Renee Thomas-Venugopal, MPH, CPH
Instructor, Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine
Biography
Renee Thomas-Venugopal completed a Master of Public Health in Health Policy and Management with a joint concentration in Epidemiology at Saint Louis University. She is a faculty member in the Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine in the Health Policy and Administration Track. In addition to teaching within the Health Policy and Administration track she engages in Health Services Research with a focus on the OECS regions and the Caribbean Community. She is also interested in exploring health policy solutions to address health challenges within small island developing states, particularly the Caribbean region.
Contact Information
Areas of Interest
- Health Services Research
- Policy Analysis
- Health Economics
Affiliations
- Healthy Caribbean Coalition
- APHA
Selected Publications
- Hem-Lee-Forsyth, S., Thomas, R., Pierre-Romain, L., Lewis-Charles, C., Lazare, C, Theodore, K., O’Reilly, S., Bryant, H., & Patel, S. (2022, February). The Economic and Psychosocial Effects of COVID-19 on Alcohol Use in Grenada during Lockdown: A Discussion on Policy Solutions to Prevent Harmful Alcohol Consumption. International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Analysis, 5(2), 244 - 255
- Hem-Lee-Forsyth, S., & Thomas, R. (2021). Caribbean Faith-Based Organisations: Friend or Foe in the fight against the feminisation of HIV and AIDS in the Anglophone Caribbean. Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 8(10), 9–16
- Pierre-Romain, L. & Thomas, R. Examining the knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of Private Health Insurance in Grenada. Target journal: Journal of Health Economics
- Thomas, R., Hem-Lee-Forsyth, S., Gomez, A. et al. Evaluating existing policies to address overweight and obesity in the Anglophone Caribbean. Target journal: Health Research Policy and Systems
- Pierre-Romain, L. & Thomas, R. Investigating the role Private Health Insurance plays in Universal Health Coverage in the Eastern Caribbean States. Target journal: West Indian Medical Journal. Accepted for Poster Presentation, 2022 CARPHA Annual Health Research Conference
- Pierre-Romain, L. & Thomas, R. Examining the knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of Private Health Insurance in Grenada. Target journal: Journal of Health Economics
- Thomas, R., Hem-Lee-Forsyth, S., Gomez, A. et al. Evaluating existing policies to address overweight and obesity in the Anglophone Caribbean. Target journal: Health Research Policy and Systems
Selected Projects
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