Rural Collective Members
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Ryan Allen, PhD
Professor and Associate Dean for Research
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Twin Cities: Humphrey School of Public Affairs-Urban and Regional Planning
Research interests: Affordable housing
Grant Anderson, PhD
Associate Professor
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Duluth: College of Pharmacy-Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Research interests: Vaccine hesitancy and COVID-19 education
Lynda Lahti Anderson, PhD
Researcher VI
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Institute on Community Integration
College of Education and Human Development
Twin Cities
Research interests: Research and training
Holli Arp
Program Leader - Leadership and Civic Engagement
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Extension: Center for Community Vitality
Research interests: Leadership and civic engagement
Arianne Baldomero, MD, MS
Assistant Professor
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Medical School-Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Twin Cities
Research interests: Lung disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Susannah Bartlow, PhD
Community Outreach and Engagement Associate
[email protected]
Minnesota Cancer Clinical Trials Network
Twin Cities: Masonic Cancer Center
Research interests: Cancer clinical research
David Beard, PhD
Professor of Rhetoric, Scientific and Technical Communication
[email protected]
Duluth: College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences-English, Linguistics, and Writing Studies
Research interests: Health Humanities
Katie Benziger, MD, MPH
Cardiologist
[email protected]
Duluth: Medical School
Research interests: Cardiovascular disease prevention
Kristin Bomin, MPH
Practice Based Research Network Manager
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Twin Cities: Medical School-Family Medicine and Community Health
Research interests: Primary Care
Zobeida Bonilla, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor
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Center for Leadership Education in Maternal and Child Health
Twin Cities: School of Public Health-Epidemiology and Community Health; Maternal and Child Health
Research interests: Links to Title V and workforce development in maternal and child health
Patrick Brady, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
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Twin Cities: School of Public Health-Epidemiology and Community Health
Research interests: Food access
Caitlin Carroll, PhD
Assistant Professor
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School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Twin Cities
Research interests: Hospitals
Dana Carroll, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
[email protected]
Twin Cities: School of Public Health-Environmental Health Sciences
Research interests: Commercial tobacco prevention and control
Keri Cavitt
Regional Director
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Extension: Regional Office Cloquet
Research interests: Community connections
Tonya Connor
Research Project Coordinator
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Duluth: Medical School-Family Medicine and Community Health
Research interests: Health equity, increasing COVID-19 and Influenza vaccine uptake, and health literacy
Kirsten Cruikshank, MSW
Community Based Researcher
[email protected]
Memory Keepers Medical Discovery Team
Duluth: Medical School-Memory Keepers Medical Discovery Team CERDAR Project
Research interests: Dementia and aging
Brenna Doheny, PhD, MPH
Postdoctoral Associate
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Medical School-Family Medicine and Biobehavioral Health
Duluth
Research interests: Community engaged research, social and environmental determinants of health
Rebecca Dosch Brown, MFA
Interdisciplinary Education Director
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MN LEND; Institute on Community Integration
Twin Cities
Research interests: neurodevelopmental disabilities, health equity, intersectionality of race/disability in youth mental health policy, and increasing MCH workforce across rural MN
R. Adams Dudley, MD, MBA
Professor of Medicine, Public Health, and Informatics
[email protected]
Medical School and School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Twin Cities
Research interests: Social determinants of health and COPD
Rebecca Emery, PhD, LP
Postdoctoral Fellow
[email protected]
Duluth: Medical School-Family Medicine and Biobehavioral Health
Research interests: Rural perinatal outcomes
Claire Erickson, MPH
Qualitative Research Assistant
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Memory Keepers Medical Discovery Team
Duluth: Medical School-Family Medicine and Community Health
Research interests: Dementia research, maternal and child health, community-based models of care, and health justice/equity in rural and tribal areas in Minnesota
Joel Farley, PhD
Professor
[email protected]
College of Pharmacy-Pharmaceutical Care and Health Systems
Twin Cities
Research interests: Pharmacy service delivery
Julianne Feola, PhD, CCRP
Program Manager
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Greater MN Clinical Research Initiative
Twin Cities: Medical School-Research Office
Research interests: Clinical research
Joshua Fergen, PhD
Senior Research Associate
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Memory Keepers Medical Discovery Team
Duluth: Medical School
Research interests: Alzheimer's, dementia, and quality of life
Teresa Fong, DDS
Pediatric Dentist
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School of Dentistry-Pediatric Dentistry
Twin Cities
Research interests: Oral health care and education
Alyssa Fritz, MPH, RD, CLC
Research and Policy Fellow
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Rural Health Research Center
Twin Cities: School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Research interests: Maternal and child health and maternal morbidity and mortality
Linda Bane Frizzell, PhD
Associate Professor
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School of Public Health-Environment
Twin Cities
Research interests: American Indians and nutrition
Abby Gold, PhD, MPH, RD
Program Leader
