Expertise

She is also a research professor with a focus on health disparities in rural children, particularly access to screening and intervention for Autism Spectrum Disorders and Medicaid innovation.


Areas:

  • Health Care Policy
  • Health Disparities in Rural Children
  • Medicaid Innovation

Interests: Population Health

Affiliations

Assistant Professor, Department of Community and Rural Medicine, Institute for Rural Health Research, University of Alabama College of Communty Health Sciences, University of Alabama School of Medicine - Tuscaloosa Regional Campus
2008

Associate Professor, College of Community Health Sciences, University of Alabama

Degrees
PhD, University of Alabama, Education and Health Promotion, 2007
MS, University of Alabama, Human Development and Health Science, 2002
BS, Belmont University , Biology, 2000
Keywords
health disparities early childhood health health policy longitudinal integrated clerkships cbpr community based participatory research population health patient centered medical home health education medical education curriculum development autism community health health services delivery minority health health of underserved populations rural health program evaluation (health sciences)