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Kimberly Henry, PhD
Concentration at ColoradoSPH at CSU: Global Health and Health
Disparities
Dr. Henry is an Associate Professor of Psychology at CSU and in the
Department of Community and Behavioral Health in the Colorado School of
Public Health. As a behavioral scientist oriented toward prevention, Dr. Henry’s work focuses
on the psychological and social factors that produce or mitigate the health risking behaviors of
adolescents and young adults. Her goals are to develop and test theoretical models in order to
understand the complex interactions of risk, promotive, and protective factors that influence
these risk behaviors and, ultimately, to create and test methods for prevention. Over the past
10 years, Dr. Henry has focused on developmental issues surrounding substance use from a
basic research perspective, and more recently, on the development, implementation, and
evaluation of innovative community-based interventions designed to prevent substance use
among adolescents and young adults. In addition to her substantive expertise in substance use
prevention, Dr. Henry also has significant training and experience in prevention science
methodology and analysis.
Shannon Hughes, PhD
Concentration at ColoradoSPH at CSU: Global Health and Health
Disparities
Dr. Shannon Henry is an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at
CSU and in the Department of Community and Behavioral Health in the
Colorado School of Public Health. Dr. Hughes teaches, writes, and conducts
research about the medicalization of human distress and the role of psychotropic drugs in
managing our mental and emotional lives. She is actively involved in supporting peer
movements in her state, with a particular interest in the development of peer respite and
psychosocial alternatives to hospitalization for persons experiencing acute distress or extreme
states. Currently, Dr. Hughes is developing a non-medical, learning and self-development
approach for supporting young people experiencing mood-related distress without the use of
psychiatric medications. Dr. Hughes also leads study abroad and service trips to Maharashtra,
India where students have the opportunity to learn about Social Work and Public Health in an
international context and engage with Indian communities, non-profit organizations,
grassroots activists, and social work students all working towards social justice in various fields
of practice.
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