Kristie Hadden, PhD, Director

Dr. Hadden received a BS from Radford University in Radford, Virginia in Communication Disorders, followed by a Master’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. She practiced as a speech-language pathologist and augmentative communication specialist and worked in public health as the State Director of Programs for March of Dimes before completing a PhD in Health Promotion and Prevention Research at UAMS. Dr. Hadden is the Director of Health Literacy in UAMS Academic Affairs where she conducts health literacy research, oversees community outreach, and participates in policy initiatives to improve health literacy in Arkansas and in the U.S. She is the former Vice Chair of the Partnership for Health Literacy in Arkansas and Chair of the Health Literacy Research Think Tank, as well as an honorary fellow of the Arkansas Society of Public Health Educators. Dr. Hadden recently received a Chancellor’s Circle award to establish the UAMS Center for Health Literacy.

Tanielle Price, M.S., CHES, Plain Language Coordinator

Tanielle has a passion for Health Literacy and has worked in health and health education for the past 3 years. After spending a year living and working in Quito, Ecuador, Tanielle has advanced proficiency in Spanish. She believes that plain language and health literacy are important in all languages. She recently completed her Masters of Science in Health Sciences from the University of Central Arkansas and became a Certified Health Education Specialist. Tanielle joined the UAMS Center for Health Literacy (CHL) in August 2014 as coordinator for the Plain Language Program and co-developer of the PlainPages portal.

Tina Moore, M.Ed., Ed.S, Director of Training

Tina received a B.S. from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville followed by a M.Ed. from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock both focusing on secondary mathematics education. She was a high school and college instructor of mathematics prior to transitioning to the pharmaceutical industry. After working in healthcare providing pharmaceutical information, training, and support to healthcare providers, Tina returned to education as a school improvement consultant. She provided training and professional development to secondary educators with the primary goals of improving instruction and increasing student engagement and achievement. Upon completing an Ed.S. in curriculum and instruction through Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, she began pursuing a doctoral degree in curriculum and instruction from Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. She is researching health numeracy with a focus on medical student risk literacy for her dissertation.