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Grace Karikari

PhD, MPH, CHES
  • Assistant Professor, Indigenous Health

Contact Info

  • Email: grace.karikari@UND.edu
  • Alt Email: thrivewithdrgee@gmail.com
  • Office: 701.777.6035
  • Dept:

Office Address

School of Medicine & Health Sciences Room E264
1301 North Columbia Road Stop 9037
Grand Forks ND 58202-9037

Websites

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  • Success and Holistic Wellness Advocate

Current Courses

  • IH 745: Indigenous Leadership and Ethics 
  • PH573: Grant Writing and Management 
  • PH 582: Social and Ecological Determinants of Indigenous Health
  • PH 584: Public Health Programming in Indigenous Populations 
  • PH 572: Health Care Budgeting & Finance

Previous Courses at UND

  • PH545: Public Health Leadership and Interprofessional Practice 
  • PH510: Public Health & Health Care Systems 
  • POLS552: Health Policy 

Other Courses Taught 

  • Stress Management and Prevention
  • Aging, Health & Diverse Population
  • Marriage and Family Interactions

  • Global aging (older adults)
    • Successful aging and healthy aging
    • Global age-friendly initiatives
    • Dementia-friendly communities
  • Gerontology and geriatrics education and research
  • Global health disparities and equity
  • Holistic health and wellness education
  • Stress and resiliency
  • Indigenous health and wellbeing
  • Rural health
  • Community-based participatory research
  • Qualitative and mixed-methods in socio-behavioral research

Sample Publications 

  • Asante, S. & Karikari, G. (2022). Social relationships and health of older adults: An examination of social connectedness and perceived social Journal of Aging and Longevity, 2(1), 49-62.
  • Karikari, G., Lohrmann, D. K., Huber, L., Adamek, M., & Omodior, O. (2022). Attitudes of Graduating Health Practitioners Toward Older Persons in Ghana. UND Commons. Indigenous Health Faculty Publications. 1. Retrieved from: https://commons.und.edu/ih-fac/1
  • Karikari, I., Karikari, G., & Kyere, E. (2021). Differential impact, differential adjustments: diverse experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic by college students in an Upper-Midwestern University, USA. SN social sciences, 1(12), 1-25.
  • Ashirifi, G. D., Karikari, G., & Adamek, M. E. (2021). Prioritizing the National Aging Policy in Ghana: Critical Next Steps. Journal of Aging & Social Policy, 1-18.
  • Karikari, G., Huber, L., Lohrmann, K. D., & Ozdogan, Z. (2020). Medical students perspectives and consideration of geriatrics for future practice. An exploratory study of a public school in Ghana. Gerontology and Geriatric Education, DOI: 1080/02701960.2020.1724997
  • Anderson, K. R., Naaman, K., Omodior, E., Karikari, G., Pennington-Gray, L., & Omodior, O. (2020). Predicting Chikungunya disease personal protective behaviors: Results of a cross-sectional survey of US- Caribbean Health Promotion Perspective, 10(1), 44.
  • Karikari, G., Lohrmann, D. K., Huber, L., (2020). Stimulators of medical students’ interest in geriatric A systematic review. Australasian Journal of Ageing. DOI: 10.1111/ajag.12825
  • Hausermann, H., Ferring, D., Atosona, B., Mentz, G., Amankwah, R., Chang, A., Hartfield, K., Effah, E., Asuamah, G.Y., Mansell, C. & Sastri, N. (2018). Land- grabbing, land-use transformation and social differentiation: Deconstructing “small- scale” in Ghana's recent gold rush. World Development, 108,103-
  • Karikari, G. (2018). Promoting dementia-friendly institutions: What do college students know about dementia? A case The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, 14(7), P945-P946 – Published Abstract

Sample Presentations 

  • Asante, S. & Karikari, G. Achieving UN’s Decade of Healthy Ageing goals in Ghana: Issues and policy recommendations. Poster Presentation at the American Public Health Association (APHA) 2022 Annual Meeting and Expo. Boston. MA (November 6-9, 2022)
  • Asante, S. & Karikari, G. Achieving Universal Health Coverage for Older Adults: A Review of Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme. Poster Presentation at the GSA 2022 Annual Scientific Meeting. Indianapolis. IN (November 2-6, 2022)
  • Karikari, G. & Asante S. Differences in Geriatric-Focused Education Preparation and Beliefs About Providing Care to Older Patients in Ghana. Paper presentation at the Gerontological Society of America 2021 Annual Scientific Meeting Online. November 10-13, 2021.
  • Karikari G. & Asante S. The State of Gerontological Training in Ghana: Implications for a Specialized Workforce and the Aging Population II. Paper presentation at the American Public Health Association 2021 Annual Meeting Online. October 24 - 27, 2021.
  • Karikari, G., Lohrmann, K. D., Huber, L., Adamek, M., & Omodior, O. Attitudes of graduating medical and nursing students toward older persons in Ghana. Gerontological Society of America 2020 Annual Scientific Meeting Online. November 4-7, 2020.

Certificate in Health and Wellness Coaching

Date earned: In progress

Institution: University of North Dakota, Nutrition & Dietetics Department, Grand Forks, ND.

Award: Course Development and Innovative Teaching Strategies

Date earned: February 2023

Institution:University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND. 

Gerontology and Health Graduate Certificate

Date earned: May 2019

Institution: Indiana University School of Public Health, Bloomington, IN.

Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES ID 28705)

Date earned:  April 2017

Institution: National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc., Whitehall, PA.

Doctor of Philosophy                                                                                       

Indiana University School of Public Health, Bloomington, IN                                

Major: Health Behavior. Minor: Gerontology

 

Master of Public Health                                                                                   

Indiana University School of Public Health, Bloomington, IN                                

Major: Behavioral, Social and Community Health

 

Bachelor of Arts (B.A) in Economics              

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana               

Minors: Sociology & Social Work

Select Previous Professional Experiences 

  • Teaching Assistant Professor (Aug 2020 – Aug 2022)

University of North Dakota, Public Health Program, Grand Forks, ND.                     

  • Associate Instructor (2017 - 2019)

Indiana University School of Public Health, Bloomington, IN.

  • Global Health and Wellness Educator ( 2015 - 2019)

Indiana University Health Center, Bloomington, IN.                                                    

  • Peer Health and Wellness Education Assistant Programs Coordinator (2016 - 2017) 

Indiana University Health Center, Bloomington, IN.                                                        

  • Grant Writer/Project Coordinator (2012 – 2014)

Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Charity Foundation, Kumasi, Ghana.                                          

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