Adolescent Health
Thursday, May 12, 2022, 9:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
At High Country Conference Center (also available via Zoom)
201 W. Butler Ave., Flagstaff, AZ, 86001
Lunch provided
This free workshop will focus on important and emerging aspects of adolescent health featuring new research conducted through Northern Arizona University’s Center for Health Equity Research (CHER).
Youth engagement in the COVID-19 response and the lingering effects of the pandemic on youth
Host: Linnea Evans, PhD, CHER and the NAU Department of Health Sciences
Supportive policies for the health of transgender youth
Host: Amanda Pollitt, PhD, assistant professor, CHER and the NAU Department of Health Sciences
Guest speaker: Stephen Russell, PhD, faculty affiliate for LGBTQ studies and director, School of Human Ecology, University of Texas at Austin
Impact of cultural engagement and identity on mental and behavioral health outcomes in Indigenous youth
Host: Amanda Hunter, PhD, MPH, Postdoctoral Scholar, CHER
Panel: Monica Tsethlikai, PhD, associate professor, Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics, Arizona State University-Tempe Campus
Moderator
Regents’ Professor Julie Baldwin, PhD, Director of CHER