YES Program Manager, PhD Candidate

Department of Health Promotion
University of Nebraska Medical Center
College of Public Health

Professional Summary

2020-present, YES Program Manager, Department of Health Promotion, College of Public Health, UNMC
2019-2020, YES Outreach Specialist, Department of Health Promotion, College of Public Health, UNMC
2016-2019, Safety Statistics Administrator, Kiewit Corporation
2018, Teaching Assistant, Community, Environment and Policy, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona
2013-2015, Research Assistant, Community, Environment and Policy, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona

2019-present, Doctor of Philosophy in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research, University of Nebraska Medical Center
2018, Master of Public Health in Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Arizona
2014, Bachelor of Science in Public Health with a minor in Soil and Water Science, University of Arizona
2012, Associate of Science in General Biology, Phoenix College

My research interests include community engaged research, community based participatory research, children's environmental health, healthy homes, pediatric asthma, childhood lead poisoning or exposure, exposure assessment, arts-based research, healthy equity, health disparities

Rookwood, A. C., Bronner, L. P., Abney, M. A., Butler-Robbins, H. S., Pocwierz-Gaines, M. S., Larson, A. C., Huckleby, A.M., Solheim, J.C., Godfrey, M & Idoate, R. E. (2021). Tailoring Our Approach in Response to the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic and Transcending Science Outreach Modalities for Native American Students in a Cancer Research Education Program. Journal of STEM Outreach, 4(4), 1-11.
Rookwood, A. C., Abney, M. A., Butler-Robbins, H. S., Westmark, D. M. & Idoate, R. E. (2022). Arts-Based Research Methods to Explore Cancer in Indigenous Communities. AMA Journal of Ethics.