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Dr. Altomare is an Assistant Professor of Public Health at ÌÇÐÄlogoÈë¿Ú. Her work has focused on children's health behaviors in the context of environmental exposures. She has also worked on research projects focusing on application of quantitative microbial risk assessment models for foodborne pathogens, specifically Listeria monocytogenes. Prior to her appointment at ÌÇÐÄlogoÈë¿Ú, Dr. Altomare was the Assistant Director for Supplemental Instruction at the University of Houston-Downtown, where she trained and supervised over 200 undergraduate tutors and mentored undergraduate research projects in higher education.

Dr. Altomare strives to create an innovative teaching experience for students at Moravian and aims to involve students in undergraduate research projects focusing on water quality, food safety, and sustainability practices.

Dr. Coyne is Associate Professor of Practice in Public Health at ÌÇÐÄlogoÈë¿Ú. Prior to her appointment at ÌÇÐÄlogoÈë¿Ú Dr. Coyne was the Director of Health Advocacy and Policy at the Lehigh Valley Health Network in Allentown PA where she established the Health Advocacy Program and a medical legal partnership. She also has held a faculty position at West Virginia University teaching graduate students in public health. In addition, Dr. Coyne has experience working in state government and with a cancer research non-profit organization.

Dr. Coyne’s research focus includes health disparities, particularly those related to housing and food insecurity; health literacy; and health behaviors associated with social determinants of health. She has been the principal and co- investigator on several federally funded and philanthropic grants and has published in peer-reviewed journals, co-authored two book chapters, and served as presenter at regional, state and national conferences.

Dr. Coyne believes that being involved in one’s community as a way to affect positive change is very important. She currently serves on the board of directors at New Bethany Ministries in Bethlehem and is an active member of the Lehigh Valley Food Policy Council and the Lehigh Valley Regional Homeless Advisory Board.

Dr. Payton is an Associate Professor of Public Health at ÌÇÐÄlogoÈë¿Ú. Her work has focused on refugee health surveillance including the prevalence of communicable and non-communicable disease, women’s health screenings, and vaccinations. Her work has also focused on the organizational climate for workplace lactation support in Pennsylvania from the perspectives of employers, employees, and workplace lactation experts. She has published her work in peer-review journals such as the American Journal of Public Health and the Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. Dr. Payton is Co-Chair of the Research, Evaluation, and Ethics Committee of the Society of Refugee Healthcare Providers. She is a member of the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) and the American Public Health Association (APHA). Dr. Payton has multiple leadership positions with the APHA including Evidentiary Review Committee member, Section Councilor for the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Section, and Co-Chair of the MCH Section's Professional Development Committee. 

