One important, frontline workforce affected by the COVID-19 pandemic is detention officers—much-needed personnel who are responsible for the confinement and care of individuals who are incarcerated, yet who are often overlooked as vital personnel.
In a recent study of detention officers at a county jail in the southwestern U.S., researchers found that 87% of… Read more
The Center for Health Equity Research and the Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative welcome new and current students to the fall 2022 semester. Read below for more information on them and find out what motivated them to want to earn a degree in public health.
Researcher will use first ‘K’ Award in Northern Arizona University history to study physical activity of people who are incarcerated in local detention facilityRicky Camplain, an assistant professor in Center for Health Equity Research (CHER) and the Department of Health Sciences, was recently awarded a Career Development (K01) Award through the National Institute… Read more
Ricky Camplain and Olivia Lindly both received the Northern Arizona University Researcher of the Year for Health Sciences, and Brettania O’Connor was named Innovator of the Year at the recommendation of the Honors and Scholarship committee.
Camplain is an assistant professor in Northern Arizona University’s… Read more
Bethany Robinson, a junior year biology undergraduate student in the Northern Arizona University Honors College, was awarded the Hooper Undergraduate Research Award (HURA) — a grant to do her own research on the impact of disability on access to physical activity while incarcerated… Read more
NAU researchers develop K-12 school COVID-19 transmission tracking protocol
When COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, K-12 schools were among the first operations to close in order to prevent community spread in the US.
As schools slowly begin to reopen for in-person classes throughout the country, there is still sparse information about COVID-19 mitigation strategy adherence, including physical distancing, mask wearing,… Read more
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