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
SHERC
Professor, Health Sciences
Community-based participatory research, HIV/AIDS & substance abuse prevention, chronic disease prevention, diverse & rural populations
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Nicolette Teufel-Shone, PhD
Associate Director
SHERC
Professor, Health Sciences
Building community capacity to address health promotion in Native American communities, chronic disease prevention
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Samantha Sabo, DrPH, MPH
SHERC
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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Diane Stearns, PhD
SHERC
Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Interim Dean; College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences
Metal Toxicology, Faculty Development, Building Institutional Research Capacity
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Robert T. Trotter, II, PhD
SHERC
Regents’ Professor, Anthropology
Medical anthropology, alcohol and drug addiction, corporate anthropology
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Heather J. Williamson, DrPH, MBA, OTR/L, CPH
SHERC
Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy
Health equity among adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, family caregiver support, and health and social services research.
Emery R. Eaves, PhD
Assistant Professor, Anthropology
Behavioral health, prescription drug abuse, self-medication, cultural influences on medication adherence and patient-provider interaction
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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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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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George Pro, PhD, MPH
Postdoctoral Scholar
Social and environmental determinants of health, health disparities
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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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Research Staff
Katharine Sanderson, MA
SHERC
Program Coordinator, Sr.
Community-based participatory research, medical anthropology, health equity
Carmenlita Chief, MPH
SHERC
Program Coordinator, Sr.
Indigenous health promotion and policy, community-based participatory research, health communication
Carolyn Camplain, JD
Program Coordinator, Sr.
Health policy, mental and behavioral health, policy-based research, Native American policy, public health law, health equity
Alexandra Elvira Samarron Longorio, RDN
SHERC
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
Mark Remiker, MA
SHERC
Program Coordinator, Sr.
Anthropology, social networks, social epidemiology, mixed methods, behavioral health integration, health information technology
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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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Christine Kirby, MA
SHERC
Program Coordinator – Research Infrastructure Core
Communication, medical anthropology, psychological anthropology, conversation analysis
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Amanda Urbina, MPH
Program Coordinator
American Indian health and wellness
Students
Lyle Becenti
Graduate Student Research Assistant
Grant Sears
Graduate Student Research Assistant
Andria Begay
Graduate Student Research Assistant
Kristen Tallis
Graduate Student Research Assistant
Jennifer Etcitty
Student Intern
Administrative Staff
Marcelle Coder, MA
Project Director
Internal human resources, budgetary oversight, research administration, sponsored project support
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Denise Stippick
Grant and Project Support Coordinator
Research Administration, budget management, pre-award and post award support
Suzie Martinez, MSM
SHERC
Program Manager
Grant administration (pre- and post-award)
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Christine Smith
SHERC
Research Coordinator – Investigator Development Core
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Bree Bullard
SHERC
Administrative Associate
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Amy Gelatt
Administrative Associate
Grace Ditsworth
SHERC
Administrative Assistant
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