03/01/2022
🌱 SHARING: Please join us TODAY (March 1, 2022, from 12-1pm, AZ TIME) to hear more about Dr. Jennifer Richard's academic and career journey. You can join virtually thru Zoom or In-Person at the NAU Native American Cultural Center.
Join Zoom Meeting:
https://nau.zoom.us/j/81244043722
Meeting ID: 812 4404 3722
Password: NACP
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Dr. Jennifer Richards, MPH, PhD is Diné, Lakota, Taos Pueblo and an Assistant Scientist at Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health. Since 2013, Dr. Richards has led various family and child health (FCH) initiatives including: early childhood home visiting, diabetes prevention, teen pregnancy prevention, adolescent health promotion and fatherhood empowerment. With over 15 years of public health experience in Southwest and Northern Plains tribes, her research focuses on reducing AI health disparities through FCH approaches and Indigenous research methodologies. She obtained both her MPH in Maternal and Child Health (2008) and PhD in Health Behavior Health Promotion (2020) from the University of Arizona.