Dr. Diana Campanella Schow

Associate Professor, Department of Community and Public Health

Dr. Campanella Schow has worked in the fields of social justice and health promotion for more than 30 years. She employs community-based research approaches to improve health status, healthcare access and wellness for individuals, communities and organizations in rural and underserved areas. Her work has involved direct services, program administration, research and volunteerism. Populations of focus have included victims of child abuse, victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, Hispanic agricultural workers, Native Americans, persons in poverty and individuals receiving and applying for disability, food stamps, Medicaid and emergency assistance.

While she has loved working in Peru and Europe, her passion is the rural Rocky Mountain West.  She led the development and implementation of Idaho State University’s Graduate Certificate in Rural Health and served as the director of Southeast Idaho AHEC between 2018 and 2022 and as the director of Idaho AHEC between 2022 and 2024. In these positions she collaborated with multiple organizations across the state to recruit, train and retain health professionals – an important task, as almost 100% of the state is a health professions shortage area.

She disseminates her work through venues that appeal to broad audiences. Currently, she is co-producing a Podcast for the Idaho Rural Health Association – “Eye on Idaho – Stories from Rural Places.” Stay tuned for some fabulous stories from all the people who make up our beautiful, majestic state.