Amanda Straus
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Mail code: 9020Campus: Dtphx
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- DBH, Behavioral Health (Management), Arizona State University
- MS, Science of Health Care Delivery, Arizona State University
- BS, Health Sciences, Arizona State University
Certifications
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Arizona State University
- Emergency Medical Technician Certificate, Phoenix College
- A Community-Based and Multidisciplinary Collaboration to Prevent Veteran Suicide
- Addressing Social Determinants of Health for Service Members, Veterans, and Their Families
- Cross-Cutting Prevention Through an Upstream Focus on Social Determinants of Health Within Military Settings
- Veteran Suicide Mortality Review
Straus, A., Eagle, J., & Larson, R. (2025). Arizona Veteran Survey 2017 - 2023 Comparison Report. https://connectveterans.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Arizona-Veteran-Survey-Comparison-Report-2017-2023-FINAL.pdf
Straus, A., Larson, R. & Wright, W. (2024). The Impact of Military Service on Social Determinants as Predictive Factors for Suicide among Female Veterans. Journal of Community Health. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10900-024-01427-5
Larson, R. M., Saxon, M., Phillips, M. A., Broussard, M. L., Straus, A. R., & Wright, W. A. (2024). The Social Determinants of Suicide among Female Service Members and Veterans: Running Title: Social Determinants of Suicide. Journal of Community Health, 49(5), 935–941. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10900-024-01359-0
Straus, A., Eagle, J., & Larson, R. (2024). 2023 Arizona Veteran Survey Full Report. https://connectveterans.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Survey-Report-2023-April-16.pdf
Straus, A. & Larson, R. (2023). 2021 Arizona Veteran Survey Full Report. https://connectveterans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Survey-Report-2021-FINAL.pdf
Straus, A., Sharma, N., Mattie, H., Pine, K. H., & Lopez, G. (2023). Examining the Relationship Between Rurality, Risk Perception, and COVID-19 Vaccine Willingness Among Rural Latinos in Arizona and California. Journal of Community Health, 48(6), 945–950. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10900-023-01217-5
Larson, R., Saxon, M., Pfieffer, A., & Straus, A. (2023). 2019 Arizona Veteran Survey Full Report. http://connectveterans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2019-AZ-Veteran-Survey-Full-Report.pdf
Conferences
- 1st Author & Presenter of 5 posters at the 2025 IVAT Hawai'i Summit. Topic 1: Evaluating Cross-Cutting Prevention Themes For Use in Military Settings. Topic 2: Developing and Testing the Resilience Quality Index. Topic 3: Data Training at Military Installations. Topic 4: Incarcerated Veterans Childhood Trauma. Topic 5: Veterans' Family Trauma.
- 1st Author of 1 poster at the 2024 APHA Conference. Topic: Coaching into Connection: Risk Reduction Through Social Connectedness.
- 1st Author & Co-Presenter of 2 posters at the 2024 Arizona Health Equity Conference. Topic 1: Beyond the Uniform: Mental and Physical Health Experiences of Female Veterans in Arizona. Topic 2: The Impact of Ethnicity on the Experiences of Hispanic Veterans in Arizona.
- 1st Author & Co-Presenter of 1 poster at the 2024 ASU NCUIRE Symposium. Topic: Beyond the Uniform: Mental and Physical Health Experiences of Female Veterans in Arizona.
- 2nd Author & Co-Presenter of 1 poster at the 2022 5th Annual Veterans in Society Conference. Topic: Veteran Resiliency Review.
- 3rd Author of 1 poster at the 2022 APHA Conference. Topic: Veteran Resiliency Review: An Exploration of Veterans' Lived Experiences and Their Experience Navigating Resources.
- 2nd author on 1 presentation at the 2021 APHA Conference. Topic: COVID-19, Rurality, and Perceptions of Risk and Prevention Among LatinX in California and Arizona.
- Special Thanks on 2 presentations at the 2021 APHA Conference. Topic 1: Social Determinants of Health Impacting Suicidality Among Incarcerated Veterans in Arizona. Topic 2: The Social Determinants of Suicide Among Female Veterans and Service Members.
- Special Thanks on 1 presentation at the 2021 Arizona Health Equity Conference. Topic: Ready for Action: Utilizing a Scorecard and Index Tool to Advance State-Level Veteran Suicide Prevention Efforts and Identify High-Risk Populations
- Co-Presenter on 1 presentation at the 2021 Masters Symposium: Effects of COVID-19 on LatinX Residents in Arizona
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