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Britteny M. Howell, PhD, CPG, CDP (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor
University of Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Britteny M. Howell, PhD, CPG, CDP is Associate Professor at the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) in the Division of Population Health Sciences, co-director of the National Resource Center for Alaska Native Elders, and founding director of the UAA Healthy aging Research Lab. She researches the anthropology of aging with mixed-methodologies in the Circumpolar North. Her work focuses on engaging older adults (aged 55+ years) in community-based participatory research projects to enhance healthy and positive aging. Her research involves undergraduate and graduate student assistants from the UAA Healthy Aging Research Lab to investigate the barriers and facilitators to healthy aging, and develop interventions to improve health outcomes in the Circumpolar North. She teaches a variety of gerontology and health promotion courses that utilize service-learning, community-engaged projects, and interprofessional education.

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