University of Colorado Denver

Research Interests:

• Chronic Disease Epidemiology
• Diabetes
• Obesity
• Integrating Public Health Practice & Practice-based Research

Courses Taught:

•  EPID 6632: Advanced Epidemiology

Current Research Projects:

• CDC: Rocky Mountain Prevention Research Center (9/09 - 9/14, Principal Investigator)
• RWJF: Colorado Public Health Practice-Based Research Network (12/08 - 12/10, Principal Investigator): A collaboration of the Alliance representing local public health, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environmental, Colorado School of Public Health and Rocky Mountain Prevention Research Center
• NIH: Colorado Clinical an Translational Sciences Institute (5/09 - 3/14, Community Engagement Core Scientific Staff).

Education:

• Colorado State University, BS, Microbiology
• University of Hawaii, MS, Public Health
• University of Washington, PhD, Epidemiology, 1987