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Tom Hipper is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at the Dornsife

School of Public Health at Drexel University, where he teaches foundations and systems of public health, health

communication, and crisis and emergency risk communication. He is also the Associate Director of the Center for Public

Health Readiness and Communication, where he currently oversees a CDC-funded grant project designed to address the

disaster information needs of children with special health care needs. Tom is a Fellow of the Center for

Risk Communication and is currently working on an ASTHO-funded project to develop clear answers to top questions

about COVID-19. Tom is also currently serving on Philadelphia's Vaccine Advisory Board to plan for the implementation

of a COVID-19 vaccine program in Philadelphia. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies from The

College of New Jersey, a Master of Science in Public Health from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health,

and a Master of Arts in Health Communication for Pennsylvania State University. This award is given to alumni with

outstanding achievements in the field of public health.