Erin Sodawasser

Visiting Assistant Professor of Public Health

• Email: erinsodawasser@augustana.edu
• Office: Lindberg 219

Erin Sodawasser-Hermiston is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Public Health at Augustana College, bringing international experience and community-focused expertise to her teaching. A former Peace Corps Volunteer in Mozambique, she developed health education curricula that ignited her passion for community-engaged public health practice.

Erin’s global work spans four continents, including women’s empowerment research in the Dominican Republic, maternal health assessment in Iowa, adolescent HIV research in Uganda, and collaborative work in Germany (Summer 2026) with international partners on sustainability and democracy education. Driven by a commitment to equity in health and education, she champions community-based approaches. She holds an MPH from the University of Minnesota and a B.S. in Secondary Science Education. Currently pursuing her Ed.D. at Teachers College, Columbia University, her dissertation examines play-based learning’s impact on children’s health.