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Center for Family Development
Extension
Research interests: Food access and health equity
Allison Gustavson, DPT, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
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Medical School-Physical Therapy
Twin Cities
Research interests: Access to health care
Keri Hager, PharmD, BCACP
Associate Professor & Co-Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs
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College of Pharmacy-Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Duluth
Research interests: Health care and care delivery, pharmacy services, and comprehensive medication management
Anthony Hanson, PhD
Assistant Extension Professor & Regional Educator - Integrated Pest Management
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Extension: College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Research interests: Pesticide use and safety and field crops pest management
Neil Hanson, MD
Associate Professor
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Twin Cities: Medical School-Department of Anesthesiology
Research interests: Clinical Access and perioperative medicine
Carrie Henning-Smith, PhD, MSW, MPH
Associate Professor and Co-Director
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Rural Health Research Center
Twin Cities : School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Research interests: Health equity, structural determinants of health, older adults, social connectedness, health policy
Jody Horntvedt
Extension Educator, Leadership & Civic Engagement
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Extension: Center for Community Vitality
Research interests: Building the leadership and civic engagement capacity of rural leaders to lead in their communities
Megan Hruby
SNAP-Ed Educator
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Extension: Center for Family Development, Health and Nutrition Programs
Research interests: Food access for people with low income
Julia Interrante, PhD, MPH
Research Fellow/Statistical Lead
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Rural Health Research Center
Twin Cities: School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Research interests: Maternal health, health policy, health equity and access to care
Kristen Jacklin, PhD
Professor and Associate Director
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Memory Keepers Medical Discovery Team
Medical School-Family Medicine and Biobehavioral Health
Duluth
Research interests: Aging, dementia, indigenous and rural, and culture
Ingrid Jacobson, MPH
Researcher
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Rural Health Research Center
Twin Cities: School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Research interests: Aging
Mahrya Johnson, MBA, CCRP
Director of Clinical Research Support
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Greater Minnesota Clinical Research Initiative
Twin Cities: Medical School-Office of Research
Research interests: Building access to research by expanding sustained relationships with physicians, clinics, and hospitals in Greater
Minnesota
Marie Johnson, PhD
Adjunct Professor
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Twin Cities: Department of Biomedical Engineering
Research interests: Pediatric asthma
Harshada Karnik
Researcher
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Center for Public Health Systems
Twin Cities: School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Research interests: Systemic challenges to local health agencies
Mary Jo Katras, PhD
Program Leader
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Center for Family Development
Extension
Research interests: Family resiliency
Kaitlyn Kenow, RN
Registered Nurse
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Masonic Cancer Center
Twin Cities: Clinical Trials Office
Research interests: Cancer and improving access and resources to clinical trials for rural Minnesotans
Dana Ketcher, PhD, MPH
Senior research associate
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Memory Keepers Medical Discovery Team
Duluth: Medical School
Research interests: Health and dementia
Amanda Klein, PhD, MS
Assistant Professor
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College of Pharmacy-Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Duluth
Research interests: Opioids
Eydie Kramer-Kostecka, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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Twin Cities: School of Public Health-Epidemiology and Community Health
Research interests: Physical activity outcomes among rural youth and families
Katy Backes Kozhimannil, PhD, MPA
Distinguished McKnight University Professor and Director
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Rural Health Research Center
School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Twin Cities
Research interests: Health policy and maternal health
Megan Lahr, MPH
Research Fellow
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Rural Health Research Center
School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Twin Cities
Research interests: Health care, aging in rural communities, and rural hospitals
Kamakshi Lakshminarayan, PhD, MBBS, MS
Associate Professor
[email protected]
School of Public Health-EpiCH and Medical School-Neurology
Twin Cities
Research interests: Cardiovascular disease and brain health
Meg Little, EdD, RN, BC-NC
Assistant Professor
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College of Pharmacy- Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Duluth
Research interests: Research and teaching
Lacey Loomer, PhD
Assistant Professor
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School of Business-Economics and Health Care Management
Duluth
Research interests: Post-acute care
Hannah MacDougall, PhD, MSW
Assistant Professor
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School of Social Work
Twin Cities
Research interests: Health equity and nonprofit hospital community benefits
Argie Manolis, MFA
Director of Civic Learning and Engagement
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Center for Small Towns; Center for Community Partnerships
Morris
Research interests: Community-engaged research
Briana Matrious
Tribal Community Facilitator
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Extension: Family Health and Wellbeing
