Directory

Dr. Adgate is an exposure scientist interested in the impact of chemical and nonchemical stressors on human health and disease development. His current research focuses on impacts stemming from energy development, the consequences of early chemical exposures on children’s health, and the influence of a changing climate on building and occupant health.

Judith Albino, PhD, is the Principal Investigator and Director of the Center for Native Oral Health Research, the only NIH-funded center for research in oral health disparities that is focused on the American Indian/Alaska Native population.  The Center’s work in Early Childhood Caries relies heavily on social and behavioral approaches, including motivational interviewing and culturally adapted strategies for provider-parent alliances.   

Dr. Albino is a health psychologist; her ColoradoSPH appointment is in the Department of Community and Behavioral Health, and she also is a faculty member of the CU School of Dental Medicine. In addition, Dr. Albino participates in program planning and instructional activities for the Clinical Faculty Scholars and Leadership Development Programs of the CCTSI Education, Training and Career Development Core.

Dr. Allshouse is an environmental scientist with expertise in spatiotemporal modeling of pollutants and diseases. His current research focuses on pollutants produced across the well life cycle during oil and gas development and the effect on surrounding communities, the impact of indoor and outdoor air pollution on children's health, and environmental justice.

Office Location:

Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Building (V20)
First Floor Room 1202

Research Interests:

• Tolerability and safety of pharmacological treatments for depression and other mental health disorders
• Comparative effectiveness of pharmacological treatments for depression and other mental health disorders
• The role of antidepressant treatment for depression in suicidality risk

Teaching

• PHSC 7570 – Special Topics (PhD graduate student seminar) in Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research

Edwin Asturias, MD, is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Section of Pediatric Infectious Disease, in the CU School of Medicine and Epidemiology in the Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.

Dr. Asturias graduated as a medical doctor from the San Carlos University in Guatemala in 1989 and was board certified in pediatrics at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in 1995. Trained in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, he has been working in the area of vaccine research and policy in Guatemala and the Latin region since 1998. Through the conduction of epidemiological studies and the inquiry into efficacy and safety issues of vaccines against poliomyelitis, pertussis, Haemophilus influenzae type b, pneumococcus and E. coli, the Center for Health Studies under his direction has provided answers to important implementation questions, especially for resource poor countries in Central and Latin America.   

Dr. Asturias has served on the Guatemalan National Committee for Immunization Practices, the Poliovirus Contention Commission, and advisory groups for the World Health Organization, including the Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety. He is the technical coordinator of the Immunization Group of the Mesoamerican Health Initiative, and a member of the Committee of Vaccines of the Latin American Society of Pediatric Infectious Diseases.

Stephanie Baker is the center manager of the Rocky Mountain Prevention Research Center (RMPRC). She completes the communication, facilities, federal grant administration, and operational elements for the RMPRC at the CU Anschutz Medical Campus. Stephanie transferred to the University of Colorado in 2018 from the University of Kentucky where she spent seven years working as an administrator with a focus in financial management.

Stephanie is passionate about exercise, public health, mental health, and sustainability. She resides in Denver with her husband and two dogs. 

Dr. Battaglia is a clinical teaching associate professor and co-director of the Health Services Research PhD program in the Department of Health Systems, Management & Policy in the Colorado School of Public Health. She currently teaches Clinical Outcomes Assessment and Grant Writing in the Health Services Research PhD program. Dr. Battaglia is a nurse scientist and core investigator at the VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System and Director of the Denver Research Education and Mentor Program at the Denver site of the Denver-Seattle Center of Innovation (COIN). She has a strong background in health services research, dissemination/implementation of interventions in routine clinical practice and mixed methods analyses. Dr. Battaglia's research is focused on access to care and improving the healthcare delivery system for veterans.

Dr. Bauer is an associate professor in Department of Environmental & Occupational Health at the Colorado School of Public Health. She is a toxicologist that is interested in two central focus areas that are relevant to human health concerns, one for environmental research and one for basic cancer research, both of which generally focus on the mechanisms driving lung tumorigenesis and the associated inflammation. Prior to coming to Colorado, she was a faculty member in the Department of Pathobiology and Center for Integrative Toxicology at Michigan State University and maintained her own environmental and basic cancer laboratory. Her post-doctoral training was at the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences in the Laboratory of Respiratory Biology with Dr. Steven Kleeberger on environmental genetics. She received her PhD from the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Pharmacology in Dr. Al Malkinson’s laboratory and her B.S. in biochemistry from Pennsylvania State University. She has on-going research studies with collaborators at NIEHS, M.D. Anderson, Michigan State University, Ruhr-University, Bochum, Germany, and Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.

Learn more about Dr. Bauer's Research Lab.

Emily is a professional research assistant and a Doctorate of Public Health (DrPH) student focusing on community and behavioral health. She completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities and her Master of Public Health at Boston University. Prior to coming to the Colorado School of Public Health, Emily had previous experience in community engagement and hospital-based research and quality improvement. Her current work at the Rocky Mountain Prevention Research Center focuses on school-based health initiatives and community-based work in rural communities.

Steve Berman is a Professor of Pediatrics in the CU School of Medicine and of Epidemiology in the Colorado School of Public Health, at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. He also holds an endowed Chair in Academic General Pediatrics at the Children’s Hospital Colorado and is a past President of the American Academy of Pediatrics.   

