About

Dr Madeline Tomlinson serves as Programme Lead and Senior Lecturer for the Master of Public Health, where she oversees curriculum development, teaching, and student mentorship. Her research interests focus on maternal and child global health, environmental health, and women’s health, with an emphasis on advancing equity and improving health outcomes across diverse populations.

Teaching responsibilities

Dr. Tomlinson leads a variety of modules, including Global Health Issues and Public Health Principles.

Research interests

• Maternal and child global health
• Environmental health
• Women’s health
• Cancer Epidemiology

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Arts, Yale University, Major: History of Science, Medicine, and Public Health. 
• Master of Public Health, University of Louisville, Concentration: Maternal and Child Global Health.
• Ph.D. in Epidemiology and Population Health Sciences, University of Louisville. 

International experience

• Women's Health and Research Centre, Benin City Nigeria 
• AMPATH Team, Tamale Teaching Hospital, Tamale, Ghana

Recent publications

• McLeish, A. C., Tomlinson, M. M., Willett, J., Groom, A., Landry, R., Bassett, A., … Robertson, R. M. (2025). Internalizing symptoms associated with nicotine and THC vaping and poly-product use among youth and young adults. Addiction Research & Theory, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1080/16066359.2025.2523835 
• McLeish, A. C., Walker, K. L., Wood, L. A., Agbonlahor, O., Vincent, K., Kerstiens, S., Tomlinson, M. M., & Hart, J. L. (2025). Using a Youth Advisory Council to Address the Youth Vaping Epidemic. Future, 3(2), 8. https://doi.org/10.3390/future3020008 
• Tomlinson, M. M., Kerstiens, S., Smith, C., Agbonlahor, O., Clarke, J., Vincent, K., Hart, J. L. (2024). The association between perceived neighborhood safety and cardiovascular disease risk factors. Psychology, Health & Medicine, 30(1), 47–58. https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2024.2410418
• Blair, L. K., Tomlinson, M. M., Abee-Biskis, M., Hume, J., & Warren, G. (2025). Heartache in the Heartland: Unraveling the Social Roots of Deaths of Despair in Kentucky. Journal of Appalachian Health, 7(1), 47. 
• McLeish, A. C., Smith, C. L., Tomlinson, M. M., Kerstiens, S., Walker, K. L., & Hart, J. L. (2024). E-Cigarette Use Behavior and Expectancies Among Sexual Minority and Heterosexual College Student E-Cigarette Users. Substance Use & Misuse, 59(14), 2021-2028.
• Tomlinson, M. M., Pugh, F., Nail, A. N., Newton, J. D., Udoh, K., Abraham, S., ... & DuPré, N. C. (2024). Heavy-metal associated breast cancer and colorectal cancer hot spots and their demographic and socioeconomic characteristics. Cancer Causes & Control, 35(10), 1367-1381.
• Tomlinson, M. M., Wallis, A. B., Harris, M. J., DuPré, N. C., Baumgartner, R. N., & Okonofua, F. (2024). Menstrual hygiene management among adolescent girls in West Africa: A systematic review. African Journal of Reproductive Health, 28(1).
• Agbonlahor, O., Vincent, K., Wood, L. A., Tomlinson, M. M., Kerstiens, S., Clarke, J., & Hart, J. L. (2022). Readability of online information on nature and mental health. Population Medicine, 4(November), 1-4.
• Wood, L. A., Agbonlahor, O., Tomlinson, M. M., Kerstiens, S., Vincent, K., McLeish, A. C., ... & Hart, J. L. (2022). Readability of online e-cigarette cessation information. Tobacco Induced Diseases, 20, 53.
• Pfeiffer, J. A., Hart, J. L., Wood, L. A., Bhatnagar, A., Keith, R. J., Yeager, R. A., Tomlinson M. M. & Walker, K. L. (2021). The importance of urban planning: Views of greenness and open space is reversely associated with self-reported views and depressive symptoms. Population medicine, 3, 20.
• Wood, L. A., Tomlinson, M. M., Pfeiffer, J. A., Walker, K. L., Keith, R. J., Smith, T., Yeager, R. A., Bhatnagar, A., Kerstiens, S., Gilkey, D., Gao, H., Srivastava, S., & Hart, J. L. (2021). Time spent outdoors and sleep normality: A preliminary investigation. Population medicine, 3, https://doi.org/10.18332/popmed/132119