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Cassandra Querdibitty, Ph.D., MPH
Health Promotion Sciences

Cassandra Querdibitty, Ph.D., MPH

Assistant Professor

Hudson College of Public Health
801 NE 13th St, Room 471
Post Office Box 26901
Oklahoma City, OK 73126-0901

(405) 271-8001 ext. 46756

Cassandra-Querdibitty@ouhsc.edu

Dr. Cassandra D. Querdibitty is a citizen of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma and descendant of the Muscogee Nation from the Tiger Clan and the Mekusukey Band. She is an assistant professor with a dual appointment with the Department of Health Promotion Sciences in the Hudson College of Public health at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences (OUHS) and the University of Oklahoma (OU) Dodge Family Arts and Sciences on the OU Norman campus. She is a two-time alumna of OUHS, having completed her PhD and MPH in Health Promotion Sciences. She received her BS in Biological Sciences from Oklahoma State University. Dr. Querdibitty has participated in various aspects of research, including primary data collection, stakeholder engagement, data analysis, and manuscript writing with multiple tribal and non-tribal stakeholders in Oklahoma over the course of her 10-year academic and professional career. She has worked for six of these years on various community-based projects or in professional positions including as a community-based researcher. Dr. Querdibitty has a broad background in public health, with specific training in social and behavioral research, program evaluation, spatial analysis, and survey development. As an evaluator or coordinator on several locally and federally funded grants, she participated with Tribal Nations on community-based participatory research studies. Additionally, she has and continues to serve on her Tribe’s health boards. 

Education:

  • PhD, Health Promotion Sciences, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences, 2021
  • MPH, Health Promotion Sciences, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences, 2015
  • BS, Biological Sciences, Oklahoma State University, 2012

Board Certification(s):

  • Master Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES), National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, 2024-present
  • Certificate in Social Work with American Indians, University of Oklahoma – Tulsa, 2019
  • Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES), National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, 2015-2024
  • Certified in Public Health (CPH), National Board of Public Health Examiners, 2015-present

Appointments:

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Health Promotion Sciences, Hudson College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences, 2023-present
  • Assistant Professor, Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences, University of Oklahoma, 2023-present
  • Adjunct Faculty, Department of Health Promotion Science, Hudson College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences, 2022-2023

Teaching:

  • PHCH 2013 Introduction to Public and Community Health
  • HPS 5553 Community-Based Participatory Research (Spring 2023)
  • HPS 5453 Theoretical Concepts in Health Education (Fall 2022, Fall 2023)

Clinical/Research Interests:

  • American Indian Health and Well-Being
  • Community-Based Participatory Research
  • Environmental Exposures
  • Indigenous Research Methods
  • Maternal Child Health

Select Publications:

  1. Querdibitty, C. D., Campbell, J., Wetherill, M. S., & Salvatore, A. L. (2023). Geographic and social economic disparities in the risk of exposure to ambient air respiratory toxicants at Oklahoma licensed early care and education facilities. Environ Res, 218, 114975. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2022.114975
  2. Querdibitty, C. D., Wetherill, M. S., Sisson, S. B., Williams, B., Aithinne, K., Seo, H., Inhofe, N. R., Campbell, J., Slawinski, M., & Salvatore, A. L. (2022). Cleaning Products Commonly Used in Oklahoma Family Child Care Homes: Implications for Respiratory Risk and Children's Health. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 19(7). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19074299
  3. Querdibitty, C. D., Williams, B., Wetherill, M. S., Sisson, S. B., Campbell, J., Gowin, M., Stephens, L., & Salvatore, A. L. (2021). Environmental Health-Related Policies and Practices of Oklahoma Licensed Early Care and Education Programs: Implications for Childhood Asthma. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 18(16). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18168491