Instructional Leadership, emphasis: K-12 School Leadership (MEd)
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We’re renewed! Now, what can SHERC do for you?

ld583 | October 12, 2022

If you’ve been following the Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative, you may know the center offers mentorship opportunities, health equity project funding, community networking opportunities and countless workshops on everything from manuscript writing to learning power analysis… Read more

How is SHERC’s work done? Through 5 dynamic cores

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Through an innovative and dedicated team of faculty, staff, students and community organizations, the Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative (SHERC) addresses health disparities among diverse populations in the southwestern U.S. through health equity research… Read more
Carmenlita Chief, Samantha Sabo, Alexandra Samarron Longorio and Nicolette Teufel-Shone join together for a photo during a meeting.

SHERC: 5 years of growth, synergy and collaboration

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What began as an innovative, ambitious project more than five years ago, the Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative has now grown into a strong, effective team of faculty, staff, students and community organizations—all working together with a singular purpose—to increase basic biomedical, clinical, and behavioral research at NAU to address health disparities among diverse populations of the southwestern United States… Read more
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SHERC’s advisory committee: invaluable experts that offer SHERC indispensable advice

ld583 | October 10, 2022

Behind every effective health equity research center is a strong advisory committee. To form an effective advisory team, Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative (SHERC) leaders brought together experts from across the country to assist the center in reaching its specific aims, milestones and evaluation benchmarks during the next five years… Read more

SHERC featured in AZ Big Media

ld583 | September 29, 2022

A groundbreaking research collaborative at Northern Arizona University received another $21 million grant to continue its work to promote health equity and study health disparities among diverse populations of the American Southwest… Read more

Ending oral health inequities starts with dedicated partnerships

ld583 | September 6, 2022

When a group of collaborators wanted to eliminate early childhood caries on the Crow and Hopi reservations in Montana and Arizona, respectively, they began by bringing together all of the people most important to changing oral health outcomes in children—community leaders, local dentists, hygienists, nurses, community health representatives and caregivers… Read more