Amber is a senior instructor in the Department of Environmental & Occupational Health at the Colorado School of Public Health.
Amber has a DrPH and an MPH with a dual emphasis in biostatistics and epidemiology from ColoradoSPH and a degree in cellular and molecular biology with minors in chemistry and mathematics from Adams State College. As a student at ColoradoSPH, she participated in research on radon; biomonitoring environmental exposures of children in the San Luis Valley, Colorado; chronic kidney disease of unknown origin in the San Luis Valley; and exposures of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Amber's doctoral research focused on radon and policy considerations for minimizing radon exposure. She served as a teaching assistant for the introduction to environmental and occupational health course at the Colorado School of Public Health and completed a practicum with the American Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists.
Areas of Expertise
- Radon
- Chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology
- SA
Education, Licensure & Certifications
- DrPH, Environmental & Occupational Health, Colorado School of Public Health, 2021
- MPH, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Colorado School of Public Health, 2017
- BS, Cellular and Molecular Biology, Adams State College, 2012
Research
- Homebuyer Awareness Radon Policy. June 2020 - December 2020. Role: PI.
- Residential Radon and Oil and Gas Operations. February 2020 - March 2021. Role: PI.
- Colorado Residential Characteristics and Radon Behaviors using Structural Equation Modeling. February 2020 - March 2021. Role: PI.
- Community Level Radon Efforts and Policy in Colorado: A Qualitative Analysis of Barriers, Enablers and Opportunities. February 2020 - March 2021. Role: PI.
Publications and Presentations
- Vaughn, A., & James, K. A. (2018). Kidney Injury within Arid/Semi-Arid Climates: A View Nationally and within the San Luis Valley, Colorado. Environmental Health Perspectives.
- Stewart, S. B., Bhatia, D., Burns, E. K., Sakai, J. T., Martin, L. F., Levinson, A. H., Vaughn, A. M., Li, Yaqiang, James, K. A. (2019). Association of Marijuana, Mental Health, and Tobacco in Colorado. Journal of Addiction Medicine.
- Brainard, S., Hohstadt, M., Larson, R., Sabella, J., Suterland, Z., Wolf, H. J., Murphy, J, Colorado School of Public Health Students. (2016). Regional Community Health Assessment: Eagle County, Garfield County, Pitkin County 2018-2022 [Press release].