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Rosemary M. Caron, PhD, MPH, is a professor in the Department of Health Management and Policy in the College of Health and Human Services (CHHS) at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) in Durham. She previously served as the department's chair, director of its master of public health (MPH) program, and director of undergraduate studies. Dr. Caron received the CHHS Teaching Excellence Award in 2011 and the UNH Outstanding Associate Professor Award in 2015. She has authored and edited several books about the public health workforce and population health management. Dr. Caron has held several leadership positions in the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research, the American College of Epidemiology, the Association of University Programs in Health Administration, and the American Public Health Association. Prior to entering academia, she worked as the assistant state epidemiologist in the Bureau of Health Risk Assessment and as the chief of the Bureau of Health Statistics and Data Management of the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services. At the state's largest local health department, she worked as a chronic disease epidemiologist and environmental toxicologist. Dr. Caron holds a doctorate in pharmacology and toxicology from Dartmouth College and an MPH degree from Boston University School of Public Health.