Travis HedwigPh.D., MA

Travis Hedwig
Assistant Dean, Associate Professor
Div. of Population Health Sciences
PSB 206C
907-229-2784
thhedwig@alaska.edu

Education

  • PhD in Medical Anthropology, University of Kentucky
  • MA in Applied Anthropology, Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ
  • BA in Anthropology, State University of New York, College at Plattsburgh

Biography

Travis serves as Assistant Dean for the Division of Population Health Sciences, University of Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Anchorage. His research addresses social determinants of health inequality by engaging community to identify solutions that are responsive to several related areas of vulnerability, including impairment/disability and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD), housing and homelessness, mental and behavioral health, and substance misuse. Travis has a long history of collaboration with communities across the circumpolar north and has worked on several multi-year applied public health projects in areas of child welfare, adolescent health and wellness, criminal justice, housing and employment support, and community-engaged approaches to alcohol and substance misuse prevention. He is passionate about teaching and learning and enjoys the challenge of translating research into action in collaboration with community.

Teaching Responsibilities

  • Undergraduate
Div. of Population Health Sciences Faculty & Staff