University of Northern Colorado Department of Community Health Education Campus Box 89 Greeley, CO 80639
Education
EdD, Educational Leadership, Higher Education Administration, Peabody College of Vanderbilt
University, Nashville, TN
MEd, Health Promotion and Education, Peabody College of Vanderbilt University, Nashville,
TN
BS, Health and Physical Education, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Professional/Academic Experience
2012-2014, Acting Director, School of Human Sciences, University of Northern Colorado,
Greeley, CO
2009-2012, Graduate Program Coordinator, Master of Public Health, Colorado School
of Public Health @ The University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO
2008-present, Associate Professor, Community Health, School of Human Sciences, University
of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO
2005-2007, Associate Dean of Instruction, University of New Mexico Gallup, Gallup,
NM
2003-2005, Chair, Department of Health Careers, University of New Mexico Gallup, Gallup,
NM
2003-2008, Associate Professor, University of New Mexico Gallup, Gallup, NM
Research/Areas of Interest
Focus on the health status of underrepresented communities, particularly that of Native
Americans, and the factors that impact their health status, both positively and negatively
Community based participatory research
Impact of community engagement on student learning
Publications/Creative Works
Sharp TA, Gilbert ED, Gutilla MJ, Goldsmith J, Thomas D. Variability of Food Access
in American Indian Reservation Border Towns. Accepted for presentation at the Sixth
International Conference on Health, Wellness, and Society, Washington, DC, October
20-21, 2016.
Cain, M, Sharp TA, Gilbert ED. Exploring Mitigation Processes with Vulnerable Groups:
Evidence Following the 2015 Earthquakes in Nepal. Accepted for presentation at the
Sixth International Conference on Health, Wellness, and Society, Washington, DC, October
20-21, 2016.
Sharp TA, Gilbert ED, Floren K, Floren M. Community Engagement Impact on Student Self-Assessment
of Competency Achievement. Accepted for presentation at the 17th Annual Engagement Scholarship Consortium Conference, Omaha, NE, October 11-12, 2016.
Gilbert ED, Sharp TA, Floren K, Carroll D. Engaged Research in a Reservation Border
Town: A Faculty Perspective. Accepted for presentation at the 17th Annual Engagement Scholarship Consortium Conference, Omaha, NE, October 11-12, 2016.
Sharp TA, Gilbert ED, Laedtke DE, Thomas NM, Wood SD. Voices Matter: Engagement Recommendations
from Injection Drug Users. Presented at the Ninth Health Disparities Conference, New
Orleans, LA, February 29-March 2, 2016.
Gilbert ED, Sharp TA, Laedtke DE, Thomas NM, Wood SD. Partnering with Marginalized
Communities: Include the Experts! Presented at the Ninth Health Disparities Conference,
New Orleans, LA, February 29-March 2, 2016.
Cain M, Sharp TA, Gilbert ED. Need for Recognition of Victimization: Evidence from
Nepal. Presented at the Ninth Health Disparities Conference, New Orleans, LA, February
29-March 2, 2016.
Sharp, T.A., Gilbert, ED., Laedtke, D., Thomas, N., Wood, S. Effective Community Engagement
Strategies: The Voices of Injection Drug Users. University of Northern Colorado Community
Engagement Scholars Symposium. Greeley, CO, October 26, 2015.
Gilbert, ED., Sharp, T., May, N., Goris, S. Student Engaged Research Experience in
Gallup, NM. University of Northern Colorado Community Engagement Scholars Symposium.
Greeley, CO, October 26, 2015.
Carroll, DS., Sharp, TA., Gilbert, ED. Determinants of Health on the Navajo Nation:
Collection of Data Through Visual Means. Association of American Indian Physicians
Annual Meeting. Anchorage, AK, August, 2012.
Testerman, N. Gilbert, ED., Sharp, TA. A Student’s Perspective from Behind the Clipboard
for a Mixed-Methods, CBPR Project on Healthy Lifestyle Resources and Childhood Obesity
in Gallup, New Mexico. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. Denver,
CO. November, 2010.
Gilbert, E., Burmeister, I., Shields, S., Lunn, L., Palmer, N., Testerman, N., Sharp,
T. Report of the Design, Implementation and Preliminary Results of a Community Based
Project in a Health Disparate Community in Rural. American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting. November, 2010.
