The American Occupational Therapy Foundation (AOTF) recently featured Dr. Heather Williamson, CHER faculty and assistant professor for the Department of Occupational Therapy, and her work as the main story in their November newsletter.… Read more
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CHER newsletter Fall 2019
Stay up-to-date with the latest CHER events, projects, and people
Camplain appointed to AZPHA board of directors
Congratulations to Carly Camplain, a doctoral student in interdisciplinary health in the Department of Health Sciences, who was recently appointed as a student representative to the board of directors for the Arizona Public Health Association (AZPHA) Camplain is also a program coordinator for the Center for Health Equity Research (CHER), and her doctoral work has an emphasis in health equity. She… Read more
Pinn awarded 2019-20 Presidential Fellowship
Our congratulations to Travis Pinn who was awarded a Presidential Fellowship for the 2019-20 year by the Northern Arizona University Graduate College. Pinn is doctoral student for the Center for Health Equity Research (CHER) with advisor Ricky Camplain, assistant professor, Department of Health Sciences and CHER.
“I am interested in aligning my research goals with CHER and others in the community, who work with incarcerated women,” Pinn said.
The Fellowship award… Read more
Anthropology journal highlights work of NAU researchers with focus on criminal justice, population health
NAU News Feature
October 29, 2019
Health equity issues do not stop during incarceration—in fact, they worsen. Through a collaborative effort, Northern Arizona University researchers from seven departments are working together to examine health care inequities for people who are incarcerated.
Initial results of their work came together… Read more
Fairness First podcast available
What is health equity, anyway? Researchers from Northern Arizona University’s Center for Health Equity Research (CHER) are helping listeners to find out through a new podcast series “Fairness First.”
The podcast is part of the Community Engagement Core (CEC) of the Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative (SHERC), which is a grant initiative under CHER. One of the objectives of SHERC… Read more