Department

Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Education

• Health Equity and Community Engaged Research,Northern Arizona University, Postdoctoral Scholar, 2019

• Epidemiology,University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, PhD, 2017

• Epidemiology,University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, MSPH, 2014

• Chemistry, Minor in Political Science University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, BA, 2011

Background

Dr. Ricky Camplain's (she/her) research combines epidemiological and community based participatory research methods to determine how the cultural, social, structural, and political environments in correctional facilities impact health among people incarcerated, particularly those at the intersection of being Indigenous and incarcerated. She is also committed to providing opportunities for safe, fulfilling research experiences for undergraduate, masters, and PhD students. 

Scholarly Interests

Incarceration and Health 

Indigenous Health 

Physical Activity Epidemiology 

Community Engagement and Community Based Participatory Research 

Social and Structural Determinants of Health 

Health Equity 

Study Design

Selected Publications

Articles

Full List of Publications:(https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=AeqjbKwAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao)

Camplain R, Hale L, Stageman R,* Camplain C, Baldwin J. Housing Stability and Changes in Sleep Quality in Jail. Sleep Health. 2022 Dec; 108(6):601-605. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleh.2022.08.006. PMCID: PMC9771968.

Lopez NV, Spilkin A,* Brauer J,* Delio G,* Kuss B,* Phillips R,* Camplain R. Nutritional Adequacy of Meals and Commissary Items Provided to Individuals Incarcerated in a Southwest, Rural County Jail. BMC Nutrition. 2022 Dec; 8(1):1-10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40795-022-00593-w. PMCID: PMC9441029.

Mommaerts K,* Lopez NV, Camplain C, Keene C, Hale A,* Camplain R. Nutrition availability for those incarcerated in jail: Implications for mental health. Int J Prison Health. 2022 Aug; online ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPH-02-2022-0009. PMCID: PMC9757498.

Camplain R, Pinn TA,* Shuman S, Robinson B,* Evans M,* Williamson HJ, Luna C.? Barriers and Facilitators to Being Physically Active among Women Incarcerated in Jail. BMC Women's Health. 2022 Jun; 22(1):239. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-022-01831-w. PMCID: PMC9205544.

Pro G, Camplain R, Lea C. The competing effects of racial discrimination and racial identity on the likelihood of lifetime incarceration and number of days incarcerated. PLOS ONE. 2022 Jun; 17(6): e0268987. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0268987. PMCID: PMC9176760.

Pinn TA,* Williamson H, Robinson B,* Shuman S, Pro G, Evans M,* Camplain R. ?Everything has Changed?: Detention Officer Roles and Recreation Time Changes due to COVID-19 Policies at a Southwest County Jail. Health Justice. 2022 Jun; 10(1):1-7. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40352-022-00181-x. PMCID: PMC9166172.

Camplain R, Becenti L,* Pinn TA,* Williamson H, Pro G, Luna C,? Bret J.? Patterns of Physical Activity among Women Incarcerated in Jail. J Correct Health Care. 2022 Feb; 28(1):6-11. https://10.1089/jchc.20.05.0041. PMCID: PMC8863360.

Kuss B,* Lopez NV, Hardy ST, Brauer J, Delio G, Phillips R, Spilkin A, Camplain R. Sodium Content of Menu and Commissary Provisions in Rural Jail Exceeds Heart-healthy Dietary Recommendations. Int J Prison Health. 2021 Nov; ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPH-08-2021-0087. PMID: 34813208.

Camplain R, Lininger M, Trotter RT, Baldwin J. Cardiovascular disease risk factors among individuals incarcerated in a rural county jail. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jul; 18(13):7007. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18137007. PMCID: PMC8297210.

Camplain R, Lopez NV, Cooper D, McKenzie T, Zheng K, Aizik S. Systematic Observation of COVID-19 Mitigation (SOCOM): Assessing Face Covering and Distancing in Schools. J Clin and Transl Sci. 2021 Apr 30; 5(1):e124. https://doi.org/10.1017/cts.2021.786. PMCID: PMC8267337.

Giano Z, Camplain R, Camplain C, Pro G, Haberstroh S, Baldwin JA, Wheeler DL, Hubach RD. Adverse Childhood Events in American Indian/Alaska Native Populations. Am J Prev Med. 2021 Feb; 60(2):213-21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2020.08.020. PMID: 33223364.

Camplain R, Camplain C, Trotter, RT, Pro G, Sabo S, Eaves E, Peoples M, Baldwin JA. Racial/Ethnic Differences in Drug- and Alcohol-Related Arrest Outcomes in a Southwest County from 2009-2018. Am J Public Health. 2020 Jan; 110(S1):S85?S92. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2019.305409. PMICD: PMC6987943.

Camplain R, Pinn TA,* Williamson H, Pro G, Becenti L,* Bret J,? Luna C,? Baldwin JA. Adaptation of the System for Observing Play and Recreation in Communities (SOPARC) for the Measurement of Physical Activity in Jail Settings. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Jan; 17(1):349. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17010349. PMCID: PMC6981919.

Camplain R, Baldwin JA. Invited Commentary: The search for health equity among individuals incarcerated in jail. Pract Anthropol. 2019 Sep; 41(4):46-48. https://doi.org/10.17730/0888-4552.41.4.46. PMCID: PMC7587468.

Camplain R, Warren M, Baldwin JA, Camplain C, Fofanov VY, Trotter RT. Epidemiology of incarceration: Characterizing jail incarcerations in Coconino County for public health research. Epidemiology. 2019 July 1; 30(4):561-568. https://doi.org/10.1097/EDE.0000000000001021. PMCID: PMC6559241.

Camplain R, Baldwin JA, Warren M, Camplain C, Lininger M, Trotter RT. Physical activity among individuals incarcerated in jail: A social justice issue. J Phys Act Health. 2019 May 1; 16(5):306-307. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2019-0055. PMCID: PMC7543228.

Trotter RT, Lininger MR, Camplain R, Fofanov VY, Camplain C, Baldwin JA. A survey of health disparities, social determinants of health, and converging morbidities in a county jail: A cultural-ecological assessment of health conditions in jail populations. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 Nov 8; 15(11):1-16. https://doi.org/10.2196/10337. PMCID: PMC6267226.