Background
Brender, Jean Diane was born on November 23, 1951 in Bellingham, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of Otto and Jennie Wilma Tolsma.
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Jean Diane Brender
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Bachelor of science in nursing summa cum laude, Whitworth College, 1974; M of Nursing, U. Washington, 1979; Doctor of Philosophy of Epidemiology, U. Washington, 1983.
Career
Staff nurse, infection control, Sacred Heart Medical Center, Spokane, Washington, 1974-1980;
instructor nursing, Intercollegiate Center for Nursing Education, Spokane, 1979-1980;
assistant professor nursing, Intercollegiate Center for Nursing Education, Spokane, 1982-1984;
teaching assistant epidemiology, U. Washington, Seattle, 1981-1982;
research health scientist, Audie L. Murphy Veterans Hospital, San Antonio, 1984-1985;
staff epidemiologist bureau epidemiology, Texas Department Health, Austin, 1986-1987;
acting program director environmental epidemiology program, Texas Department Health, Austin, 1987;
director environmental epidemiology program, Texas Department Health, Austin, 1987-1993;
director noncommunicable disease epidemiology and toxicology, Texas Department Health, Austin, 1993-1997;
infectious disease epidemiologist, Bureau Disease Control, since 1997;
also state environmental epidemiologist, Texas Department Health, Austin, 1993-1997. Board directors Agriculture Resources Protection Authority. Adjunct instructor allied health science and health administration S.W. Texas State University, 1988-1990.
Adjunct assistant professor epidemiology University Texas Health Science Center-Houston School Public Health, 1985-1993, adjunct associate professor, since 1993.
Achievements
Membership
Teacher, member adult choir St. Martin's Lutheran Church, Austin, since 1991. Member Society Epidemiologic Research, Council State and Territorial Epidemiologists.
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Married Dennis Ray Brender, August 30, 1975. 1 child, Valerie.
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American