Patricia A. Valverde PhD, MPH
Senior Instructor, Director of the Patient Navigator Training Collaborative (PNTC), Department of Community and Behavioral Health, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Patricia Alvarez Valverde PhD MPH is a Senior Instructor in the Department of Community and Behavioral Health of the Colorado School of Public Health where she teaches and conducts research and is the Latino Health Certificate Advisor. Dr. Valverde has conducted research on patient navigation, care coordination and community health work as director of the Patient Navigator Training Collaborative and Co-Chair of the Training and Certification work group of the National Navigation Round Table. Dr. Valverde also conducts research on Latinx youth vaping behaviors and is appointed to the State Tobacco review Committee which is responsible for state tobacco policy and distribution of tobacco tax revenues to local communities and organizations.