The Health Psychology area is hosting a virtual talk with Dr. An na Epperson from the University of California\, Merced.
Dr. Epperson will speak about her research on health behaviors in Indigenou s communities in the U.S.\, most recently about COVID-19 vaccine decision-m aking. Her talk will cover her approach for community-directed research wit h Indigenous groups\, the ethical principles in carrying out this work\, an d what aspects of her training enabled her to become engaged in this resear ch.
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Speaker biography: Dr. Anna Epperson (enrolled
member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma) is an Assistant Professor of Heal
th Psychology in the Department of Psychological Sciences at the University
of California\, Merced. Prior to joining the faculty at UC Merced in 2020\
, Anna completed an NHLBI-funded postdoctoral research fellowship in Cardio
vascular Disease Prevention (2016-2019) and was an Instructor of Adolescent
Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics (2019-2020) at Stanford Universit
y School of Medicine. Her current research focuses broadly on how cultural\
, psychological\, and social factors impact health and wellness among commu
nities underrepresented in health research (e.g.\, Indigenous communities).
She examines health behavior through community-based research and the aim
of this work is to develop behavior change interventions. Current projects
are focused on: 1) increasing confidence in the COVID-19 vaccines and inten
tions to vaccinate\, with a focus on Indigenous adolescents\, and 2) reduci
ng substance use (e.g.\, tobacco\, cannabis) among the Indigenous community
.This is a two part series: The first part is this ac ademic talk hosted by the Health Psychology area and the second part is a f ollow-up discussion (in-person with cookies and tea) on this talk\, hosted by the Psychology EDI Dialogue and Learning committee on February 6\, 2023 (RSV P here).
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