Biography
Chelsea joined the Center for Indigenous Health in February 2024 and is an enrolled Dine (Navajo) woman – Deeshchii’nii nishli, Tachii’nii bashishchiin, Kinyaani dashicheii, To’aheedliinii dashinali. She works as an Assistant Scientist within both the Infectious Disease and Social/Behavioral Interventions programs of the Department of International Health.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Chelsea served as the co-lead Epidemiologist for the Navajo Nation public health team response effort and is dedicated to improving public health outcomes among Indigenous populations. Her previous work also focused upon cancer, vaccine, suicide/mental health, and related cultural-specific programs. She is currently assisting in the Dine Household Water Survey project as the Analysis Lead and Maternal Immunization study.
Chelsea has a Doctor of Public Health (DrPH, 2019) in Epidemiology and a Masters of Public Health (MPH, 2015) in Social and Behavioral Sciences. She recently completed a two-year fellowship with the HEAL Initiative University of California San Francisco Global Health-Hospital Medicine program and earned a Certificate in Spatial Analysis for Public Health from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in 2023. Outside of work, she is currently on her Six Star Journey to run the six designated World Marathon Majors.
Chelsea is based in Broomfield, Colorado.