In 2009, Dr. McIntosh joined Temple University, Department of Nursing. He brings over 20 years of experience from the clinical, administrative, and corporate sectors in health care. His area of expertise and interest is research and how policies get on the agenda, and who sets the agenda. Since joining Temple University, Department of Nursing, Dr. McIntosh successfully formed an inter-faith organization, the Ecumenical Health Initiative (EHI), a professionally supported faith-based health-focused initiative dedicated to reducing health and social disparities among members in faith-based organizations and the underserved population, North Philadelphia, City of Philadelphia, through increase in health literacy.
The EHI is committed to: 1. Members in faith-based institutions and individuals in urban communities in the City of Philadelphia.
2. Creating a website that serves as a resource for members in faith-based and urban communities to access health information to improve health literacy.
3. Strengthening faith institutions through community organizing.
4. Promote local, state, and national policies that would allow congregations and community leaders within low and moderate communities to effectively work towards access to health information and affordable, quality health care
The EHI website is: www.ehipa.org
Educational Background
AD: General Nursing, Barbados Community College, Barbados, West Indies (1990)
BA, cum laude: Psychology, University of Hartford (1996)
MA: General Experimental Psychology (Health Option), University of Hartford (1998)
PhD: Public Health/Health Studies (Public Administration, Policy, and Urban Health Issues), Temple University (2007)
Course Involvement
Statistics for Evidence-Based Practice (Graduate)
Research Methods: Quantitative and Qualitative (Graduate)
Leadership and Health Policy in Clinical Nursing (Graduate)
Scientific Analysis (Graduate)
Health Care for Diverse Community (Undergraduate)
Recent Publications/Presentations
McIntosh, M. A. E. (February, 25, 2012). Can health sector reform initiatives by the World Health Organization and World Bank remove persistent health care challenges in Barbados and Trinidad & Tobago, under the section, Narratives of Equity, Social Justice and Global Health Policy. Conference sponsored by the Eastern Sociological Society, Annual Conference, February 23-26, 2012, Broadway Millennium Hotel, 145 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036.
McIntosh, M. A. E. (April 20, 2011). Men’s health issues. Presented to high school students participating in the Upward Bound Workshop, sponsored by Temple University, 1700 N. Broad Street, Room 215A, Philadelphia, PA 19122.
McIntosh, M. A. E. (April 11, 2011 and April 12, 2011). Global infectious diseases. Presented to high school students participating in the 2011 Student Diplomat Prep Conference, sponsored by the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia, One South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107.
McIntosh, M. A. E. (November 16, 2010). World Bank and the WHO Care Reform Initiative in Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago. Presented at the Fifth Annual Global Temple Conference: Global Citizenship in a Global University, Temple University, Howard Gittis Student Center, 13th & Montgomery Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19122.
McIntosh, M. A. E. (November 26, 2009). The changing role of the nurse globally. Lecture presented at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Martindale’s Road, St. Michael, Barbados, West Indies.
McIntosh, M. A. E. (October 25, 2009). Presentation on Infection Prevention: Proper Hygiene to Prevent the Spread of the Seasonal Flu and H1N1 to the congregation at Tioga United Methodist Church, 3259 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19140.
McIntosh, M. A. E. (December 6, 2009). Presentation on Infection Prevention: Proper Hygiene to Prevent the Spread of the Seasonal Flu and H1N1 to the congregation at Zion Baptist Church, 3600 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19140.
Research Interests
Chronic diseases (e.g., hypertension and diabetes) among members in faith-based communities, especially in underserved populations
Chronic diseases (e.g., hypertension and diabetes) in developing nations (e.g., Caribbean and Latin America)
Clinical Interests
Culturally appropriate care to ensure optimal delivery and response to health care
