Julie Ann Baldwin, PhD

Research Focus: Community-based participatory research; HIV/AIDS and Substance Abuse Prevention; Chronic Disease Prevention; Diverse and rural populations

Dr. Julie Baldwin earned her doctorate in Behavioral Sciences and Health Education in 1991 from the Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health. From 1994-2004, she served as a tenured faculty member at Northern Arizona University, with a joint appointment in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman Arizona College of Public Health. She joined the faculty at the University of South Florida (USF) College of Public Health in the Department of Community and Family Health in 2005. She returned to Northern Arizona University’s department of Health Sciences in August 2015.

Dr. Baldwin’s research over the years has focused on both infectious and chronic disease prevention. Cross-cutting themes which have characterized her work include: utilizing community-based participatory research approaches, working with underserved and/or marginalized populations, and addressing health disparities by developing and implementing culturally competent public health interventions.

As an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, she has made a life-long commitment to serving diverse communities and to advocating for health promotion programs for children, adolescents and families.