1. Kollannoor-Samuel, G., DeSilva, M., Settgast, A., Walker, P., Chrenka, E., Steiner, A., Payton, C., Frumholtz, M., Knuti Rodrigues, K., & Bergenstal, R. (2025). Prevalence of diabetes among U.S. refugees and opportunities to improve screening, 2012–2022. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health.  
2. Payton, C., Kvaratskhelia, N., Chalfin, M., Deffler, J., & Altshuler, M. (2025). Cervical, breast, and colorectal cancer screening outcomes among refugees in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 27(3), 480-488.
3. Altomare, T.K. & Payton, C. (2024). A research brief describing a logic model framework for planning a Food Recovery Network chapter at an undergraduate university. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 14(1), 1–15.
4. Brewer, S., Zeidan, A., Dawson-Hahn, B., Agrawal, P., Talavlikar, R., Barnett, E., DiVito, B., Hauck, F., Wieland, M., Gren, L., Karaki F., & Payton, C. (2024). Development of a refugee health research agenda in North America. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health.
5. Aultman, J.M., Zaaeed, N., Payton, C., DiVito, B., Holland, T., & Atem, J. (2024). Research with refugee populations in North America: Applying the NIH guiding principles for ethical research. Ethics & Human Research, 46(4), 2-16.
6. Nolan, M., Chrenka, E., Walker, P., Steiner, A., Knuti Rodrigues, K., Michel, J., Yun, K., Payton, C., Young, J., Mamo, B., Frumholtz, M., & DeSilva, M. (2024). COVID-19 vaccine uptake among non-US-born populations in the United States, 2020-2022. Vaccine, 42(12), 3115-3121.
7. Adamshick, P. & Payton, C. (2024). Using Adolescent SBIRT with simulation to teach nursing students substance use assessment. Journal of Nursing Education, 63(4), 247–251.
8. Steiner, A., Rodrigues, K.K., Mudenge, N., Young, J., Rasulo, R., Payton, C., DeSilva, M., Michel, J., Fabio, M., & Yun, K. (2023). Increasing COVID-19 vaccination coverage for newcomer communities: The importance of disaggregation by language. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 109(1), 90-93.
9. Urban, K., Payton, C., Mamo, B., Volkman, H., Giorgio, K., Kennedy, L., Chen Bomber, Y., Knuti Rodrigues, K., Young, J., Tumaylle, C., Matheson, J., Tasslimi, A., Montour, J., & Jentes, E. (2023). Hepatitis C screening and antibody prevalence among newly arrived refugees to the United States, 2010-2017. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 1-8.
10. Farber, J., Payton, C., Dorney, P., & Colancecco, E. (2023). Work-life balance and professional quality of life among nurse faculty during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Professional Nursing, 46, 92-101.
11. Zhang, M., Payton, C., Gurung, A., Anglewicz, P., Subedi, P., Ali, A., Ibrahim, A., Haider, M., Hamidi, N., Atem, J., Thang, J., Wang, S., Kim, C., Kimball, S.L., Karaki, F., Nazhat, N., Abouagila, M., & Yun, K. (2022). COVID-19 infection and contact tracing among refugees in the United States, 2020-2021. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 1-7.
12. Pezzi, C., Kumar, G.S., Lee, D., Cabanting, N., Kawasaki, B., Kennedy, L., Aguirre, J., Titus, M., Ford, R., Mamo, B., Urban, K., Hughes, S., Payton, C., Altshuler, M., Montour, J., & Jentes, E.S. (2022). Blood Lead Levels among Afghan Children in Select US States, 2014–2016. Pediatrics, 150(5): e2021054727.
13. Payton, C., Mishkin, K., Davis, C.A., Katzburg, J., & Walker, D.K. (2022). A review of the maternal and child health APHA policy statements, 1970–2019. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 1-9.
14. Payton, C., Kumar, G.S., Kimball, S., Clarke, S.K., AlMasri, I., & Karaki, F.M. (2022). A logic model framework for planning an international refugee health research, evaluation, and ethics committee. Health Promotion Practice, 23(5), 852-860.
15. Zhang, M., Gurung, A., Anglewicz, P., Subedi, P., Payton, C., Ali, A., Ibrahim, A., Haider, M., Hamidi, N., Atem, J., Thang, J., Wang, S., Kim, C., Kimball, S.L., Karaki, F., Nazhat, N., Abouagila, M., & Yun, K. (2021). Acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine among refugees in the United States. Public Health Reports, 136(6), 774-781.
16. Kumar, G.S., Pezzi, C., Payton, C., Mamo, B., Urban, K., Scott, K., Montour, J., Cabanting, N., Aguirre, J., Ford, R., Hughes, S.E., Kawasaki, B., Kennedy, L., & Jentes, E.S. (2021). Health of asylees compared to refugees in the United States using domestic medical examination data, 2014-2016: A cross-sectional analysis. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 73(8), 1492-1499.
17. Payton, C., Kimball, S., Ahrenholz, N.C., & Wieland, M. (2021). Preventive care and management of chronic diseases in immigrant adults. Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, 48(1), 83-97.
18. Payton, C., DeSilva, M.B., Young, J., Yun, K., Aragon, D., Kennedy, L., Tumaylle, C., White, D., Walker, P., Jentes, E.S., & Mamo, B. (2021). Hepatitis B evaluation and linkage to care for newly arrived refugees: A multisite quality improvement initiative. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 23(3), 558-565.
19. Farber, J., Payton, C., & Dorney, P. (2020). Life balance and professional quality of life among baccalaureate nurse faculty. Journal of Professional Nursing, 36(6), 587-594.
20. Crittendon, D., Cunningham, A., Payton, C., Mills, G., Kelly, S., LaNoue, M., & Arenson, C. (2020). Organizational readiness to change: Quality improvement in family medicine residency. PRiMER, 4:14.
21. Payton, C., Zeidan, A., Bogen, H., & Altshuler, M. (2020). Women’s health screening and mapped community resources for refugees resettled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 31(2), 958-972.
22. Young, J., Payton, C., Walker, P., White, D., Brandeland, M., Kumar, G.S., Jentes, E.S., Settgast, A., & DeSilva, M. (2020). Evaluation of a program to improve linkage to and retention in care among refugees with Hepatitis B virus infection – Three U.S. cities, 2006-2018. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 69(21), 647-650.
