Our Team
Directors
Lisa Gonzales MPH, BS
Senior Coordinator
- Rocky Mountain Prevention Research Center
Lisa began her work with the RMPRC in 2016. Her current roles include: overseeing the School Wellness Program school-based Policy, System, and Environment (PSE) change process implementation and evaluation, provides nutrition education, physical activities, and overall wellbeing to both preschool and elementary students and staff.
Lisa also manages the Fostering Resilience in Early Education (FREE) Program. The FREE program is a two-generation, two-component early childhood education (ECE) center- and home- based program focused on ensuring that providers have access to supports that improve their skills in the promotion of early childhood behavior and social competence in Southeast Colorado and Pueblo.
Areas of Expertise
- Early Childhood Education
- Community-based Health Promotion
- Policy, System, and Environment (PSE) planning, implementation, and evaluation
Education, Licensure & Certifications
- MPH, Health Promotion, Walden University
- BS, Colorado State University
Affiliations
- Board member, Pueblo New Beginnings Church
Core directors and advisors
Lisa Gonzales MPH, BS
Senior Coordinator
- Rocky Mountain Prevention Research Center
Lisa began her work with the RMPRC in 2016. Her current roles include: overseeing the School Wellness Program school-based Policy, System, and Environment (PSE) change process implementation and evaluation, provides nutrition education, physical activities, and overall wellbeing to both preschool and elementary students and staff.
Lisa also manages the Fostering Resilience in Early Education (FREE) Program. The FREE program is a two-generation, two-component early childhood education (ECE) center- and home- based program focused on ensuring that providers have access to supports that improve their skills in the promotion of early childhood behavior and social competence in Southeast Colorado and Pueblo.
Areas of Expertise
- Early Childhood Education
- Community-based Health Promotion
- Policy, System, and Environment (PSE) planning, implementation, and evaluation
Education, Licensure & Certifications
- MPH, Health Promotion, Walden University
- BS, Colorado State University
Affiliations
- Board member, Pueblo New Beginnings Church
Affiliated faculty
Lisa Gonzales MPH, BS
Senior Coordinator
- Rocky Mountain Prevention Research Center
Lisa began her work with the RMPRC in 2016. Her current roles include: overseeing the School Wellness Program school-based Policy, System, and Environment (PSE) change process implementation and evaluation, provides nutrition education, physical activities, and overall wellbeing to both preschool and elementary students and staff.
Lisa also manages the Fostering Resilience in Early Education (FREE) Program. The FREE program is a two-generation, two-component early childhood education (ECE) center- and home- based program focused on ensuring that providers have access to supports that improve their skills in the promotion of early childhood behavior and social competence in Southeast Colorado and Pueblo.
Areas of Expertise
- Early Childhood Education
- Community-based Health Promotion
- Policy, System, and Environment (PSE) planning, implementation, and evaluation
Education, Licensure & Certifications
- MPH, Health Promotion, Walden University
- BS, Colorado State University
Affiliations
- Board member, Pueblo New Beginnings Church
Center administration and project staff
Lisa Gonzales MPH, BS
Senior Coordinator
- Rocky Mountain Prevention Research Center
Lisa began her work with the RMPRC in 2016. Her current roles include: overseeing the School Wellness Program school-based Policy, System, and Environment (PSE) change process implementation and evaluation, provides nutrition education, physical activities, and overall wellbeing to both preschool and elementary students and staff.
Lisa also manages the Fostering Resilience in Early Education (FREE) Program. The FREE program is a two-generation, two-component early childhood education (ECE) center- and home- based program focused on ensuring that providers have access to supports that improve their skills in the promotion of early childhood behavior and social competence in Southeast Colorado and Pueblo.
Areas of Expertise
- Early Childhood Education
- Community-based Health Promotion
- Policy, System, and Environment (PSE) planning, implementation, and evaluation
Education, Licensure & Certifications
- MPH, Health Promotion, Walden University
- BS, Colorado State University
Affiliations
- Board member, Pueblo New Beginnings Church
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Denver Team Member Highlight
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Charlotte Farewell, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor - Research, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Tell me a little about your background and previous experience.
I am an Assistant Professor with the Rocky Mountain Prevention Research Center and Director of the Population Mental Health and Well-being concentration at the Colorado School of Public Health. After receiving my MPH from the Tulane School of Global Health and Tropical Medicine with a focus on maternal and child health.
Why did you decide to work at CU and with the RMPRC?
I started working with the RMPRC as a Professional Research Assistant because of their focus on community-based participatory research and well-being promotion.
What are you currently working on?
I am now a Principal Investigator/Co-Principal Investigator on intervention projects which seek to promote the well-being of low-resourced populations (e.g., pregnant and postpartum individuals, early care and education caregivers). I am currently PI of a training grant funded by the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities (Mothers Optimizing Resources Everyday (MORE)) where the primary research objective is to integrate advanced analytical modeling with qualitative data to inform the timing, duration, content and delivery modalities of a multi-level psychological capital intervention rooted in mindfulness-based best practices to promote perinatal well-being among specific low-resourced sub-groups. Her research experience, to date, is centered around three overarching goals: (1) to build expertise related to the analysis of developmental research questions using quantitative and qualitative methods, with specific focus on mental health (depression, stress, and anxiety) during sensitive periods (prenatal, postpartum, early childhood), (2) to investigate non-pharmacological methods (e.g. mindfulness and positive psychology interventions) that can be targeted and/or mobilized to optimize population mental health and resilience, and (3) to advance research in the field of dissemination science to identify core constructs that are most critical to enhance the uptake of evidence-based behavioral interventions into community and clinical settings. She enjoys collaborating with, and learning from, the excellent interdisciplinary researchers at the RMPRC, using mixed methods to investigate novel research questions, and partnering with local, national, and international communities.