{"id":6166,"date":"2021-09-21T22:28:01","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T22:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/sherc\/?page_id=6166"},"modified":"2026-04-17T19:39:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T19:39:11","slug":"fairness-first-blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/sherc\/fairness-first-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Fairness First blog"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fairness First Blog<\/h1>\n
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Voices in community-grounded health research<\/h2>\n

The Fairness First blog is an online publication focusing on health research topics and the people behind health disparity research and partnerships. Readers will find short discussions, interviews, and stories from community members, researchers, and students. Contributors share stories about themselves, how they connect to their work, and why their research matters.<\/span><\/p>\n

Want to stay up to date on new posts? Sign up for the <\/span>Fairness First Campaign newsletter<\/span><\/a> to receive a monthly update on new content.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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Listening First: Reimagining Care Through Occupational Therapy<\/a><\/h4>\n
Jess Salyers and Emily Rich<\/em><\/h5>\n
April 17, 2026<\/h6>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Bridging the Gap: Harnessing Partnerships to Ensure Clean Water for Every Community<\/a><\/h4>\n
Diana Calvo Martinez<\/em><\/h5>\n
March 27, 2026<\/h6>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Stronger Together: What Does the Intersection of Diabetes and Cancer Care Look Like?<\/a><\/h4>\n
Melinda Smith and Chelsea Kleinmeyer<\/em><\/h5>\n
February 6, 2026<\/h6>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"\"<\/a>Fairness First Over the Years<\/a><\/h4>\n
January 9, 2026<\/h6>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"Lisa<\/a>Putting together the Puzzle Pieces: Harnessing Partnerships to Address Community Needs<\/a><\/h4>\n
Lisa Blyth<\/em><\/h5>\n
November 20, 2025<\/h6>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"Graduate<\/a>New Semester, Fresh Perspectives<\/b><\/a><\/h4>\n
Brighten Crawford and Nick Calles<\/em><\/h5>\n
October 24, 2025<\/h6>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Finding Solutions for Cancer Care through Partnership<\/a><\/h4>\n
Sheila Hammer and Tanya “TJ” Riggs<\/em><\/i><\/h5>\n
May 16, 2025<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Riding Together: The Power of Mountain Biking in Youth Development<\/a><\/h4>\n
Katherine Mommaerts and Hannah Hendrickson<\/em><\/h5>\n
March 7, 2025<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Anthropology and Public Health: Levers for Change<\/a><\/h4>\n
Kelly Laurila and Mark Remiker<\/em><\/h5>\n
February 20, 2025<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Mental Wellness and Stress: Bridging Gaps Through Cultural Awareness<\/b><\/a><\/h4>\n
Researchers from NAU’s Stress and Health Equity Lab<\/b><\/em><\/h5>\n
January 31, 2025<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Reflections on Community Health Research: Looking Back to Look Ahead<\/a><\/h4>\n
Samantha Sabo<\/em><\/h5>\n
December 19, 2024<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Empoderando Voces Comunitarias: Colaboración y Abogacía para y por las Familias Inmigrantes<\/a><\/h4>\n
Empowering Community Voices: Collaboration and Advocacy for and by Immigrant Families<\/em><\/h5>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Celebrating Collaboration: Creative Partnership<\/a><\/h4>\n
Weaving together clinical education and patient care<\/em><\/h5>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Creating Good Days<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n
Researchers from the Healthy Aging Lab<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Using Play to Address Health Inequities<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n
Researchers from the Playful Health Technology Lab<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Improving Women’s Health During and After Incarceration<\/a><\/h4>\n
Rebecca Annorbah<\/em><\/h5>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Celebrating Women in STEM<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n
Emily Cope, Katie Conn, Daisy Barroso, and Jaliyah McNeil<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"Regina<\/a><\/p>\n

Addressing wellness in Navajo schools and promoting Native American representation in health sciences<\/a><\/h4>\n
Regina Eddie<\/em><\/h5>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Student Researchers Spotlight<\/a><\/h4>\n
Alexandra Olin<\/em><\/h5>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"A<\/a>How the dynamics between LGBTQ2S+ individuals and their peers in senior living communities affects LGBTQ2S+ care access with Megan McCoy<\/a><\/h4>\n
Megan McCoy and Tena Alonzo<\/em><\/h5>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Amanda<\/a><\/p>\n

Native Spirit: Development, implementation, and evaluation of a culturally grounded after-school program with Amanda Hunter<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n
Amanda Hunter<\/em><\/h5>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"Caroline<\/a><\/p>\n

Introducing Caroline Mende, SHERC’s New Research Coordinator<\/a><\/h4>\n
Caroline Mende<\/em><\/h5>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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SHERC Community Expert Board Spotlight: Kalvina Belin<\/a><\/h4>\n

Why I advocate for early childhood health and education in Arizona as a tribal liaison<\/em><\/h4>\n
Kalvina Belin<\/em><\/h5>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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SHERC Community Expert Board Spotlight: Jon Meyers<\/a><\/h4>\n

Advocating for Arizonans with intellectual and developmental disabilities<\/em><\/h4>\n
Jon Meyers<\/em><\/h5>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Organisms, chemical environments and health<\/a><\/h4>\n
Matt Salanga<\/em><\/h5>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Vaccine design, health disparities and public health research<\/a><\/h4>\n
Naomi Lee<\/em><\/h5>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Health research and infectious diseases<\/a><\/h4>\n
Jason Ladner<\/em><\/h5>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Health research, climate, wildlife and human disease systems<\/a><\/h4>\n
Joseph Mihaljevic<\/em><\/h5>\n
May 10, 2022<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Healthy soils and health research<\/a><\/h4>\n
Anita Antoninka<\/em><\/h5>\n
April 27, 2022<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"Emily<\/a><\/p>\n

Health research, disease and gut microbiome<\/a><\/h4>\n
Emily Cope<\/em><\/h5>\n
March 1, 2022<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"Bridget<\/a><\/p>\n

Health research and Valley fever<\/a><\/h4>\n
Bridget Barker<\/em><\/h5>\n
January 28, 2022<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Barrels on the Navajo Nation that are painted with graffiti art, which includes birds and an arm pointed vertically with a hand in a fist that says \"Power to the Patients.\" <\/a><\/p>\n

Health research for children with special health care needs<\/a><\/h4>\n
Olivia Lindly<\/em><\/h5>\n
December 7, 2021<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"Heather<\/a><\/p>\n

Health research and people with intellectual and developmental disabilities<\/a><\/h4>\n
Heather Williamson<\/em><\/h5>\n
November 21, 2021<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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