{"id":1681,"date":"2018-06-05T23:00:27","date_gmt":"2018-06-05T23:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/sherc\/?page_id=1681"},"modified":"2025-07-29T21:43:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T21:43:51","slug":"executive-committee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/sherc\/executive-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"SHERC Executive Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>SHERC Executive Committee<\/h1>\n<h2>Purpose<\/h2>\n<p>The SHERC Executive Committee performs the following primary functions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Provide overall management, administrative and logistical support for all center activities<\/li>\n<li>Advise on trainings\/workshops for grant writing, manuscript writing, clinical\/translational research<\/li>\n<li>Foster mentoring for all Project Leads<\/li>\n<li>Meet with the <a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/sherc\/advisory-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Advisory Committee<\/a> twice annually<\/li>\n<li>Facilitate statistical and methodological support (i.e. interdisciplinary approaches to addressing health disparities) through the <a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/sherc\/research-capacity-core\/\">Research Capacity Core<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Link investigators to the <a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/sherc\/community-engagement-core\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Community Engagement Core<\/a> (CEC) to develop and build upon community partnerships and to participate in CEC webinars and training<\/li>\n<li>Review Pilot Project Proposals and recommend funding<\/li>\n<li>Ensure an interactive evaluation, assessment, and feedback system<\/li>\n<li>Develop a course of action if programmatic goals are not being met or new directions are needed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Members<\/h2>\n<div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-391 size-square-image\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2018\/06\/Julie-Baldwin_300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<div>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/profile.directory.nau.edu\/person\/jab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Julie Baldwin, PhD<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Principal Investigator<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Administrative Core Lead and\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Recruitment Core Lead<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Director, Center for Community Health and Engaged Research (CHER)<\/p>\n<p>Regents&#8217; Professor, Department of Health Sciences<\/p>\n<p><em>Community-based participatory research, HIV\/AIDS &amp; substance abuse prevention, chronic disease prevention, diverse &amp; rural populations<\/em><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2018\/07\/DeHeer-Dirk_v2_Square_300.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2590 size-portrait-image\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2018\/07\/DeHeer-Dirk_v2_Square_300-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Dirk De Heer\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2018\/07\/DeHeer-Dirk_v2_Square_300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2018\/07\/DeHeer-Dirk_v2_Square_300-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2018\/07\/DeHeer-Dirk_v2_Square_300-96x96.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<div>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/directory.nau.edu\/?person=hd84\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hendrik de Heer, PhD<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Investigator Development Core Lead<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Associate Professor, Department of Health Sciences<\/p>\n<p><em>Community-based physical activity and health promotion programs; pediatric obesity; Tribal health policy<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/Lininger-Headshots-square-6x6-2021.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-square-image wp-image-6482\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/Lininger-Headshots-square-6x6-2021-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/Lininger-Headshots-square-6x6-2021-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/Lininger-Headshots-square-6x6-2021-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/Lininger-Headshots-square-6x6-2021-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/Lininger-Headshots-square-6x6-2021-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/Lininger-Headshots-square-6x6-2021-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/Lininger-Headshots-square-6x6-2021-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/Lininger-Headshots-square-6x6-2021.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<div>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/directory.nau.edu\/?search=Monica%20Lininger&amp;person=mrl288\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Monica Lininger, PhD<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Research Infrastructure Core Co-Lead<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Associate Professor, Physical Therapy &amp; Athletic Training<\/p>\n<p><em>Evaluation, measurement, research methods, applied statistics<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2018\/07\/Propper_Cathy_square_300.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2594 size-portrait-image alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2018\/07\/Propper_Cathy_square_300-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Cathy Propper\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2018\/07\/Propper_Cathy_square_300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2018\/07\/Propper_Cathy_square_300-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2018\/07\/Propper_Cathy_square_300-96x96.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<div>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/profile.directory.nau.edu\/person\/propper\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Catherine Propper, PhD<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Research Infrastructure Core Co-Lead<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Professor, Department of Biological Sciences<\/p>\n<p><em>Affects of development, reproduction and behavior on environmental contaminants<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-391 size-square-image alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2018\/06\/Samantha-Sabo-V2-square.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<div>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/profile.directory.nau.edu\/person\/ss3438\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Samantha Sabo, DrPH, MPH<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Community Engagement Core Co-Lead<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Associate Professor<\/p>\n<p><em>Social and political context of chronic disease, border health, indigenous community health, Community Health Workers, social determinants of health of vulnerable populations, community-based participatory research<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-391 size-square-image alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2018\/06\/Nicolette-Teufel-Shone_300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<div>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/profile.directory.nau.edu\/person\/nit3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nicolette Teufel-Shone, PhD<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Community Engagement Core Co-Lead<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Professor of Health Sciences<\/p>\n<p><em>Building community capacity to address health promotion in\u00a0Native American communities, chronic disease prevention<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/Kelly-Laurila2021-8-square-300-dpi.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-square-image wp-image-6218\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/Kelly-Laurila2021-8-square-300-dpi-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/Kelly-Laurila2021-8-square-300-dpi-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/Kelly-Laurila2021-8-square-300-dpi-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/Kelly-Laurila2021-8-square-300-dpi-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/Kelly-Laurila2021-8-square-300-dpi-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/Kelly-Laurila2021-8-square-300-dpi-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/Kelly-Laurila2021-8-square-300-dpi-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/Kelly-Laurila2021-8-square-300-dpi.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<div>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kelly-laurila-a0416727\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kelly Laurila, MA<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Evaluator<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Program management, program evaluation, National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, training program evaluation and institutional research capacity<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2018\/07\/Heidi-Waymentx300.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-square-image wp-image-2482\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2018\/07\/Heidi-Waymentx300-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Heidi Wayment\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2018\/07\/Heidi-Waymentx300-300x299.jpg 300w, https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2018\/07\/Heidi-Waymentx300-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2018\/07\/Heidi-Waymentx300-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2018\/07\/Heidi-Waymentx300.jpg 301w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<div>\n<div data-speechify-sentence=\"\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/directory.nau.edu\/?person=haw4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Heidi Wayment, PhD<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Co-Investigator, Investigator Development Core and Administrative Core<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences<\/p>\n<p><em>Health psychology, self-identity, psychosocial predictors of health behavior, and coping with stressful life events using survey and experimental research design, multivariate statistics (SPSS), structural equation modeling (EQS), data science (R, text mining\/text analysis), and network analysis (UCINet)<\/em><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>For further information, please complete our <a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/sherc\/contact-form\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">contact form<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#top\">Back to top of page<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- shortcode-right-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-right-column\" >\n    <div class=\"shortcode-right-column__container\">\n<!-- shortcode-contact -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-contact\">\n    <div class=\"contact-header\">\n        <h3>Contact SHERC<\/h3>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"contact-body\">\n                <a href=\"mailto:SHERC@nau.edu\" aria-label=\"Contact SHERC: Email Address\" title=\"Email Address\">\n            <div class=\"contact-icon-container\">\n                <i class=\"fas fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n                <span 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