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AFRICANA STUDIES
SPRING 2005 LECTURE SERIES PRESENTS |
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DR. SHEILA PARKER
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| Dr. Sheila Parker is an Associate Professor
in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman Arizona College of Public Health. She
is a Nutritionist and a Certified Health Education Specialist through
the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Allentown,
PA. Dr. Parker currently serves as Chair of the undergraduate Health Education Program, MEZA College of Public Health, University of Arizona. She is adjunct faculty in the Africana Studies Department and in the Mexican American Studies and Research Center, at the University of Arizona. Dr. Parker's service has primarily dealt with improving access to care, nutrition, and health education among underserved low income, ethnic, and racially diverse populations. She has been involved with research on body image and its impact on health behaviors among African American and Caucasian American adolescent girls. She is currently the Principal Investigator and Director of the Southern Arizona Health Careers Opportunity Program (SABHCOP) funded by HRSA's Division of Health Careers Diversity and Development, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service. SABHCOP addresses health disparities and poor access to quality health care by recruiting and supporting future health professionals for a racially diverse and culturally competent health care workforce in Southern Arizona. |
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2005
12:00 PM - 1:30PM CHAVEZ BLDG., ROOM 405 ALL STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC |
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Africana
Studies Program
The University of Arizona,
Learning Services Building Rm. 223
1512 E. First Street
P.O. Box 210105
Tucson, AZ 85721-0128
phone 520/621-5665
fax 520/621-9768
jkunnie@u.arizona.edu
The University of Arizona,
Learning Services Building Rm. 223
1512 E. First Street
P.O. Box 210105
Tucson, AZ 85721-0128
phone 520/621-5665
fax 520/621-9768
jkunnie@u.arizona.edu