Biography

Dr. Dixon Anjejo is a Public Health professor and Director of the online Master of Public Health (MPH) program at Andrews University in Michigan, USA. Dixon has an impressive academic background, having served as the Dean of the School of Health Science and Chairperson of the Public Health Department at the University of Eastern Africa, Baraton, in Kenya. He holds a Doctorate in Public Health, an MPH, a Postgraduate Diploma (GIS) from Loma Linda University, and a Master of Science from Moi University, Kenya. He also earned a master’s degree in Soil Science from Moi University in Kenya.

Dixon has extensive experience teaching and supervising undergraduate and graduate (MPH and doctoral) students. He has authored and coauthored four public health books, three in circulation and one in print. For more information about these books, please visit:
https://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&page=1&rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3ADixon%20Anjejo.

Dixon has made significant contributions to the field of public health through research articles published in peer-reviewed journals. He also served as an editor for the Baraton International Interdisciplinary Research Journal. Additionally, he has collaborated with other universities to plan and implement MPH programs and has served as a lead member of a research team that earned a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Dixon's expertise and leadership have been instrumental in writing the Andrews Public Health Program self-study, which has been re-accredited for the next seven years.

Dr. Anjejo believes that students are his mission field and does whatever it takes to make a positive
Christian impact in their lives.

Current Research or Professional Activities

• Factors Associated with High Rates of Divorce Among Sub-Saharan African Immigrants Living in the United States (completed)
• Strengthening Health Equity and Academic Persistence for Minority Students at Andrews University (continuing)