Affiliated faculty
NAU Center for Health Equity Research
CHER has many affiliated faculty members that are dedicated to providing top-notch education for NAU students.
Steven Barger, PhD
Professor, Psychological Sciences
Steven.Barger@nau.edu
Social relationships and health, health disparities, social connections.
Jarrett Barber
Associate Professor, School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems
Jarrett.Barber@nau.edu
Bayesian statistics, spatial statistics, applications to ecology and the environment.
Loren Buck, PhD
Professor, Biological Sciences
Loren.Buck@nau.edu
Adaptations and responses of animals to extreme and changing environments.
Brooke deHeer, PhD
Lecturer, Criminology and Criminal Justice
Brooke.deHeer@nau.edu
Legal psychology, rape, eyewitness identification, defendant characteristics.
Dirk deHeer, MPH, PhD
Associate Professor, Health Sciences
Dirk.deHeer@nau.edu
Community-based physical activity and health promotion programs for high-risk, underserved populations.
Natasha Dmitrieva, PhD
Assistant Professor, Psychological Sciences
Natalia.Dmitrieva@nau.edu
Developmental health psychology, applied statistical methodology, how people manage stressors in the context of chronic illness.
Paul Flikkema, PhD
Director, Professor, School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems
Paul.Flikkema@nau.edu
Networked communication and computation systems
Viacheslav Fofanov, PhD
Assistant Professor; School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems
Viacheslav.Fofanov@nau.edu
Bioinformatics, novel statistical and computational methods for the analysis of large volumes of genomic data.
Brian Gregory, PhD
Associate Professor, W.A. Franke College of Business
Brian.Gregory@nau.edu
Chad Hamill, PhD
Vice President, Native American Initiatives
Chad.Hamill@nau.edu
Ethnomusicology, Indian classical music, role of song in the perpetuation of indigenous identity.
Lisa Jane Hardy, PhD
Assistant Professor, Anthropology
Lisa.Hardy@nau.edu
Social justice through medical anthropology, health equity, anthropology of policy, cities, community-engaged research, project evaluation, ethnographic methods.
Denise Helm, RDH, AP, EdD
Professor, Dental Hygiene
Denise.Helm@nau.edu
Oral health equity, oral health professional workforce diversity.
Crystal Hepp, PhD
Assistant Professor; School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems
Crystal.Hepp@nau.edu
Molecular evolution and epidemiology of biomedically-relevant bacteria and viruses.
Jani Ingram, PhD
Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Lead PI, Partnership for Native American Cancer Prevention (NAU)
Program PI, Bridges to Baccalaureate Program
Jani.Ingram@nau.edu
Environmental contaminants and health; chronic uranium exposure and cancer risk to the Navajo.
Lynn Jones, PhD
Professor, Criminology and Criminal Justice
Lynn.Jones@nau.edu
Cause lawyering; law and social movements; law and society; women, gender, and crime; sexual victimization; victim advocacy and victim services.
Rob Kellar, PhD
Associate Professor of Practice; Biological Sciences
Robert.Kellar@nau.edu
Biomedical engineering: biocompatibility, biomaterials, physiology, regenerative medicine, tissue engineering
Monica Lininger, PhD, ATC
Assistant Professor; Physical Therapy & Athletic Training
Monica.Lininger@nau.edu
Tricia Moore, RDH, EdD
Professor, Dental Hygiene
Tricia.Moore@nau.edu
Clinical dental health, oral health research, interprofessional education for primary care givers to reduce the incidence of early childhood caries.
Kiisa Nishikawa, PhD
Regents Professor, Biological Sciences
Director, Center for Bioengineering Innovation
Kiisa.Nishikawa@nau.edu
Biomechanics and neural control of ballistic movement.
Talai Osmonbekov, PhD
Associate Professor, W.A. Franke College of Business
Talai.Osmonbekov@nau.edu
Marketing management, strategic and electronic marketing.
Talima Pearson, PhD
Assistant Research Professor, Biological Sciences
Assistant Director, Pathogen and Microbiome Institute
Talima.Pearson@nau.edu
Dispersal of bacterial pathogens, evolution and population dynamics.
Patricia Pohl, PhD
Professor and Chair, Physical Therapy and Athletic Training
Patricia.Pohl@nau.edu
Motor control and motor learning in older adults, adults with stroke, and adults with Alzheimer’s Disease.
Catherine Propper, PhD
Professor, Biological Sciences
Catherine.Propper@nau.edu
Behavioral, environmental, and reproductive endocrinology.
Naren Rajasekaran, PhD
Assistant Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Naren.raj@nau.edu
Abolfazl Razi
Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
abolfazl.razi@nau.edu
Remote sensing and predictive modeling with health-related applications, signal processing methods, deep-learning algorithms
Priscilla Sanderson, PhD
Associate Professor, Health Sciences
Co-PI, Center for American Indian Resilience
Priscilla.Sanderson@nau.edu
Colorectal cancer and screening among Navajo elders.
Anna Schwartz, PhD, FNP-C, FAAN
Professor, School of Nursing
Anna.Schwartz@nau.edu
Cancer survivorship and physical activity.
Kyle Winfree, PhD
Assistant Professor; School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems
Kyle.Winfree@nau.edu
Use of novel devices engineered for therapies and assessments.
Archana Varadaraj, PhD
Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
archana.varadaraj@nau.edu
Francisco Villa, PhD
Associate Clinical Professor, Biology and Environmental Science
francisco.villa@nau.edu
Technology in the Classroom, Environmental Health, Biochemistry of Sonoran Desert Organisms, Science Communication
Frank Von Hippel, PhD
Professor, Biological Sciences
Frank.VonHippel@nau.edu
Ecotoxicology, evolutionary ecology and conservation biology.
Meghan Warren, PT, MPH, PhD
Associate Professor, Physical Therapy & Athletic Training
Meghan.Warren@nau.edu
acute care rehabilitation, analysis of administrative data, functional tests with non-contact injuries
Heidi Wayment, PhD
Professor, Psychological Sciences
Associate Dean, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Heidi.Wayment@nau.edu
Health psychology, self and identity, coping with stressful life events, “Quiet Ego”.