Prior to joining the faculty at UNO, Dr. Coleman served as a director for the CDC/ASPH Institute for HIV Prevention Leadership, a national program that provided training and organizational capacity building in HIV prevention for community-based HIV prevention organizations. Dr. Coleman’s formal career in public health began as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Zambia, as a Community Action for Health volunteer. Dr. Coleman earned both his Master of Science in Public Health and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior from the Arnold School of Public Health at the University of South Carolina.