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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 Portrait

Julie Baldwin, PhD

Director

Regents’ Professor

Community-based participatory research, HIV/AIDS & substance abuse prevention, chronic disease prevention, diverse & rural populations

Google Scholar ResearchGate

Contact

Email:
Julie.Baldwin​@nau.edu
Call:
928-523-6566

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Ricky Camplain, PhD

Assistant Professor

Health equity among individuals incarcerated, women incarcerated and health, Indigenous health and incarceration, physical activity, sedentary behavior, rural health, policy-based research, built environment, and social justice

Google Scholar ResearchGate

Contact

Email:
Ricky.Camplain​@nau.edu
Call:
928-523-9188

Kristan Elwell Portrait

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

Contact

Email:
Kristan.Elwell​@nau.edu
Call:
928-699-3443

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

Contact

Email:
Linnea.Evans​@nau.edu
Call:
928-523-7691

Amanda Pollitt, PhD

Assistant Professor, Health Sciences

Social and developmental influences on sexual and gender minority health

Google Scholar

Contact

Email:
Amanda.Pollitt​​@nau.edu
Call:
928-523-5885

Lynda Ransdell, PhD

Professor, Health Sciences

Physical activity and public health, physical activity in underserved populations, injury prevention, athlete development, faculty development

Contact

Email:
Lynda.Ransdell​@nau.edu
Call:
928-523-4930

Samantha Sabo Portrait

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

ResearchGate

Contact

Email:
Samantha.Sabo​@nau.edu
Call:
928-523-2045

Nicky Teufel-Shone Portrait

Nicolette Teufel-Shone, PhD

Associate Director

Professor, Health Sciences

Building community capacity to address health promotion in Native American communities, chronic disease prevention

ResearchGate

Contact

Email:
Nicky.Teufel​@nau.edu
Call:
 928-523-2058

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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.

Website Google Scholar ResearchGate

Contact

Email:
Heather.Williamson​@nau.edu
Call:
928-523-2031

Carolyn Camplain, JD

Program Coordinator, Sr.

Health policy, mental and behavioral health, policy-based research, Native American policy, public health law, health equity

Contact

Email:
Carolyn.Camplain​@nau.edu
Call:
 928-523-3060

Carmenlita Chief, MPH

Program Coordinator, Sr.

Indigenous health promotion and policy, community-based participatory research, health communication

ResearchGate

Contact

Email:
Carmenlita.Chief​@nau.edu
Call:
928-523-2104

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Amanda Hunter, MPH

Postdoctoral Scholar

American Indian health and wellness

Contact

Email:
Urbina2​@email.arizona.edu
Call:
520-300-1457

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Dulce Jimenez, MPH

Program coordinator

Contact

Email:
Dulce.Jimenez​@nau.edu

Christine Kirby Portrait

Christine Kirby, MA

Program Coordinator, Sr.

Communication, medical anthropology, psychological anthropology, conversation analysis

Google Scholar

Contact

Email:
Christine.Kirby​@nau.edu
Call:
928-523-4926

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Kelly McCue, MPH

Program Coordinator, Sr.

Health equity, maternal and child health, social determinants of health, food security

Contact

Email:
Kelly.McCue​@nau.edu
Call:
928-523-3593

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Mark Remiker, MA

Program Coordinator, Sr.

Anthropology, social networks, social epidemiology, mixed methods, behavioral health integration, health information technology

Contact

Email:
Mark.Remiker​@nau.edu
Call:
928-523-4295

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

ResearchGate

Contact

Email:
Indrakshi.Roy​@nau.edu

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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

Contact

Email:
Alexandra.Longorio​@nau.edu
Call:
928-523-3491

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Katharine Sanderson, MA

Program Coordinator, Sr.

Community-based participatory research, medical anthropology, health equity

Contact

Email:
Katharine.Sanderson​@nau.edu
Call:
928-523-5918

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Grant Sears, MPH

Program coordinator

Contact

Email:
Grant.Sears​@nau.edu

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Marissa Joy Tutt, MPH

Program Coordinator

Contact

Email:
Marissa.Tutt​@nau.edu

Administrative Staff 

Bree Bullard Portrait

Bree Bullard

SHERC

Administrative Associate

Contact

Email:
Bree.Bullard​@nau.edu
Call:
928-523-5068

Marcelle Coder Portrait

Marcelle Coder, MA

Project Director

Internal human resources, budgetary oversight, research administration, sponsored project support

Contact

Email:
Marcelle.Coder​@nau.edu
Call:
928-523-9188

Lisa Dahm, MA

Program Coordinator – Communications

Contact

Email:
Lisa.Dahm​@nau.edu
Call:
928-523-7534

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Amy Gelatt

Administrative Associate

Email:
Amy.Gelatt​@nau.edu
Call:
928-523-9104

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Suzie Martinez, MSM

SHERC

Program Manager

Grant administration (pre- and post-award)

Contact

Email:
Suzie.Martinez​@nau.edu
Call:
928-523-7238

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Christine Smith

SHERC

Research Coordinator – Investigator Development Core

Contact

Email:
Christine.Smith​@nau.edu
Call:
928-523-5297

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Denise Stippick

Grant and Project Support Coordinator

Research Administration, budget management, pre-award and post award support 

Email:
Denise.Stippick​@nau.edu
Call:
928-523-9411

Students

Jaime Begay

Graduate Student Research Assistant


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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


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Melinda Smith

Graduate Student Research Assistant

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