Liz Gilbert, EdD

Contact Information

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 17^th 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 17^th 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.