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= Dr. Frank Gomez =

Dr. Frank Gomez is a public health and environmental health professional, health sciences academic, professor emeritus and a retired captain of US Army.

Early Life
Baby Frank Gomez was born to Paul Gomez(father) and Adele Mathew (mother) on 12th September 1943, in Huntington Hospital, Los Angeles, California, USA. Dr Gomes was the first son of the family of four boys. Dr. Gomez was raised and had his primary and secondary education in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Family History
Dr Gomez was given his grandfather’s name. His grandfather Frank Correa Gomez was slave brought into USA from Cape Verde, a Portuguese colony. Cape Verdean people were known as Crioulo (Creole) a distinctive majority culture emerged as a result of Portuguese intermingling with the black salves, who were brought in from Africa mainland while the previously uninhabited island served as a slave way station.

His mothers’ side, Mathew Family, was originally slaves from Saint Kitts.

Paul Gomez, his dad was an MIT Graduate engineer who served in WWI as an airman for US Army. Later he worked as a hydraulic landing gear specialist at McDonnell Douglas, a major American aerospace manufacturing corporation and defense contractor in Los Angeles. Paul met Hubert Thomas Mathew during army training and was later Paul was introduced to his sister Adele. Adele had two master’s degrees and worked as a mail sorter in United States Postal Service. Paul and Adele got married in 1942.

Sage Correa, an actor, known for, “Kidnap” (2016) where he starred as Halle Berry's son, “Tempting Fate” (2014) , and “Luo shan ji dao dan ji hua” (2016) voice acting as Pig-Pen in "Peanuts by Schulz" series, "Life In Pieces", "Uncle Buck" and "Grey's Anatomy", is the grandson of Dr. Frank Gomez

Education

 * Dr.PH Doctor of Public Health in Environmental Management - Fielding School of Public Health  University of California, Los Angeles (Minor in Management),1981
 * MPH Masters of Public Health in Environmental Health- School of Public Health University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA 1972
 * BS Bachelor of Science in Environmental Health Science - California State University, Los Angeles, California, USA.1966

Employment
While reading for his masters degree Dr. Gomez worked for State of California Water Resource Control between 1971 and 1972. He was a Staff Development and Training Coordinator in Environmental Health Division of Department of Public Health, County of Los Angeles since 1972 up to 2000.

Dr Gomez was a Lecturer in Environmental Health Science during the period 1976 to 1984 California State University, Los Angeles, in Public Health Lectured in Environmental Hygiene for MPH/MS students from 1988 to 1993 in the School of Public Health at University of California, Los Angeles and in Health Science, California State University, Dominguez Hills, School of Health between 1993 to 2001.

He was an Environmental Health Training Coordinator at Environmental Health, Department of Health Services, County of Los Angeles,State of California from 1982 to October 2001

Dr. Gomez joined Trident University International (formally TUI University and Touro University International) in the College of Health and Human Services in 2000 when the university was first opened and accredited by WASP. In addition, to his current role as a Professor, he previously served as the Program Director of the Ph.D. in Health Sciences program. Dr. Gomez was named Professor Emeritus, Trident University International (Trident) and served the Trident community in a variety of capacities for over 20 years between September 2000 and 2020.

Positions Held
Dr. Gomez held the following positions


 * - Chairperson, Educational Sub-committee, Environmental Health Specialist Registration Committee, April 1985 to December 1990
 * -Appointed Adjunct Faculty, Department of Health Sciences, California State University, Northridge, Fall 1986 to Fall 2001
 * -Appointed Adjunct Associate Professor of Physician Assistant Education,Western University of Health Sciences, May 15, 1997
 * -Co-Director, Fourth Annual Conference of Community Noise Control and Assessment, Asilomar Conference Center, Pacific Grove, CA, March 1986
 * -Co-Director, Fifth Annual Conference of Community Noise Control and Assessment, Asilomar Conference Center, Pacific Grove, CA, November 1987
 * - Co-Director, Sixth Annual Conference of Community Noise Control and Assessment, Asilomar Conference Center, Pacific Grove, CA January 1990
 * -Member, Joint Advisory Board, Hazardous Substances Program, University of California, Los Angeles Extension, August 1987 to 1992
 * -Speaker, Conference for College Counselors, University of California, Los Angeles, March 1984
 * -Member, Advisory Board, Center for Health Research and Community Services, Department of Health Sciences, California State University, Northridge, 1986 to 1990
 * - Member, Public Health Faculty/Agency Forum, John Hopkins University, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Health Program Alliance, 1990-1991
 * -Member, National Association of Noise Control Officials, (President, NANCO for two years)

Awards and Honors
The following honors were granted to Dr. Gomez.


 * United States Public Health Service Title I, Traineeship, 1972
 * Delta Omega, honorary chapter, 1982 for graduate studies in public health.  University of California, Los Angeles.
 * Stuart E. Richardson, Sr. Award Additionally, he was the recipient of the Stuart E. Richardson, Sr. Award from the California Environmental Health Association, California Environmental Health Association, April 1992
 * Past Presidents Award, National Environmental Health Association Past President’s Award from the National Environmental Health Association, June 1994

Professional Studies and Papers
Dr Gomez participated in the study of Community Noise Program Environmental Health Education Project April 1977 and Delphi Study of Environmental Health Professionals California Environmental Health Association, December 1977

His webinars and presentations include, not limited to,  “Dissertation Pitfalls”, “APA Formatting for Your Research” “Homelessness and Public Health” and “Flint Water Crisis”.

Publications
Some of Dr Gomez's published work are as follows.


 * Evidence-Based Environmental Health and Housing, Bulletin of the California Environmental Health Association, Fall Edition, 2004.
 * Food Protection and Safety, Chapter 11, Environmental Health, Monroe T. Morgan. Third Edition, Wadsworth, Belmont, CA, 2002.
 * Chapters on Wastewater and Air Quality and Environmental Noise, REHS/RS Study Guide, First and Second Edition, NEHA and NAI Block, 1996 and 1998

Military Status
Dr Gomez is a veteran of the United States Army, retiring at the rank of Captain in Air Defense; Hawk and Field Artillery, after serving 7 years. He was assigned to West Germany for 5 years.