Paula Dickson joined the North Carolina Public Health Academy as AHEC research associate in August. She comes to the Academy with over ten years experience in public health education and continuous quality improvement.

Prior to joining the Academy, Dickson worked for the Carolina's Center for Medical Excellence and the West Virginia Medical Institute where she managed projects to improve care delivery in the Medicare population and provided educational outreach programs focusing on disease prevention. She has also designed and implemented two worksite wellness programs. 

She graduated from Liberty University with a BS in Health Promotion and Education in 1995 and continued her studies at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville where she obtained her MS in Health Administration in 1999. She is also a Certified Health Education Specialist.