- August 31, 2023Source: UConn Today
UConn Public Health Students Gain Hands-On Experience Through Department of Public Health Fellowship Program
- June 29, 2023
YSPH and CT DPH create pipeline for public health professionals
- August 26, 2019Source: The Washington Post
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