Research interests: Tribal community technical assistance around historical/intergenerational trauma healing
Cathy McCarty, PhD, MPH
Professor and Associate Dean for Research
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Center for Bioethics
Medical School-Family Medicine and Biobehavioral Health
Duluth
Research interests: Community-engaged research
Ira Moscovice, PhD
Mayo Professor
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Flex Monitoring Team
School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Twin Cities
Research interests: Quality
Peter Nalin, MD, MBA ,CPE
Associate Dean for Rural Medicine; Professor and Department Head
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Medical School-Family Medicine and Biobehavioral Health
Duluth
Research interests: Regional medical education, rural residency tracks, and rural recruitment and retention
Sue Nankivell
Director of Business Development and Community Relations
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Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality and Healing
Twin Cities: Health Sciences
Research interests: Providing free and accessibly priced virtual and online programming and resources supporting whole-person health and wellbeing
Hannah Neprash, PhD
Assistant Professor
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Twin Cities: School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Research interests: Workforce and quality of care
Sayeh Nikpay, PhD
Associate Professor
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School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Twin Cities
Research interests: Access to acute care/emergency care in rural communities, rural hospital transfer networks, and rural emergency medical services
Kaiya Novacek
4-H Extension Educator
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Extension (Kittson County): Center for Youth Development
Research interests: Youth development and education through school/community programming and the county fair
Olihe Okoro, PhD, MPH, MPharm
Assistant Professor
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College of Pharmacy-Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Duluth
Research interests: Health
Andrew Olson, MD, FACP, FAAP
Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
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Medical Education Outcomes Center
Twin Cities: Medical School-Medicine and Pediatrics
Research interests: Educational determinants to the rural health workforce
Anthony Olson, PhD, PharmD, MEd
Research Scientist
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Essentia Institute of Rural Health
College of Pharmacy- Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Duluth
Research interests: Community-integrated care, health-related social needs, and person-centered pharmacy practice in rural communities
Veronica Olson
Program / Project Specialist
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Duluth: Medical School-Family Medicine and Biobehavioral Health
Research interests: Rural clinical experiences for medical students
Emily Onello, MD
Assistant Professor
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Medical School-Family Medicine and Biobehavioral Health
Duluth
Research interests: Physician workforce development
Kristin Osiecki, PhD
Assistant Professor
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Center for Learning Innovation
Rochester
Research interests: Health equity, social determinants of health and environmental justice
Mark Otto
Director of Strategic Partnerships
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Extension: Research and Engagement
Research interests: Partnership and engaged scholarship
Laura Palombi, PharmD, MPH, MAT, AE-C
Associate Professor
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Duluth: School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Research interests: Community engagement to address substance use in rural and tribal areas
Matthew Patterson, MD
Director of the Rural Healthcare Education Pathway
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Twin Cities: Medical School-Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery
Research interests: Rural healthcare education
Barb Peterson, PhD, RN, CNS
Clinical Associate Faculty
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Twin Cities: School of Nursing, Psychiatric Mental Health Doctor of Nursing Practice
Research interests: Psychiatric nursing
Shailey Prasad, MD, MPH
Associate Vice President for Global and Rural Health
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Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility
Twin Cities: Medical School-Family Medicine and Community Health
Research interests: Healthcare workforce
Marie Rahne, MBA
Director
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Minnesota Cancer Clinical Trials Network
Twin Cities: Masonic Cancer Center
Research interests: Access to cancer clinical trials
Doug Reed
Director of Morris Challenge
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Chancellor's Office
Morris
Research interests: Engage with teams in rural communities who will identify the challenges that are of greatest importance to their rural communities
Maggie Ricco, PharmD, MS
Senior Strategic Initiatives Lead
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Twin Cities: College of Pharmacy-Dean’s Office
Research interests: Pharmacy
Mark Rosenberg, MD
Vice Dean for Education
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Medical Education Outcomes Center
Medical School-Office of Medical Education
Twin Cities
Research interests: Educationally sensitive workforce outcomes and determinants of rural practice
Katie Rydberg, MPH
Program Manager
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Rural Health Research Center
School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Twin Cities
Research interests: Rural health equity
Charles Salmen, MD
Director, Mfangano Community Health Field Station
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Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility
Twin Cities: School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
Research interests: Capacity building for locally-directed community health promotion and development among remote and indigenous populations in sub-Saharan Africa.
