August 2022 - Featuring University of Tennessee Extension

Dr. Lisa Washburn is a Community Health Associate Professor and Extension Specialist with the University of Tennessee Extension. Dr. Washburn began her Extension career in Arkansas in 2001 where she served as a County Extension Agent for Family & Consumer Sciences and 4-H and Extension Health Specialist at the state level. Dr. Washburn is a co-developer of the 4-H Yoga for Kids Program; Extension Get Fit, a community-based group strength training program; and the nationally-recognized Extension Wellness Ambassador Program for master health volunteers. She holds a BS in Family and Consumer Sciences Education, a master’s degree in Health Studies and a Doctorate in Public Health Leadership. Dr. Washburn’s programmatic and applied research interests include the convergence of family and community health, public health, and community engagement; community-based participatory interventions; training and engagement of health and wellness volunteers; and Extension’s response to the opioid epidemic.