Christine M. Daley, PhD, MA, SM

Assistant Professor, Preventive Medicine & Public Health
Adjunct Faculty, Anthropology

What do medical anthropology and public health have in common? Chris Daley. With her dual expertise, Chris works on community-based initiatives and applied research in the Native population. Specifically, Chris is focused on the reduction of health disparities in the American Indian/Alaskan Native population, enhancing cross-cultural communication in the health care setting via technology, and intersecting qualitative and quantitative methodology. Her key projects for Native people include a colorectal and breast cancer screening needs assessment and the All Nations Breath of Life smoking cessation program. She also serves as a qualitative methodologist on a variety of other projects. In addition to her research, Chris teaches health disparities and cultural competence, qualitative methods, and community-based participatory research. Her leadership is evident in her service as Director of the American Indian Health Research and Education Alliance and on the Board of Directors for the American Indian Heartland Cancer Network, while also participating in other American Indian organizations.

BA	Anthropology	Douglass College, Rutgers University
MA	Medical Anthropology	Arizona State University
SM	Public Health/Social Epidemiology	Harvard School of Public Health
PhD	Applied Medical Anthropology & Cervical Cytotechnology	University of Connecticut
Fellowship	Postdoctoral: American Indian Health Disparities	University of Kansas Medical Center