Amit Kumar was recently awarded the 2020 Elizabeth & Sidney Licht Award from the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM) Awards Committee and the Archives editorial board.
Kumar is an assistant professor in the Department of Physical Therapy and the Center for Community Health and Engaged Research. The award was for his publication titled “Use of Hospital-Based… Read more
Are you an NAU researcher who has a community partner or would like to expand on a relationship with a potential community partner to improve health equity? SHERC’s Community Engagement Core, through its Community-Campus Partnership Support (CCPS), is offering up to $5,000 to assist community-campus partnership projects. Applications are due by May 15, 2020, at… Read more
To assist partnerships between NAU researchers and community organizations with funding, the Southwest Health Equity Collaborative’s (SHERC) Community Engagement Core has opened the fifth round of their Community-Campus Partnership (CCPS) applications for up to $5,000 per year. NAU investigators and postdoctoral researchers may apply between March 13 and May 15 at 5 p.m.
For more information, please visit… Read more
Would you like to talk about your Alzheimer’s disease or dementia caregiving experience? Researchers from the Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative (SHERC) are conducting a study that will identify the needs and assets of diverse caregivers of persons with Alzheimer’s and related dementias (ADRD) in northern Arizona.
The multi-disciplinary research team received a one-year, $374,906 administrative supplement… Read more
Congratulations to Carmenlita Chief, senior program coordinator for Northern Arizona University Center for Community Health and Engaged Research (CHER) and the Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative (SHERC), who was recently appointed as vice president of the Native Americans for Community Action, Inc. (NACA) executive board of directors. The appointment is for a one-year term effective January 15.
Chief has… Read more
Northern Arizona University’s Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative (SHERC) awarded Pilot Project Program research grants totaling $180,000 to four NAU junior faculty investigators conducting health equity research in the areas of biomedical, behavioral and clinical sciences.
This year’s award recipients are Naomi Lee, an assistant professor in… Read more
Congratulations to Naomi Lee for being awarded the 2020 Emerging Scholars Award by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education.
An assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry at Northern Arizona University and a principal investigator for a SHERC Pilot Project, she was one of 15 scholars chosen from around the country and was nominated by Dr. Gabe Montaño, a professor and department chair… Read more
Congratulations to Amit Kumar for recent coverage on KJZZ radio station in Phoenix on his medicare claims data study. Kumar, an assistant professor in the Department of Physical Therapy, recently published “Social and Health-Related Factors Associated with Enrollment in Medicare Advantage Plans in Older Adults” in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Co-investigators are Maricruz Rivera-Hernandez, Amol M.… Read more
The Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative (SHERC) is hosting a Research Poster Presentation and Reception on December 4, 2019, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the 1899 Ballroom at the 1899 Bar and Grill. To register, visit the Research Poster Presentation and Reception events page.
The event will highlight 16 SHERC researchers who will present posters showcasing their important work… Read more
Family caregivers provide the bulk of care to individuals with Alzheimer’s and similar conditions. These intense responsibilities cause many caregivers to experience high rates of chronic stress, anxiety, depression, and physical health conditions. The symptoms intensify for caregivers of diverse and rural backgrounds who have fewer means to access health and support resources, according to past research.
A multi-disciplinary research team with the Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative received… Read more