Peggy Valentine, Ph.D.

Dr. Peggy Valentine is Interim Associate Dean for the Division of Allied Health Sciences in the College; of Pharmacy, Nursing and Allied Health Sciences. She serves as Principal Investigator of several federally funded projects, including the National AIDS Minority Information and Education Program :funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Targeted Provider Education Demonstration Grant, funded by Health Resources and Services Administration. She joined Howard University in 19&0 as a lecturer in Psychiatry. She has served in various clinical and academic capacities, including Department Chairman for six years, and holds the academic rank of Associate Professor in the Physician Assistant Department.

Dr. Valentine received the Doctor of Education Degree from Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia in 1997, and was awarded a certificate for "Promising DoctOSP-RAl Research in Education". She received the Master of Arts Degree and Bachelor of Science Degree from Howard University where she was chosen "Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges", honored as Outstanding Research Scholar, and inducted into the Honor Society of Allied Health. She is listed in "Who `s Who of American Women" Her experience includes working as consultant and accreditation site visitor for physician assistant educational programs, and grant reviewer for various federal agencies.

Dr. Valentine has conducted research on homeless anal minority issues. She has lectured extensively on minority and HIV/AIDS issues to professional and let, groups nationally and internationally. International experiences include a three-year funded project in Zimbabwe that involved training of nurses in HIV/AIDS, 1993-96. She has published in refereed journals, textbooks, and HIV/AIDS training manuals. She serves on the HIV Community Prevention Planning Committee for the District of Columbia, Advisory Board fur the United Negro College Fund Project MORE, and is President for the National Society of Allied Health