Life Sciences

Education

• Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences, Albany Medical College
• M.S. in Biomedical Sciences, Albany Medical College
• B.S. in Biochemistry, Siena College

Courses Taught at ACPHS

• Anatomy I & II
• Physiology I & II

Selected Publications

• Brookins E, Denham M, Engel, M, Kaiser D, Litton J and Spink K. And the survey says… Now What? A summary of the Best Practices survey results and 2016 NAAHP LeadershipWorkshop. The Advisor, March 2017. Data analysis and article written by E. Brookins.
• Brookins E and Tan A. Planning a Regional Meeting: Not What You’d Imagined but Better than You Feared. The Advisor, March 2016.
• Bingham R, Brookins E and Crafts C. NAAHP Best Practices for Advising for the Health Professions. The Advisor, March 2015.
• Brookins E and Crafts C. Best Practices for Academic Institutions and Health Professions Advisors; Roll-out, Reception, Reflections, Recommendations. The Advisor, September 2015.

Awards

• Albany Medical College Alumni Travel Award, 2007, 2009
• Nominated and elected as President Elect for NEAAHP (Northeast Association of Advisors for the Health Professions) – Term is 2018-2020.
• Named co-chair of 2020 NAAHP (National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions) National Meeting.

Presentations

• Brookins E, et al. Writing Challenging Letters for Admissions Committees. National Association of Advisors for the Health Professional National Meeting, Washington DC, June 2018.
• Brookins E, Beaton R. Best Practices for Advisors- Developing Measurable Objectives (Leadership Session). National Association of Advisors for the Health Professional National Meeting, Washington DC, June 2018
• Brookins E, et al. Writing Challenging Letters for Admissions Committees. National Association of Advisors for the Health Professional National Meeting, Washington DC, June 2018.
• Brookins E and Beaton R. Best Practices for Advisors- Developing Measurable Objectives (Leadership Session). National Association of Advisors for the Health Professional National Meeting, Washington DC, June 2018.
• Brookins E, Bingham R, Blum A, Denham M, Engel M, Kaiser D, Litton J and Spink K. And the survey says... Now what? (Leadership Session on developing review programs), National Association of Advisors of Health Professions Conference, Minneapolis MN, June 15-19, 2016.
• Brookins E, Crafts C and Engel M. Experienced Advisors Workshop- Best Practices in Health Professions Advising. Northeast Association of Advisors of Health Professions, Albany NY, June 11-14, 2015.
• Brookins E, Crafts C and Engel M. Plenary Session I- NAAHP Best Practices for Pre-Health Advisors and Institutions. Northeast Association of Advisors of Health Professions, Albany NY, June 11-14, 2015.
• Brookins E, Litton J, and Flambouras C. NAAHP Best Practices for Pre-Health Advisors and Institutions. Central Association of Advisors of Health Professions Conference, Kansas City, Missouri, April 23-26, 2015.
• Bingham R, Blum A, Brookins E, Dobbins M, Engel M, Kaiser D, Luck L, Mecozzi M, and So B. Lighting a Beacon in the Fog: Developing Best Practices for Pre-Health Advisors (Leadership Session), National Association of Advisors of Health Professions Conference, San Francisco CA, June 25-29, 2014.

Professional Organization Memberships

• Northeast Association of Advisors for the Health Professions (NEAAHP)
• National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions (NAAHP)
• American Heart Association (AHA)
• Society of Free Radical Biology and Medicine (SFRBM)