University Health & Wellness Center

Wellness Team

Team

Click on a Wellness team member to learn more about them.

Pictured left to right: Anthony Quan, Reagan Fails, Dr. Leonard Haas, Dr. Julie Day, Mindy McCutcheon, Brooke Gardner, Julie Erbacher. Not Pictured: Barbara Elieson & Dana Smith, PA-C

Reagan Fails, MS

Reagan is a Utah native from Southern Utah. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Athletic Training from Southern Utah University in 2004. He attended the University of Utah where he received a graduate degree in Exercise and Sports Science with an emphasis in Exercise Physiology and Coaching Wellness in 2009. He helped develop the Coaching Wellness Program at the University of Utah and established the presence of Wellness Coaches at the Madsen Community Health Center. He is passionate about prevention and helping people find effective and practical ways to improve their health. He enjoys spending time with his wife and family camping, backpacking, skiing, canyoneering, biking, hiking, running, or anything that involves being in the mountains.

Leonard Haas, PhD

Dr. Leonard Haas is a clinical psychologist as well as Professor of Family & Preventive Medicine and Director of Family Medicine Behavioral Science at the University of Utah School of Medicine. Born and raised in Maine, he obtained his doctorate in clinical psychology at the University of Colorado, completed his internship at the Palo Alto VA Medical Center and his postdoctoral residency training at the University of Utah. He is board certified (ABPP) in clinical psychology and in family psychology. He is passionate about the promotion of well-being over the lifespan, and has extensive experience in behavioral medicine, stress management, coping with chronic illness and the process of health behavior change. His academic and scientific interests emphasize the integration of mental and physical health, and resulted in the recent and well-received Handbook of Primary Care Psychology (Oxford University Press, 2004).

Julie Day, MD

Julie Day is an Internal Medicine physician. Along with practicing general internal medicine, Dr. Day is the Medical Director at the Redwood Health Center. She earned her medical degree from the University of Utah in 1979 and then went on to postgraduate training in Internal Medicine at the LDS Hospital. In her spare time, Dr. Day is involved with church activities and enjoys reading, stream fishing and spending time with her family.

Mindy McCutcheon, MS

Mindy comes to us from Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan. While attending NMU, she earned a bachelor’s degree in Management of Health and Fitness in May 2006 and also completed her master’s degree in Exercise Science in August 2008. During her graduate studies, she performed research focusing on the physiological and biomechanical effects of cyclists. Mindy has several years’ experience personal training, health consulting, instructing, and researching. When she’s not helping people develop ways to achieve their health and fitness goals, she enjoys mountain and road biking, alpine skiing, hiking, and running.

Brooke Gardner, MHA

As the manager of the Health and Wellness Center, Brooke oversees the daily operations of the center. Brooke holds a bachelor’s degree in Exercise and Sport Science and a Master’s in Health Administration. She has over 10 years of public health and health promotion experience ranging from health policy to clinical care. She is excited to be part of this program because health and wellness are such a big part of her life. Brooke enjoys skiing, running with her dogs and mountain and road bike riding.

Julia Erbacher, MS, RD

Julia is a Registered Dietitian (RD) who specializes in wellness and sport nutrition. She received her bachelor’s degree in Exercise and Sport Science from the University of Dayton in Dayton, OH and her master’s degree in Nutrition and Dietetics with an emphasis in Sport Dietetics from the University of Utah. Julia enjoys helping people prevent disease and become healthier through proper diet and exercise. Julia puts her advice into action by running, skiing, backpacking and camping, and hiking with her dog.

Barbara Elieson, MS

Barbara holds a bachelor’s degree in biology and a master’s degree in nutrition from the University of Utah. She has worked at the University of Utah as a dietitian in the Teen Mother and Child Program, the WellU Program and now at the Health & Wellness Center. Barbara’s hobbies include hiking, gardening, reading and knitting. She has always had a passion for eating well from healthy cookies to kitchen sink pasta salads. Barbara enjoys experimenting with new recipes and tastes.