23. Pezzi, C., Lee, D., Kumar, G.S., Kawasaki, B., Kennedy, L., Aguirre, J., Titus, M., Ford, R., Mamo, B., Urban, K., Hughes, S., Payton, C., Scott, K., Montour, J., & Jentes, E.S. (2020). Health screenings administered during the domestic medical examination of refugees and other eligible immigrants in nine US states, 2014–2016: A cross-sectional analysis. PLOS Medicine, 17(3): e1003065.
24. Kumar, G.S., Pezzi, C., Wien, S., Mamo, B., Scott, K., Payton, C., Urban, K., Hughes, S., Kennedy, L., Cabanting, N., Montour, J., Titus, M., Aguirre, J., Kawasaki, B., Ford, R., & Jentes, E.S. (2020). Health of Special Immigrant Visa applicants from Afghanistan and Iraq after arrival into the United States, 2014-2016. PLOS Medicine, 17(3): e1003083.
25. Careyva, B.A., Shaak, K., Burgess, N.M., Johnson, M.B., Banerjee, E.S., Chung, Y., Davis, A.N., & Payton, C. (2020). Designing and evaluating a prediabetes shared decision aid. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 33(2), 262-270.
26. Weinstein, L., LaNoue, M., Hurley, K., Payton, C., Sifri, R., & Myers, R. (2019). Feasibility pilot outcomes of a mammography decision support and navigation intervention for women with serious mental illness living in supportive housing settings. Journal of Primary Care and Community Health, 10, 1-9.
27. Pezzi, C., Lee, D., Kennedy, L., Aguirre, J., Titus, M., Ford, R., Cochran, J., Smock, L., Mamo, B., Urban, K., Morillo, J., Hughes, S., Payton, C., Scott, K., Montour, J., Matheson, J., Brown, M.J., & Mitchell, T. (2019). Blood lead levels among resettled refugee children in select U.S. states, 2010-2014. Pediatrics, 143(5), e20182591. *Nominated by the National Centers for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) for CDC’s Charles C. Shepard Science Award.
28. Payton, C., Romney, M., Olson, B.H., Abatemarco, D.J., LaNoue, M., & Leader, A. (2018). Evaluation of workplace lactation support among employers in two Pennsylvania cities. Business Horizons, 62(5), 579-587.
29. Pezzi, C., McCullough, A., Joo, H., Cochran, J., Smock, L., Frerich, E., Mamo, B., Urban, K., Hughes, S., Payton, C., Scott, K., Maskery, B., & Lee, D. (2018). Vaccine delivery to newly arrived refugees and estimated costs in selected U.S. clinics, 2014-2015. Vaccine, 36(20), 2902-2909.
30. McIntire, R.K., Singer, D., DiVito, B., Basile, V., DiCarlo, M., German, E., & Payton, C. (2017). Characteristics associated with smoking among patrons of three Philadelphia parks. Journal of Community Health, 1-5.
31. Lieberthal, R.D., Payton, C., Sarfaty, M., & Valko, G. (2017). Measuring the cost of the patient-centered medical home: a cost-accounting approach. The Journal of Ambulatory Care Management, 40(4), 327-338.
32. Lieberthal, R.D., Karagiannis, T., Bilheimer, E., Verma, M., Payton, C., Sarfaty, M., & Valko, G. (2017). Exploring variation in transformation of primary care practices to patient-centered medical homes: a mixed methods approach. Population Health Management, 20(5), 411-418.
33. Dawson-Hahn, E., Pak-Gorstein, S., Matheson, J., Zhou, C., Yun, K., Scott, K., Payton, C., Stein, E., Holland, A., Grow, H.M., & Mendoza, J. A. (2016). Growth trajectories of refugee and nonrefugee children in the United States. Pediatrics, 138(6), e20160953.
34. Yun, K., Urban, K., Mamo, B., Matheson, J., Payton, C., Scott, K.C., Song, L., Stauffer, W., Stone, B., Young, J., & Lin, H. (2016). Increasing Hepatitis B vaccine prevalence among refugee children arriving in the United States, 2006–2012. American Journal of Public Health, 106(8), 1460-1462.
35. Yun, K., Matheson, J., Payton, C., Scott, K.C., Stone, B.L., Song, L., Stauffer, W.M., Urban, K., Young, J., & Mamo, B. (2016). Health profiles of newly arrived refugee children in the United States, 2006–2012. American Journal of Public Health, 106(1), 128-135.
36. Payton, C.A., Sarfaty, M., Beckett, S., Campos, C., & Hilbert, K. (2015). Does telephone scheduling assistance increase mammography screening adherence?. The American Journal of Managed Care, 21(11), e618-22.

Dr. Kathryn Mishkin is a seasoned professional with nearly 15 years of public health and international development research, management, policy, and evaluation work in 15 countries. In addition to her role at ÌÇÐÄlogoÈë¿Ú, she develops and implements women’s oncology real-world evidence and outcomes research strategy as an Associate Director of Outcomes Research for Women’s Cancer at Merck & Co. She also holds leadership roles in the American Public Health Association including as Chair of the International Maternal and Child Health Committee and appointed member to the Science Board. She has experience serving on national and local Boards of Directors for organizations dedicated to improving the lives of women and girls and on scientific journal editorial boards. In addition to her scientific publications, Dr. Mishkin has developed women’s health policy and has contributed to national and state maternal mortality reports. She has been honored for her work by the American Public Health Association, the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, the Delta Omega National Public Health Honor Society, New York State Perinatal Association, University at Albany, and Emory University. Dr. Mishkin is a Fulbright alumna and Returned Peace Corps Volunteer. She holds a Doctorate in Health Policy, Management, and Behavior from the University at Albany’s School of Public Health, a Master of Public Health (Global Health) from Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health, and a Master of Arts in Sustainable International Development at Brandeis University’s Heller School for Social Policy and Management. She completed her undergraduate degree at Smith College.