z Lisa Yazel-Smith

TEAM 3: MON

CONTACT

• • Lisa Yazel-Smith, MS, MCHES® CCRP

• smithlg@iupui.edu

• Project Manager - Department of Pediatrics - Pediatric and Adolescent Comparative Effectiveness Research

I would love to still participate. My Monday afternoons, once a quiet time, has become busy this summer with work obligations. Are other teams open for additional members?

HOW CONTRIBUTE

I would like to:

COMMENTS

Brief biography

Lisa Yazel-Smith is the project manager for the Center for Pediatric Obesity and Diabetes Prevention Research at the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Additionally, Lisa is adjunct faculty in the Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health in the Social Behavioral Health department. Lisa is currently a doctoral student at A.T. Still University studying education in health professions.

She received her B.S and M.S. from Ball State University in health science and is a Master Certified Health Education Specialist. Lisa’s professional background includes over a decade of academic preparation and professional development of health educators.

Interest statement

From childhood, I have considered empathy an important attribute. I was raised in a family circle who taught me the importance of being a “helper” and positively affecting others. I firmly believe that empathy can thrive in us as humans.

This led me to my field of study and profession, namely community health education. My current professional roles lend to interaction with students from various health-related academic programs, such as medicine, public health, and dietetics. During these interactions, I strive to help them understand the importance of implementing empathy into their personal and professional roles.

As a student training in education, my research interest is implementing empathy training into the undergraduate community health curriculum. Although there is a great deal of literature regarding empathy and medicine,

I would like to extend that to include other health professions and the impact on communities. Not only do I look forward to contributing to this program, I also hope to take away ideas that can be employed into my teaching and mentoring roles.