CHER team
The Center for Health Equity Research at NAU
Find out more about our team of professionals who work to make a difference in the lives of others.
Faculty
Julie Baldwin, PhD
Director
Regents’ Professor
Community-based participatory research, HIV/AIDS & substance abuse prevention, chronic disease prevention, diverse & rural populations
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Ricky Camplain, PhD
Assistant Professor
Cardiovascular and chronic disease, physical inactivity and sedentary behavior, minority and rural population health, community-based participatory research, outcomes research, policy-based research, built environment, and social justice
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Kristan Elwell, PhD, MPH
Assistant Research Professor, Health Sciences
Health equity, maternal and child health, gender inequities and HIV/AIDS, social determinants of health and barriers to care
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Linnea Evans, PhD
Assistant Professor, Health Sciences
Structural determinants of health, including racism; stress and coping; early-onset chronic health conditions among Black Americans; inequities in adolescence and young adulthood
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Amanda Pollitt, PhD
Assistant Professor, Health Sciences
Social and developmental influences on sexual and gender minority health
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Lynda Ransdell, PhD
Professor, Health Sciences
Physical activity and public health, physical activity in underserved populations, injury prevention, athlete development, faculty development
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Samantha Sabo, DrPH, MPH
Associate Professor, Health Sciences
Social & political context of chronic disease, border health, indigenous community health, Community Health Workers, social determinants of health of vulnerable populations, community-based participatory research
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Nicolette Teufel-Shone, PhD
Associate Director
Professor, Health Sciences
Building community capacity to address health promotion in Native American communities, chronic disease prevention
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Heather J. Williamson, DrPH, MBA, OTR/L, CPH
Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy
Health equity among adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, family caregiver support, and health and social services research.
Research Staff
Lyle Becenti, MPH
Program coordinator
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Carolyn Camplain, JD
Program Coordinator, Sr.
Health policy, mental and behavioral health, policy-based research, Native American policy, public health law, health equity
Carmenlita Chief, MPH
Program Coordinator, Sr.
Indigenous health promotion and policy, community-based participatory research, health communication
Amanda Hunter, MPH
Postdoctoral Scholar
American Indian health and wellness
Dulce Jimenez, MPH
Program coordinator
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Christine Kirby, MA
Program Coordinator, Sr.
Communication, medical anthropology, psychological anthropology, conversation analysis
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Kelly McCue, MPH
Program Coordinator, Sr.
Health equity, maternal and child health, social determinants of health, food security
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Mark Remiker, MA
Program Coordinator, Sr.
Anthropology, social networks, social epidemiology, mixed methods, behavioral health integration, health information technology
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Indrakshi Roy, PhD
Biostatistician
Health Economist. Research interests are related to healthy aging, gerontology, minority populations and policy implications. Experience in working with large data sets that implement complex survey designs, multivariate models, multinomial regression models, multilevel modeling using STATA,R and SAS
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Alexandra Elvira Samarron Longorio, RDN
Program Coordinator, Sr.
Mental health, social, and structural impacts of restrictive immigration policies among Undocumented immigrants in the state of Arizona, the cultural and historical context of developing culturally sensitive nutrition interventions
Katharine Sanderson, MA
Program Coordinator, Sr.
Community-based participatory research, medical anthropology, health equity
Grant Sears, MPH
Program coordinator
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Marissa Joy Tutt, MPH
Program Coordinator
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Administrative Staff
Bree Bullard
SHERC
Administrative Associate
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Marcelle Coder, MA
Project Director
Internal human resources, budgetary oversight, research administration, sponsored project support
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Lisa Dahm, MA
Program Coordinator – Communications
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Amy Gelatt
Administrative Associate
Suzie Martinez, MSM
SHERC
Program Manager
Grant administration (pre- and post-award)
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Kassi Post
Student worker
Christine Smith
SHERC
Research Coordinator – Investigator Development Core
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Denise Stippick
Grant and Project Support Coordinator
Research Administration, budget management, pre-award and post award support
Students
Jaime Begay
Graduate Student Research Assistant
Esther Cadman
Graduate Student Research Assistant
Whitney Holeva Eklund
Graduate Student Research Assistant
Julia Gardner
Graduate Student Research Assistant
Shawndeena George
Graduate Student Research Assistant
Taylor Lane
Graduate Student Research Assistant
Shaylynne Shuler
Graduate Student Research Assistant
Omar Gomez
Graduate Student Research Assistant
Travis Pinn
Graduate Student Research Assistant
Melinda Smith
Graduate Student Research Assistant