Our Team
Directors
Jini Puma PhD
Associate Director (RMPRC), Clinical Associate Professor
- Department of Community & Behavioral Health
- Rocky Mountain Prevention Research Center
Dr. Jini Puma is an Associate Professor in the Department of Community and Behavioral Health and is the Associate Director of the Rocky Mountain Prevention Research Center (RMPRC). Dr. Puma has led or co-led numerous federal, state, local, and foundation grants, including the RMPRC School and Community Wellness Program (SCWP), Fostering Resilience in Early Education (FREE), Supporting Trauma Awareness and Nurturing Children’s Environments (STANCE), and Workforce in Low-resources Locations (WELL). She received her doctorate in Quantitative Research Methods at the University of Denver in 2007 and has been with the RMPRC since then. Dr. Puma has received several awards including: the Gertrude Cox Scholarship Honorable Mention in 2004, given to outstanding women in the field of statistics; the Master's Scholar award in 2012, given to nine distinguished University of Denver alumni for the work they are doing in their fields; and the ColoradoSPH Excellence in Research award in 2019.
Areas of Expertise
- Early childhood obesity prevention
- Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
- Mental health and well-being of the early childhood workforce
- Refugee health
- Community-based participatory research methodology
Education, Licensure & Certifications
- University of Denver, PhD, Quantitative Research Methods, 2007
- University of Denver, MA, Quantitative Research Methods, 2004
- University of Denver, BA, Biology & Psychology, 2000
Resumes/CV:
Core directors and advisors
Jini Puma PhD
Associate Director (RMPRC), Clinical Associate Professor
- Department of Community & Behavioral Health
- Rocky Mountain Prevention Research Center
Dr. Jini Puma is an Associate Professor in the Department of Community and Behavioral Health and is the Associate Director of the Rocky Mountain Prevention Research Center (RMPRC). Dr. Puma has led or co-led numerous federal, state, local, and foundation grants, including the RMPRC School and Community Wellness Program (SCWP), Fostering Resilience in Early Education (FREE), Supporting Trauma Awareness and Nurturing Children’s Environments (STANCE), and Workforce in Low-resources Locations (WELL). She received her doctorate in Quantitative Research Methods at the University of Denver in 2007 and has been with the RMPRC since then. Dr. Puma has received several awards including: the Gertrude Cox Scholarship Honorable Mention in 2004, given to outstanding women in the field of statistics; the Master's Scholar award in 2012, given to nine distinguished University of Denver alumni for the work they are doing in their fields; and the ColoradoSPH Excellence in Research award in 2019.
Areas of Expertise
- Early childhood obesity prevention
- Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
- Mental health and well-being of the early childhood workforce
- Refugee health
- Community-based participatory research methodology
Education, Licensure & Certifications
- University of Denver, PhD, Quantitative Research Methods, 2007
- University of Denver, MA, Quantitative Research Methods, 2004
- University of Denver, BA, Biology & Psychology, 2000
Resumes/CV:
Affiliated faculty
Jini Puma PhD
Associate Director (RMPRC), Clinical Associate Professor
- Department of Community & Behavioral Health
- Rocky Mountain Prevention Research Center
Dr. Jini Puma is an Associate Professor in the Department of Community and Behavioral Health and is the Associate Director of the Rocky Mountain Prevention Research Center (RMPRC). Dr. Puma has led or co-led numerous federal, state, local, and foundation grants, including the RMPRC School and Community Wellness Program (SCWP), Fostering Resilience in Early Education (FREE), Supporting Trauma Awareness and Nurturing Children’s Environments (STANCE), and Workforce in Low-resources Locations (WELL). She received her doctorate in Quantitative Research Methods at the University of Denver in 2007 and has been with the RMPRC since then. Dr. Puma has received several awards including: the Gertrude Cox Scholarship Honorable Mention in 2004, given to outstanding women in the field of statistics; the Master's Scholar award in 2012, given to nine distinguished University of Denver alumni for the work they are doing in their fields; and the ColoradoSPH Excellence in Research award in 2019.
Areas of Expertise
- Early childhood obesity prevention
- Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
- Mental health and well-being of the early childhood workforce
- Refugee health
- Community-based participatory research methodology
Education, Licensure & Certifications
- University of Denver, PhD, Quantitative Research Methods, 2007
- University of Denver, MA, Quantitative Research Methods, 2004
- University of Denver, BA, Biology & Psychology, 2000
Resumes/CV:
Center administration and project staff
Jini Puma PhD
Associate Director (RMPRC), Clinical Associate Professor
- Department of Community & Behavioral Health
- Rocky Mountain Prevention Research Center
Dr. Jini Puma is an Associate Professor in the Department of Community and Behavioral Health and is the Associate Director of the Rocky Mountain Prevention Research Center (RMPRC). Dr. Puma has led or co-led numerous federal, state, local, and foundation grants, including the RMPRC School and Community Wellness Program (SCWP), Fostering Resilience in Early Education (FREE), Supporting Trauma Awareness and Nurturing Children’s Environments (STANCE), and Workforce in Low-resources Locations (WELL). She received her doctorate in Quantitative Research Methods at the University of Denver in 2007 and has been with the RMPRC since then. Dr. Puma has received several awards including: the Gertrude Cox Scholarship Honorable Mention in 2004, given to outstanding women in the field of statistics; the Master's Scholar award in 2012, given to nine distinguished University of Denver alumni for the work they are doing in their fields; and the ColoradoSPH Excellence in Research award in 2019.
Areas of Expertise
- Early childhood obesity prevention
- Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
- Mental health and well-being of the early childhood workforce
- Refugee health
- Community-based participatory research methodology
Education, Licensure & Certifications
- University of Denver, PhD, Quantitative Research Methods, 2007
- University of Denver, MA, Quantitative Research Methods, 2004
- University of Denver, BA, Biology & Psychology, 2000
Resumes/CV:
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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.