Current Research Team

Pathways4Youth Director

Dr. Stoddard is an Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing and in the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education in the School of Public Health. Her research focuses on understanding how social and environmental factors influence the future orientation, behavior, and health of vulnerable populations of youth. In addition, she studies the application of behavioral and ecological approaches to preventing risk behaviors in youth. Dr. Stoddard’s career has focused on promoting the health and well-being of youth living in communities characterized by substantial health and social disparities, and includes professional experience as a local public health nurse focused on maternal-child health, a nurse practitioner in community- and school-based clinics, and the State Adolescent Health Coordinator for the Minnesota Department of Health.