Lindsay Ruland

Lindsay Ruland currently serves as the Associate Director of the Center for Public Health Continuing Education (CPHCE) at the University at Albany College of Integrated Health Sciences (since 2012). Lindsay has worked in health education for over 20 years and has extensive experience in curriculum development and coordination of in-person, online and blended learning training. She also has expertise in program planning and evaluation and manages evaluation efforts for the CPHCE. She joined CPHCE in 2007 as a Training Program Coordinator.

Lindsay has led teams across several training programs including the Basic Environmental Heath Program, Public Health Live!, H/C PRI & Screen Training & Certificate Programs, Vaccinate NY, Minimum Data Set 3.0 Training, NYS Prevents Chronic Disease, and the Northeast Public Health Leadership Institute (NEPHLI) to name a few. Lindsay served as the Distance Learning Specialist for the Empire State Public Health Training Center (HRSA award) and led efforts to expand CPHCEs distance learning offerings early on. She developed/co-developed curricula for numerous self-paced online courses, including the three-part series on Program Evaluation, two-part series on Health Literacy and Public Health and Orientation to Public Health.

Prior to joining CPHCE, Lindsay was an Education Training Specialist with the Center for Public Health Preparedness at the University at Albany. In this role, she was responsible for the development, delivery, and evaluation of drills, exercises and training on various emergency preparedness topics, including the development of the self-paced online course Preparedness & Community Response to Pandemics, which was featured on the CDCs e-learning website. 

Lindsay has a master's degree in Epidemiology from the University at Albany College of Integrated Health Sciences, a master's degree in Business Administration from the University at Albany Massry School of Business and a bachelor's degree in Human Development from Binghamton University. She is also a Certified Health Education Specialist, a Class of 2012 NEPHLI alum, and a Synchronous Learning Expert. 

Lindsay serves as an adjunct faculty at the College of Integrated Health Sciences where she teaches HSPH 681 - Public Health Practice, a core class in the MPH degree program.  She enjoys several outdoor activities including kayaking, hiking, fishing, camping and summer concerts.