Lauren Dybsand, MPH
Assistant Director
Lauren Dybsand is the Assistant Director at the Center for Immunization Research and Education (CIRE) at North Dakota State University in Fargo, ND. Her current role at the Center includes developing and implementing education to address vaccine hesitancy in our state and managing CIRE’s webinar series and program evaluation. She has a particular interest in working with current and future healthcare professionals and providing them with tools and strategies to communicate more effectively about vaccinations with patients and caregivers.
Lauren received her Master of Public Health (MPH) degree in 2017 from North Dakota State University with a specialization in Management of Infectious Disease. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Concordia College in 2013. When Lauren is not working, you will typically find her cooking or baking something new for her family and friends, enjoying a new book, or doing some gardening.
Publications
Skoy E, Dybsand L, Hall K, Carson P. Assessment of a virtual educational program on health professional students’ vaccine knowledge, attitudes, and confidence managing patient hesitancy. Educ Health Prof 2022;5:13-9.
EducHealthProf5113-5836769_161247.pdf (ndsu.edu)
Dybsand L, Hall K, Ulven J, Carson P. Improving Provider Confidence in Addressing the Vaccine-Hesitant Parent: A Pilot Project of Two Contrasting Communication Strategies. Clinical Pediatrics 2020 Jan; 59(1):87-91.
Dybsand L, Hall K, Carson P. Immunization Attitudes, Opinions and Knowledge of Healthcare Professional Students at Two Midwestern Universities in the United States. BMC Medical Education 2019;19(242).
Presented Posters and Abstracts
Carson P, Dybsand L, Ulven J, Hall K. Provider Confidence and Satisfaction with Communication Strategies to Address Vaccine Hesitancy. Oral Presentation, North Dakota Immunization Conference, Bismarck, ND, July 2018.
Carson P, Dybsand L, Ulven J, Hall K. Provider Confidence and Satisfaction with Communication Strategies to Address Vaccine Hesitancy. Poster Presentation, Dakota Conference on Rural and Public Health, Grand Forks, ND, June 2018.
Carson P, Dybsand L, Ulven J, Hall K. Provider Confidence and Satisfaction with Communication Strategies to Address Vaccine Hesitancy. Poster Presentation, American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference, Chicago, IL, Sept 2017.