Josephine Korchmaros

Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of Arizona
Dr. Korchmaros is director and research professor at the University of Arizona’s Southwest Institute for Research on Women.

Since earning her doctoral degree in Social Psychology, with a focus on quantitative research methods in 2003, She has developed, put in place, evaluated and provided training and technical assistance for multiple grant-funded research projects to underserved populations, including racial/sexual minorities such as women and girls and Native American populations. Her research has focused on treatment models, reduction of risk behaviors, addressing group-based health disparities and system and policy improvement in such areas as sexual health, substance use and justice-involvement.

Professor Korchmaros takes a research-to-practice focus, aiming to:

Distribute research findings in a timely manner, using multiple mediums and outlets

Increase the extent to which practice is informed by research

Encourage policy change and funding programs informed by current research and knowledge

She has produced peer-reviewed research briefs, trainings, papers, implementation tools and presentations concerning accurate identification of service need within underrepresented and underserved populations, effectively addressing such need, and health-related behavior change.

Professor Korchmaros also has extensive experience conducting and assisting others to conduct culturally-informed intervention and research. She has developed theoretically-based health-related behavior interventions for different populations and has informed the field about the particular influencing factors related to health-related behavior among particular populations.

Her work has informed the field about the practice of implementing culturally-informed intervention and research, such as with her guide for conducting program evaluation among Native American populations.