Dr. Berman has carried out many international research projects and has served as special advisor to the World Health Organization (WHO), the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). He has also served as a consultant to the Ministry of Health of many countries throughout the world. He helped design the WHO Case Management of Acute Respiratory Infections Program, which is now incorporated in the WHO Integrated Case Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI). He has served as the pediatric clinical research consultant to the National Academy of Sciences Board of Science and Technology in Developing Countries (BOSTID) project on the etiology and epidemiology of acute respiratory infections carried out in 12 countries around the world. He is chair of the "Helping the Children" initiative that seeks to raise awareness of the unique physical and psychological needs of children following an international disaster. He is the editor of the disaster course manual Pediatrics in Disasters (PEDS), which was developed and is being disseminated in collaboration with the AAP and World Health Organization. Course materials are now available in English, Spanish, French, Chinese, Cambodian, Indonesian, and Vietnamese.   

Well known for his contributions to pediatric education, Dr. Berman has authored four editions of his pediatric textbook entitled Pediatric Decision Making, and has published over 100 peer reviewed research articles and many textbook chapters related to common pediatric clinical problems, such as acute respiratory infections, diarrhea, and immunizations. He has also published a book on child advocacy and health policy entitled Getting it Right for Children: Stories of Pediatric Care and Advocacy. He is also an editor of Global Child Health Advocacy: On the Front Lines.

In my clinical care and research, I am committed to person-centered, evidence-based approaches. My multi-disciplinary research group conducts research to prevent injuries through: communication and connection, informed decision-making, and efficient and effective interventions in healthcare settings. This includes a new Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative.

Kendra Bigsby is the Assistant Director for the Colorado School of Public Health at Colorado State University. Her passion for public health started at an early age and she was serving on community coalitions by the age of 12. During college and after, she enjoyed serving as an HIV/AIDS educator and trainer for the American Red Cross. She received her Master of Public Health (MPH) degree from the University of Michigan in Health Behavior and Health Education. She has since worked at the Hemophilia Foundation of Michigan as a Program Associate and at the Health District of Northern Larimer County as a Program Evaluator, and has volunteered/consulted with local community nonprofits and coalitions including CanDo, the Education and Life Training Center, and Animal House.

Kendra began working with the Colorado School of Public Health in 2008 with its very first students. As Assistant Director, Kendra oversees the day-to-day operations of the program and serves as practicum coordinator for CSU's MPH students. She is the primary contact for prospective students and enjoys helping others to see how their interests can fit into public health. Kendra also manages the program’s curriculum, admissions, website, communications, and budgets, and oversees academic advising and student affairs.

Shelli Bischoff is the founder and CEO of Nonprofit Impact and Conservation Impact. During her 30-year career in training, technical assistance, and capacity building, she has consulted with more than 1,000 organizations in the U.S., Canada and the Philippines. Her current practice is with public health agencies and organizations at multiple levels. She has worked in more than 15 states on chronic disease integration. Shelli brings the same enthusiasm and passion for her work to make public health organizations more potent and sustainable into the classroom. She is known for her practical, no nonsense approach. Here is what participants at the CDC Tobacco and Diabetes National Learning Institute had to say about Shelli’s training: “Shelli was terrific -- her personality, humor, insights & skills made her session personal, enjoyable, & informative”; “awesome”; “excellent teacher with content that can be applied to practice”; “She brought learning to life. It was fun, engaging and so very informative."

Dr. Evelinn A. Borrayo is the Associate Director of Research (2016-Present) at the Latino Research and Policy Center (LRPC) and served previously as the Executive Director (2011-2016). Appointed by Governor John W. Hickenlooper in 2016, Dr. Borrayo is currently serving a four-year term as one of nine voting members of the Colorado Board of Health.

Dr. Borrayo trained in Clinical Health Psychology at the University of North Texas (1999). She is currently a Professor in the Department of Psychology at Colorado State University (CSU) and has a secondary appointment as Professor in Community & Behavioral Health at the Colorado School of Public Health. She began collaborating with the LRPC in the year 2000 as a Research Associate from CSU, leading several research projects as a junior investigator funded by the National Cancer Institute and the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. As the LRPC Director, she was funded to conduct health disparities projects by the FORD Foundation (2012-2014), the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE, 2015-2018), and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI, 2017-2020).

Dr. Borrayo’s research focuses on health disparities in the prevention, control, and treatment of cancer among medically underserved Latinos. Her research projects have focused on the psychological, cultural, and social factors involved in cancer prevention and control and in the treatment of lung and head-and-neck cancers among Latinas and Latinos affected by these cancers. She conducts research in both community-based and medical settings.

Alicia Bowyer is the Recruitment and Outreach Coordinator for the Colorado School of Public Health Survey Team. She received undergraduate degrees in psychology and communication from the University of New Mexico and is an alumnus of the Colorado School of Public Health master's in public health program. Alicia is passionate about using effective communication and relationship building to support youth health and wellness efforts within communities. Her past work experience involves youth behavioral health therapy, workplace mental health advocacy, and organizational communications. Outside of work, Alicia enjoys cooking and eating good food, being active, and laughing at comedy shows.