University of Minnesota College of Education and Human Development Department of Family Social Science

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	Sara Axtell
	Community-Campus Health Outreach Liaison Office: 282 McNeal Phone: 612-625-0252 Email: axtel002@umn.edu Mailing address: 290 McNeal Hall View faculty expertise database Degrees Ph.D.,  University of Minnesota,  Psychology of Learning B.S.,  Illinois State University, Special Education Honors & Awards 2004 Faculty-at-Large, Powderhorn-Phillips Cultural Wellness Center, Minneapolis, MN 1994-1996 NIDRR Post-doctoral Fellow,  University of Minnesota 1990-1993 NICHHD Predoctoral Fellow, University of Minnesota Scholarhip Interests community engagement - cross-cultural interfacing- community health - systems change and faculty development Teaching & Learning PubH 6066:  Building Communities, Increasing Health: Preparing for Community Health Work Research & Discovery Outreach & Engagement 2005-present Board of Directors, Powderhorn-Phillips Cultural Wellness Center 2004-2005 Medical School Diversity Task Force 2002-2005 Convener, Special Interest Group on Culture and Health, Central Group on Educational Affairs, Association of American Medical Colleges 2002-2004 Tool for the Assessment of Cultural Competence Training Committee, Association of American Medical Colleges 2002-2004 Immigrant Health Task Force, Minnesota Department of Health 2001-2002 Nursing Leadership in Multicultural Communities, Densford Center for Nursing Leadership, University of Minnesota 2000-2004 Faculty Advisory Committee, Schochet Center for GLBT Studies 1994-2004 Advisory Council to the Program Against Sexual Violence, University of Minnesota 1993 Advisory Council for the Training to Prevent Violence and Harassment on Campus, University of Minnesota Selected Publications Seanhk-Ka, S. & Axtell, S. (2007).  Sharing Intellectual Authority.  Partnership Perspectives, 4(1), 78-85. Baum, K.  & Axtell, S. (2005).  Trends in North American Medical Education.  Keio Journal of Medicine, 54 (1): 22-28. Champaneria, M. & Axtell, S. (2004).  Cultural Competence Training in U.S. Medical Schools.  Student Journal of American Medical Association, 291(17),2142. Turbes, S., Krebs, E., & Axtell, S.   (2002).  The Hidden Curriculum in Multicultural Medical Education:  The role of case examples.  Academic Medicine, 77(3), 209-218. Axtell, S. (1999).  Disability identity: interviews with lesbians and bisexual women and their partners. Journal of Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Identity, 4, 53-72. Axtell, S. , Garwick, A.W., Patterson, J., Bennett, R.C., & Blum, R.W.  (1995).  Unmet needs of         families of young children with chronic illness and disabilities.  Journal of Family and      Economic  Issues, 16(4), 393?411.