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Meet Sara Axtell

 Sara Axtell, Ph.D., University of Minnesota

Office

282 McNeal Hall

Phone

612-625-0252

E-mail

axtel002@umn.edu

Mailing Address

Mail Code 6140
290 McNeal Hall
1985 Buford Avenue
St Paul, MN 55108-6140

Additional Information

curriculum vitae

Sara Axtell

Community-Campus Health Outreach Liaison
(Ph.D., University of Minnesota)

Scholarly Interests

Community Engagement
Cross-Cultural Interfacing
Community Health
Systems Change and Faculty Development

Degrees

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Ph.D. Psychology of Learning

Illinois State University, Normal, IL
B.S. Special Education

Honors & Awards

2004 Faculty-at-Large, Powderhorn-Phillips Cultural Wellness Center, Minneapolis, MN

1994-1996 NIDRR Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Minnesota

1990-1993 NICHHD Predoctoral Fellow, University of Minnesota

Teaching & Learning

PubH 6066: Building Communities, Increasing Health: Preparing for Community Health Work

Outreach & Engagement

2005-present Board of Directors, Powderhorn-Phillips Cultural Wellness Center

2004-2005 Medical School Diversity Task Force 2002-2005 Convener, Special Interest Group on Culture and Health, Central Group on Educational Affairs, Association of American Medical Colleges

2002-2004 Tool for the Assessment of Cultural Competence Training Committee, Association of American Medical Colleges

2002-2004 Immigrant Health Task Force, Minnesota Department of Health

2001-2002 Nursing Leadership in Multicultural Communities, Densford Center for Nursing Leadership, University of Minnesota

2000-2004 Faculty Advisory Committee, Schochet Center for GLBT Studies

1994-2004 Advisory Council to the Program Against Sexual Violence, University of Minnesota

1993 Advisory Council for the Training to Prevent Violence and Harassment on Campus, University of Minnesota

Selected publications

Seanhk-Ka, S. & Axtell, S. (2007). Sharing Intellectual Authority. Partnership Perspectives, 4(1), 78-85.

Baum, K. & Axtell, S. (2005). Trends in North American Medical Education. Keio Journal of Medicine, 54 (1): 22-28.

Champaneria, M. & Axtell, S. (2004). Cultural Competence Training in U.S. Medical Schools. Student Journal of American Medical Association, 291(17),2142.

Turbes, S., Krebs, E., & Axtell, S. (2002). The Hidden Curriculum in Multicultural Medical Education: The role of case examples. Academic Medicine, 77(3), 209-218.

Axtell, S. (1999). Disability identity: interviews with lesbians and bisexual women and their partners. Journal of Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Identity, 4, 53-72.

Axtell, S. , Garwick, A.W., Patterson, J., Bennett, R.C., & Blum, R.W. (1995). Unmet needs of families of young children with chronic illness and disabilities. Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 16(4), 393-411.