Name: Elizabeth M. Tait
Department: Health Sciences
Program: Master of Health Science
Rank: Associate Professor, Tenured.
Work Phone: 828.227.2657
Work Email: emtait@wcu.edu
Office address: HHSB 111
Education:
Doctorate PhD, UNC-Charlotte, Health Services
Masters MS, WCU, Health Science
Bachelors BS, UNCA & NCSU, Computer Science
Experience: I came to healthcare as an advocate; not as a clinician. As such, my experience lies in research, teaching, management and computer science.
Area of Expertise: Research, Teaching, Management, Computer Science
Primary Teaching Responsibilities:
MHS 698 - Research
MHS 670 - BioStats
MHS 630 – Medicare/Medicaid
MHS 662 – Quantitative Methods for Healthcare
MHS 564 – Cost Accounting
MHS 510 – Healthcare Policy
Scholarly Interests:
Helping people age well
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Recent Publications and Presentations:
Service Interest:
World Heath Organization and AAPR “Age Friendly Community” (2017 – present)
AARP (2014 - Present) Committee Coordinator for the AARP Advocacy Network and Key
Legislative Contact
Rotary international (volunteer)
Aging Projects Inc, (board member)
Honors/Awards:
Faculty Service Award, 2017
Community Training: Social Security, AARP, Service, Community, State, Awarded (2016)
Prepare to Care – Facilitator training to help family caregivers prepare for their
role as caregiver, AARP, Service, Community, State, Awarded (2016)
Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment (MOST) training, MAHEC, Service, Community,
State, Awarded (2014)
Quality Matters Certificate Applying the QM Rubric Certification, Service, University,
University, Awarded (2014)
Effective and Ethical Communication with Seniors, Service, Community, National, Awarded
(2013)
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL), Teaching, National, Awarded (2013)
Advance Care Planning; Respecting Choices® Online Facilitator Certification MAHEC,
Service, Community, State, Awarded (2011)
Partnering Western Medicine and CAM: Connecting Provider-Creating Health in Community,
MAHEC, Service, Community, State, Awarded (2011)
Bio:
Elizabeth Tait, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the Master of Health Sciences (MHS)
Program at Western Carolina University. She has two master level certifications in
Gerontology, one from Western Carolina University and one from UNC-Charlotte. Her
passion is helping people age well. She has presented at numerous conferences (Gerontological
Society of America, Southern Gerontological Society, American Society on Aging) and
published numerous papers on the use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine and
Older Americans.