Division of

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Phone:

317-274-4204

Email:

smelbert@iupui.edu

Campus:

IUPUI

Shawnté attended East Carolina University where she was an active Peer Educator in Healthy P.I.R.A.T.E.S. as an undergraduate in the Department of Health Education and Promotion with a concentration in Worksite Health. She received her Master of Arts degree in Wellness from Chatham University. Shawnté received her Master Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES) in April 2016, her CHES certification in 2007, and a Tobacco Treatment Specialist (TTS) certification in 2012. She was a Graduate Assistant for East Carolina University-Student Health Services for a year and half before being hired as the Health Educator, a position she held for over five and a half years. At East Carolina she served as an Intern supervisor, provided prevention and awareness events, programs, small group and 1-on-1 consultations to students on various health and wellness topics, and taught a Freshman Seminar Course. While at East Carolina, she also served as the Assistant Director of Greek Life for 10 months for the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) and the Multicultural Greek Council.