Teresa Sharp is the director of the Colorado School of Public Health at the University of Northern Colorado, and an associate professor of Community Health Education. Prior to joining ColoradoSPH in 2011, she was a faculty member in the Department of Pediatrics in the CU School of Medicine at the CU Anschutz Medical Campus. Teresa has a PhD in Health and Behavioral Sciences from the University of Colorado, and a Master of Education degree from Vanderbilt University. Her scholarly interests target the development of community-based strategies and initiatives to improve health and reduce the incidence of disease in vulnerable populations.