Sheridan Green, PhD, MS
About Me:
Sheridan Green, PhD, MS, is an Associate Investigator at the Institute for Health Research and the Director of the Partners in Evaluation & Research Center (PiER Center) leading a portfolio of community-focused evaluation research projects. The PiER Center team specializes in collaborative evaluation and research to improve the health of communities, supporting Kaiser Permanente Colorado’s social mission.
Dr. Green’s interests focus on studies centering equity, community voices, and the social strengths and needs of diverse, vulnerable populations; maternal and child health/wellbeing, including birth equity; and workforce mental wellness. She strives for work with a strong translational emphasis, supporting learning agendas for program, policy, and systems improvement.
Evaluation & Research Experience:
Dr. Green earned her Master of Science degree in Human Development and Family Studies with a specialization in individual and family programming from Colorado State University and her Ph.D. in Applied Statistics and Research Methods from the University of Northern Colorado. She is an applied, community-based researcher and methodologist experienced working in non-profit, university, and government settings. She has designed and led small to large scale intervention research projects within the fields of health and human services, TANF and child welfare, mental health, maternal and child wellbeing, and education.
She serves as the Colorado principal investigator and support for ongoing PiER Center projects including Project HOME, Medical Legal Partnerships, Thrive Local, and other Community Health evaluations. She is also a co-investigator on the Health Disparities Community Grant Program cross-site and cluster evaluation of SB181-funded programs through the Office of Health Equity at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
Dr. Green recently completed a multi-site, stepped wedge cluster randomized controlled trial evaluating the impact of a mindfulness and resilience-building workforce intervention for early childhood professionals working with diverse, vulnerable children and families in four states. In partnership with National Jewish Health researchers, she was also the PI of a recent descriptive study of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on early childhood providers, children, and their families in the Denver area.