Megan Schossow, MS
Outreach Director
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Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center
Twin Cities: School of Public Health-Environmental Health Sciences
Research interests: Agricultural occupational health and safety
Jonathan Schroeder, PhD
Research Scientist
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Minnesota Population Center; IPUMS; Rural Health Research Center
Office of the Vice President for Research-Institute for Social Research and Innovation
Twin Cities
Research interests: Population and population change
Mary Schroeder
Extension Educator - Health and Nutrition
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Center for Family Development
Extension: Regional Office of Willmar
Research interests: Food access, early childhood health, school health, and nutrition
Liz Sopdie, PhD
Operations & Program Development Director
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Medical School-Rural and Metropolitan Physician Associate Program
Twin Cities
Research interests: Physician education and primary care
Teresa Spaeth
Chair of the Veden Center
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Veden Center for Rural Economic Development
Crookston
Research interests: Nexus of research, education, and programming
Amy Sparks
Extension Educator Youth Development
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Extension: Youth Development
Research interests: Social justice, transformative social emotional learning/durable skills, thriving communities, access to art, sustainability, wellbeing/mental health/resilience, access to quality education
Rachael Starcher, MD
Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellow
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Twin Cities: Medical School-Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
Research interests: Health disparities
Michele Statz, PhD
Assistant Professor
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Medical School-Family Medicine and Biobehavioral Health
Duluth
Research interests: Access to justice
Melissa Stevens
Rural Training Programs Consultant
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Twin Cities: Medical School-Family Medicine and Community Health
Research interests: Education/training opportunities
Sharon Stewart, PhD
Associate Professor
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Math Science and Technology
Crookston
Research interests: Rural health care- small hospitals and nursing homes, nutrition dietetics education
Laurissa Stigen, MS, BN
Coordinator
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Twin Cities: School of Nursing/Campus Partnerships
Research interests: Nursing education and workforce and health initiatives with rural populations
Sandra Stover, MD
Assistant Professor
[email protected]
Medical School-Family Medicine and Biobehavioral Health
Duluth
Research interests: Rural health care workforce, obstetrical services, and EMS
Tim Stratton, PhD, RPh, FAPhA
Professor of Pharmacy Practice
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College of Pharmacy- Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Duluth
Research interests: Rural pharmacy practice
Alexis Swendener, PhD
Rural Health Equity Postdoctoral Associate
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Rural Health Research Center
Twin Cities: School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Research interests: Social determinants of health
Andrew Traynor, PharmD, BCPS
Assistant Dean for Experiential Education and Professor
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College of Pharmacy-Pharmaceutical Care and Health Systems
Twin Cities
Research interests: Student learning experiences
Diane Treat-Jacobson, PhD, RN, FAHA, MSVM, FAAN, FNAP
Professor and Associate Dean for Research
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Twin Cities: School of Nursing- Adult and Gerontological Health Cooperative
Research interests: Cardiovascular disease
Paul Tuite, MD
Professor
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Udall Center for Excellence in Parkinson’s Disease Research
Twin Cities: Medical School-Neurology
Research interests: Neurological care and research
Alysa Tulibaski
Extension Educator
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Extension (Marshall County): Center for Youth Development
Research interests: Youth development & adult volunteers
Mariana Tuttle, MPH
Research and Communications Fellow
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Rural Health Research Center
School of Public Health-Health Policy and Management
Twin Cities
Research interests: Rural health equity, social determinants across the lifespan, and maternal and child health
Gao Vang
Communications Specialist
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Twin Cities: Office of Academic and Clinical Affairs
Research interests: Amplify the work of Rural Collective members
Jane VanHuevelen
Contract Assistant Professor
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Twin Cities: College of Liberal Arts-Sociology
Research interests: Health socialization
Rachel Vogel, PhD
Assistant Professor
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Twin Cities: Medical School-Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health
Research interests: Cancer prevention and survivorship
Steve Waring, PhD, DVM
Principal Scientist
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Pharmacy School-Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Duluth
Research interests: Aging, brain health, and precision medicine
Wayne Warry, PhD
Professor
[email protected]
Memory Keepers
Medical School-Family Medicine and Biobehavioral Health
Duluth
Research interests: Dementia and its associated risks and co-morbidities in collaboration with Indigenous and rural communities
Ben Winchester, MS
Rural Sociologist
[email protected]
Center for Community Vitality
Extension
Research interests: Demographic analysis, leadership and community development, and economic development
Ellen Wolter, MPH, MPA
Extension Educator-St. Cloud
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Extension: Center for Community Development
Research interests: Rural-urban interdependence