Krista Ward, DC

Krista Ward, DC, MPH is a Research Specialist and Research Compliance Officer at Life Chiropractic College West. Her research interests include health disparities, non-pharmacological pain management, quality of life and well-being, and educational effectiveness. She is also an experienced educator in clinical, public health, and academic settings and has developed and implemented public health, epidemiology, and research literacy courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels. She earned her DC degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic West in 2003 and then gained skills in epidemiology and biostatistics through the Master in Public Health program at San Francisco State University. Since 2019, she has served on the leadership team of the Chiropractic Health Care Section of the American Public Health Associatio