Phone:

(317) 274-4428

Email:

charbish@iu.edu

Departments:

Community and Global Health

Resume/CV

Charity Bishop is a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) with over 25 years’ experience in Community Health. She is a Lecturer in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences and the Program Director for the BSPH in Community Health program. Her work involves professional preparation, training, and curriculum development for CHES. She has a special interest in the role of high-impact practices in preparation of Health Education Specialists as well as the professional roles and responsibilities of practicing CHES. Prior to transitioning to academia in 2008, she held a variety of positions as a community health practitioner including working with local health departments, conducting community health assessments, and as the Executive Director of community nonprofit agencies.