Sharon M. Desmond
Sharon M. Desmond is a community-engaged scholar whose work (via teaching, research and service) aims to improve public health equity and collaborative partnerships between the academy and communities of color. Desmond is a graduate of the University of Toledo (B.S., M.S.Ed., Ph.D.) and has been at the University of Maryland since 1989. She chairs the department's Community Engagement Committee, is a passionate teacher and a committed undergraduate and graduate student mentor.
Areas of Interest
Core FacultyHealth Equity; Community Health; Community-Based Participatory Research; Collaborative Partnerships
BS, Creative Movement Therapy
University of Toledo
MS.Ed., Health Education
University of Toledo
PhD, Health Education
University of Toledo
HLTH285 Controlling Stress and Tension
HLTH780 Community Health
HLTH665 Health Behavior Theory