Amanda Straus

Senior Program Manager,

College of Health Solutions

arstrau1@asu.edu

Mail code: 9020

Campus: Dtphx
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Education

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

Google Scholar URL

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Y-zhi-YAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

ORCID Profile ID

https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4908-8436

Research Interests

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

Research Group

https://chs.asu.edu/why-chs/strategic-initiatives/military-veteran-resilience-health-collaborative
https://connectveterans.org/survey/
https://azvdrs.org/dashboard/ (See the Interactive AZ maps tab)

Publications

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

Research Activity

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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