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Merilee Larsen

Faculty Member

Dr. Merilee Larsen

Biography

Dr. Larsen completed her undergrad at Utah Valley State College and her Masters (MPH) and Doctorate (DrPH) at Loma Linda University. Dr. Larsen is an Associate Professor and she has been teaching at UVU for over 20 years and has taught at the University of Utah and in private industry. Merilee is an E-RYT500 and has taught Yoga for over 20+ years.

Education

DrPH - Doctor of Public Health, Loma Linda University, 2017

Major: Health Education

MPH - Masters of Public Health, Loma Linda University, 2012

Major: Public Health Practice

BS, Utah Valley University, 2006

Major: Community Health

Teaching

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Health Coaching II, Spring 2025

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Health Education Teaching Methods, Spring 2025

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Mindfulness/Meditation/Breathwork, Spring 2025

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Supervised Coaching, Spring 2025

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Supervised Coaching, Spring 2025

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Supervised Coaching, Spring 2025

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Yoga, Spring 2025

Presentations

Larsen, Merilee (Co-Presenter), Barber, Melinda (Co-Presenter), Thiesset, Heather (Co-Presenter), Utah Public Health Association , "The Implications of a Lack of Health Insurance Literacy in College-Age Students", Utah Public Health Association, Utah Valley University. (April 11, 2024)
Barber, Melinda (Presenter & Author), Larsen, Merilee (Presenter & Author), Thiesset, Heather (Presenter & Author), Reception for Leadership and Healthcare Special Issue, "Psychological Perceptions in College Student Athletes After Injury", UVU Journal of Student Leadership, Orem, Utah. (December 6, 2023)
Thiesset, Heather (Co-Presenter), Larsen, Merilee (Co-Presenter), Barber, Melinda (Co-Presenter), Utah Society of Public Health Education Annual Meeting 2023, "Differences in Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of College Athletes Regarding Pain Management in Sports Injuries", Utah Society of Public Health Education , Virtual Conference. (October 19, 2023)
Larsen, Merilee (Presenter & Author), Barber, Melinda (Presenter & Author), Roots of Knowledge, "Reproductive Life Planning Post Roe V. Wade", UVU, Bingham Gallery, UVU. (April 13, 2023)
Thiesset, Heather (Presenter & Author), Barber, Melinda (Presenter & Author), Larsen, Merilee (Presenter & Author), Utah Public Health Association Annual Conference 2023, "Understanding the Effects of Nutrition and Mental Health Conditions for Patients with Opioid Use Disorder", Utah Public Health Association, Salt Lake City, Utah. (April 12, 2023)
Larsen, Merilee , CHPS Health Care Conference, "Meditation & Breathwork", Utah Valley University. (March 1, 2023)

Scholarly/Creative Works

Thiesset, Heather , Rushton, Ryan , Barber, Melinda , Lutz, Stephanie , Parker, Emmalie , Larsen, Merilee , "Exploring the Implications of Health Insurance Literacy and Healthcare Utilization in Higher Education" . Journal of Health Administration Education.
Thiesset, Heather F., Barber, Melinda , Hall, Sarah M., Johnson, Emma , McBride, Elaine , Larsen, Merilee , (2024) "Understanding the effects of nutrition and mental health conditions for patients with opioid use disorder (OUD)" (Issue: DOI:10.5055/jom.0843, vol. March/April 2024). Journal of Opioid Management. https://doi.org/10.5055/jom.0843
Larsen, Merilee , Barber, Melinda , Parker, Emmalie , Rushton, Ryan , Thiesset, Heather , (2024) "Making a Case for Health Insurance Literacy in College Students" (Issue: 1, vol. 8). Orem, UT: The Journal of Student Leadership.
Thiesset, Heather , Barber, Melinda , Clark, Maren , Larsen, Merilee , (2024) "Differences in Pain Management Practices in College Athletes by Sex at a Single Academic Institution." (vol. 11). Salt Lake City, utah: Utah Women's Health Review. https://uwhr.utah.edu/differences-in-pain-management-practices-in-college-athletes-by-sex-at-a-single-academic-institution/
Barber, Melinda , Larsen, Merilee , Thiesset, Heather , (2023) "Psychological Perceptions in College Athletes after Injury" (Issue: 2, vol. 7). Orem, Utah: Journal of Student Leadership. https://www.uvu.edu/slss/jsl/
Larsen, Merilee , Barber, Melinda , "Utah State Board of Education Microcredentialling " . Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Board of Education.

Awards

Faculty Excellence Award

Faculty Senate - March, 2022

CHPS Faculty Excellence Award

CHPS - March 11, 2021

Faculty Excellence: given to a faculty member or adjunct for her/his demonstrated excellence in teaching, service and scholarly activity/creative works. Nominees must have demonstrated one or more of the following over the previous 12 months_
Excellence in teaching through activities that advance the quality and practice of teaching and learning, and/or application of effective and/or unique teaching strategies, including (but not limited to) active learning, learning communities, student’s portfolios, creative assessment, and innovative uses of technology. This may be demonstrated through SRI scores, OTL training, etc.Demonstrated an exceptional level of service through committee participation and leadership, or community and service learning.A record of research publications in peer-reviewed journals and/or research-oriented texts or participation in national and/or international conferences through presentation of papers published in conference proceedings and/or digests.

Best Design for Health 1100 Online - 3rd Place

Office of Teaching and Learning

This was an award for online course development and implementation for Health 1100 - online.

Outstanding Educator of the Year

UVU Alumni Services

This award was given by the students through alumni services. This was a huge honor for me.

Adjunct Faculty of Excellence

College of Science and Health

This was an award for outstanding teaching