Biography

Stephanie Chambers, MPH, is a Lecturer in the College of Population Health at the University of New Mexico. From 2001-2022 she has worked on a wide variety of public health research studies, programs, policy initiatives and classroom instruction. Ms. Chambers' work spans a broad array of health issues, including breast cancer, water quality, young parent educational attainment, contraceptive access, overdose first aid, and child brain development. Her efforts have the common denominator of promoting health equity and community engagement.

Areas of Specialty

  • Adolescent Health: contraception, motivational interviewing, overdose first aid
  • Quantitative and qualitative research coordination, data collection, program evaluation

Key Publications

  • Chambers S., Baca M., Navrotskaya E., Madaras A., Rhyne R., Phillips C., Hettema, J. (2021). Pilot Study of an Overdose First Aid Program in Juvenile Detention. J Health Promotion Practice. Sept; 22(5): 638-640.
  • Jackson S., Tollestrup K., Cadena M., Kuti M., Duhamel P. (2017). Creating a State-wide Absence Policy for Expecting and Parenting Students: A Case Study of Community-based Policy Work. J of Community Engagement and Scholarship 10 no. 1; 36-45.
  • Jackson S., Yahne C., Tollestrup K. (2014). Training Teen Mothers as Motivational Interviewers. MITRIP (Motivational Interviewing: Training, Research, Implementation, Practice)1 No.3; 25-30

Courses Taught

  • Introduction to Population Health
  • Essentials of Epidemiology
  • Introduction to Maternal and Child Public Health
  • MCH Seminar II (Research, Policy and Career Pathways)