Poster Promenade 3

Amanda Gabarda, EdD, MPH, NBC-HWC

Director, Clinical Training & Development, UPMC Health Plan

Dr. Gabarda is the Director of Clinical Training & Development at UPMC Health Plan where she is responsible for designing, scaling, and evaluating evidence-based health coaching interventions and preparing health coaches for board certification. She has a Bachelor and Master of Science in Exercise Science from Slippery Rock University, A Master of Public Health from Walden University, and a Doctorate of Education from the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Gabarda also has a deep passion for addressing health equity, social justice, and the elimination of health disparities among underserved and at-risk populations. Her current research focuses on an experiential training “The Poverty Simulation” and improvements in understanding of and attitudes towards poverty in healthcare providers.

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