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• Dr. Denise Lebrón Tricoche was born in the state of New Jersey,lived in Puerto Rico for over 25 years, and since 2011 has been a resident of the state of Maine. She recently earned her DHA in Health Administration from University of Phoenix, Arizona...More

  Dr. Denise Lebrón Tricoche was born in the state of New Jersey,lived in Puerto Rico for over 25 years, and since 2011 has been a resident of the state of Maine. She recently earned her DHA in Health Administration from University of Phoenix, Arizona,received her MIS in Information System from EDP College of Hato Rey and BS in Biology from Pontificia Catholic University of Ponce in Puerto Rico. During her professional career, she provided quality assurance services to Pfizer, Pharmacia & Upjohn, and GlaxoSmithKline. She is a former professor and faculty staff member from two recognized universities of San Juan Puerto Rico: University of Puerto Rico (UPR) and Interamerican University of Puerto Rico (UIPR). She taught graduate and undergraduate courses in areas of business administration, computer science,and management of information systems. As a former Principle Investigator and faculty member of UIPR, she developed a proposal titled “Metas 2000” (i.e., translated Goals 2000) that allowed 50 teachers the opportunity to integrate technology resources in the classroom by pursuing a master degree in computational education. Her research study, titled “Medication Adherence among Older Adults: A Qualitative Descriptive Study”, a requirement for the degree of Doctor of Health Administration (DHA), provided the opportunity to interview elderly people, ages 65 to 80, in community centers to explore issues with medication adherence. Dr. Tricoche’s main interest includes working with research focusing on models to improve the health of the population. Less

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