Evangeline Motley-Johnson, PhD

I am a professor of physiology at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee. I oversee three graduate programs: PhD in Biomedical Sciences, Masters of Science in Public Health (MSPH) and Masters in Health Sciences (MHS). I coordinate the physiology course in the MHS Program and teach respiratory physiology. I also teach cellular and molecular biology to the PhD students. During my career at Meharry, I have also trained PhD students in my laboratory in cardiovascular physiology.

I provide training for students, more specifically minority students, who graduate and pursue careers in the health sciences. The PhD students become college professors, work for government agencies and pharmaceutical companies. The MSPH students work for organizations like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and public health departments or pursue PhDs in public health. The MHS graduates are prepared to be accepted into Meharry’s Medical and Dental Schools or other professional degree programs.

My passion is to contribute to increasing the number of minorities in the biomedical workforce. It inspires me to help prepare underrepresented minority students for college and their future careers. I work with my church ministry to prepare high school students for college, and at Meharry, I am instrumental in providing the resources and training for students to pursue scientific careers. I have traveled to several historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and given career talks. I like talking to the students and advising them on career opportunities.