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Appendix E: Biosketches of Committee Members and Project Staff
Pages 201-208

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... Sepúlveda led a private-sector collaboration with clinicians for medical home transformation, leading to the formation of the Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative. He has also collaborated with multidisciplinary scientists on applied research for multisectoral data analytics related to health in cities, primary care transformation, and human performance in the workplace.
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From page 202...
... Dr. Botchwey codirects the National Physical Activity Research Center; the Atlanta Neighborhood Quality of Life and Health Dashboard; and the data dashboard for Health, Environment and Livability for Fulton County; and she directs the Built Environment and Public Health Clearinghouse.
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From page 203...
... YAD has been recognized for excellence in juvenile defense by the National Legal Aid and Defender Association, the National Juvenile Defender Center, the Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative, the MacArthur Foundation, ­ and others. Mr. Dohan is also president of the board for the Youth Advocacy Foundation, a founding member of the Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Leadership Forum, and a member of several other boards, including the Community Advisory Board of the Institute on Race and Justice at ­ ortheastern University.
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From page 204...
... She was co-principal investigator for the Healthy Active Living for Families project, which promotes active healthy living for parents and families of young children, and was the principal investigator on an Obesity Cluster Grant to develop population health management systems for children with obesity. She has authored numerous articles for pediatricians and parents as well as two books on pediatric obesity and pediatric weight.
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From page 205...
... During Dr. Medina's 37-year career in public education in Colorado, she served in various roles including coordinator of ­ econdary-level Second S Language Programs in Boulder Valley Schools; professor and chair of the Department of Teacher Education at Adams State University; assistant ­ commissioner of the Colorado Department of Education; director of the Office of Language, Culture, and Equity at the Colorado Department of ­ Education; and director of English Language Acquisition in the Denver ­ Public Schools. Dr. Medina has served on several boards, including CASE (Colorado Association of School Executives and Education Specialists)
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From page 206...
... Dr. Thornton is a board-certified pediatrician and public health researcher who previously served as a health policy advisor to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and worked on the National Prevention Strategy and Implementation Plan, which had the goal of having people live longer, healthier, and more productive lives.
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From page 207...
... Stacey Smit serves as a senior program assistant with the Board on Children, Youth, and Families, supporting consensus studies on the board. In the past, she has supported the Executive Office of the Division of Behavioral and Social Science and Education with the following: the Decadal Survey of Social and Behavioral Sciences for Applications to National Security; the Committee on the Use of Economic Evidence to Inform Investments in Children, Youth, and Families; the Committee on Supporting the Parents of Young Children; the Forum on Children's Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Health; and the Committee on Increasing Capacity for Reducing Bullying and Its Impact on the Lifecourse of Youth Involved.
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