Name: Amanda Joost, MBA, MLS (ASCP)^CM

Title: Associate Clinical Professor

Mini Biography: Amanda Joost is an associate clinical professor at BGSU within the public and allied health department. Her career as an MLS began in Northwest Ohio where she worked for two rural health systems as a generalist in the clinical laboratory.  She became a department supervisor in Clinical Chemistry and then moved into the roles of Point-of-Care Coordinator and Phlebotomy Supervisor before she began instructing at Bowling Green State University. Prompted by the laboratory’s response to the pandemic, Amanda also worked at Mercy Health - Toledo in the molecular microbiology department.

Along with her work in academia and in the clinical laboratory, Amanda is a doctoral candidate in Health Education. Her research interests include improving the utilization of diagnostic laboratory testing to improve patient outcomes.  Amanda also serves as the director of a local non-profit organization and coordinator for their health promotion program. In this role, she participates in patient advocacy and education efforts related to rare diseases and disabilities.

Education:

·         A.S. in General Science Concentration—Owens Community College

·         B.S. in Medical Laboratory Science— Bowling Green State University

·         M.B.A. (health care administration concentration)— Bluffton University

·         Ph.D. in Health Education— University of Toledo (enrolled)

Courses Taught:

·         MLS 4110: Clinical Immunology and Serology

·         MLS 4120: Clinical Immunology and Serology Laboratory

·         MLS 4300: Diagnostic Microbiology I

·         MLS 4310: Diagnostic Microbiology II

·         MLS 4320: Diagnostic Microbiology II Laboratory

·         MLS 4360: Clinical Virology

·         MLS 4410: Clinical Chemistry I

·         MLS 4420: Clinical Chemistry I Laboratory

·         MLS 4650: Laboratory Management

·         MLS 4800: Introduction to Clinical Research

·         AHS 3568: Transcultural Healthcare 

·         PUBH 3400: Introduction to Human Disease