JULIE LUCERO

Julie E. Lucero MPH PhD joined the College of Health faculty in January 2022. Currently, she is an Associate Professor in the Department of Health and Kinesiology, College of Health, University of Utah. She also serves as the Associate Director at the Center for Research on Race, Health Justice and Public Policy and is the Deputy Director for the Mountain West Prevention Research Center. Her research is focused on health for all, inclusion, community-based participatory research, and workforce development. Dr. Lucero strives to achieve health equity by means of education, research, and policy development. Through the identification of social, commercial, and political determinants of health, community-academic partnerships can reduce the burden of poor health experienced by populations that are politically underrepresented and socially marginalized.