About Dr. Heather Ross

Heather M. Ross, PhD, DNP, FAANP is a nurse practitioner and Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, and PhD in Human and Social Dimensions of Science and Technology.  Dr. Ross is a Clinical Associate Professor at Arizona State University, jointly appointed in the College of Global Futures - School for the Future of Innovation in Society and the Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation. She is the health policy advisor to Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego focusing on initiatives related to behavioral health, public safety, dementia, COVID-19, and health equity.

Research interests:

• Health equity
• Municipal, federal, and global health policy
• Behavioral health and public safety
• Culturally-tailored health education: SolarSPELL
• Public health modeling
• Innovation in complex sociotechnical systems
• Patient-centered outcomes research
• Person-centered accessible technologies
• Human-Technology Interaction
• Cardiac electrophysiology

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