Dr. Tanya M. Benjamin-Wilson, DHSc, MPH, MSN, CHES, RN, APHN-BC is a member of Trident University International’s College of Health and Human Services faculty team. Dr. Benjamin-Wilson is Board Certified in Advanced Public Health Nursing (APHN-BC), and is a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES). Her educational background is varied. Dr. Benjamin-Wilson has degrees in Business Administration, Nursing, Public Health, and Health Sciences. Dr. Benjamin-Wilson is a full-time educator who most recently worked at a Behavioral Health hospital educating and training staff on the facility’s policies and procedures. She prepared for that role by working on one of the hospital’s Psychiatric/Mental Health units as a Staff Nurse. However, Dr. Benjamin-Wilson’s career expertise has primarily been in Public Health/Nursing within the areas of Immunizations, Women’s Health, Child Health, Chronic Disease Prevention, Adolescent/Teen Health, and Infectious Disease Medical Case Management. Prior to that, Dr. Benjamin-Wilson gained nursing experience as a Staff Nurse on a Medical-Surgical unit at a community Medical Center. Before completing nursing school, Dr. Benjamin-Wilson spent some years in the U.S. military (both active duty & active reserves).

Adult health nursing, community health nursing, public health...”