Semra Aytur
PhD, MPH
Professor, Department of Health Management and Policy, University of New Hampshire
Bio
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Semra Aytur, PhD, MPH is a Professor and an epidemiologist whose research focuses on community resilience, nature connectedness, and relationships between the built, natural, and social environment in keeping people well. She is deeply committed to collaborative experiential learning and research that supports innovative ways to improve planetary health. She has published over 70 scientific articles and several textbooks.
Dr. Aytur earned a BA from Brown University, an MPH from Boston University, and a PhD in Epidemiology from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill followed by a postdoctoral fellowship in cardiovascular epidemiology.
Dr. Aytur received the Climate and Health Leadership Award from the American Public Health Association (APHA), and she has also been recognized by APHA as a Betty J. Cleckley Minority Issues Research awardee. Her work also supports forest and ocean conservation, and she co-leads a marine sustainability organization, Marine Microverse Institute (MMI), based in Maine.