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School of Education and Human Development

# overview
My expertise is in community-based research and evaluation, with an emphasis in ecological and systems approaches to public health problems.  research has examined community-based approaches to cardiovascular disease prevention, teenage pregnancy prevention, maternal and child health, smoking cessation, access to mental health services, and physical activity in rural communities.

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Evaluation research (Social action programs)

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Centers For Disease Control And Prevention, U.s.

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8 Health And Social Care Services Research

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8.3 Policy, Ethics, And Research Governance

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Organization & Administration Of School Health Programs

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Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States)

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Critical Reflexivity of Communities on Their Experience to Improve Population Health.

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Evaluation of Community-Based Policy, Systems, and Environment Interventions Targeting the Vending Machines.

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Participation in Exergames from an Ecological Perspective

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Evaluation of Resources and Support to Implement a Quality Physical Education Policy

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IDENTIFYING FRAMERWORK COMPONENTS TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF EARLY INNOVATION IN TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION

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What Black Mothers with Preterm Infants Want for Their Mental Health Care: A Qualitative Study.

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Provision of contraceptive implants in school-based health centers: A cost-effectiveness analysis.

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Utilization of an interorganizational network analysis to evaluate the development of community capacity among a community-academic partnership.

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Are health care providers making the most of patient encounters to promote HPV vaccination among cigarette smokers?

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Understanding the Domains of Experiences of Black Mothers with Preterm Infants in the United States: A Systematic Literature Review.

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Utilization of an Interorganizational Network Analysis to Evaluate the Development of Community Capacity Among a Community Academic Partnership

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Ecological Approaches to Teen Pregnancy Prevention: An Examination of Evidence-Based Interventions.

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Delivering Tobacco Cessation Through Community Health Workers: Curriculum and Training Considerations.

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Understanding innovation in health program planning and development.

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Evaluating Policy, Systems, and Environmental Change Interventions: Lessons Learned From CDC's Prevention Research Centers.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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Scientific Reporting: Raising the Standards.

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Evaluating community-driven cardiovascular health policy changes in the United States using agent-based modeling.

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Implementation evaluation of a collective impact initiative to promote adolescent health in Oklahoma County, USA.

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Evaluating Comprehensive Smoke Free Policy at the Community Level Using Systems Modeling

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Assessment of Action Plans as a Guide for Equity-Focused Coalition Work.

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A program evaluation of the Innovative Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs (iTP3) Project.

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Using a Community Health Development Framework to Increase Community Capacity: A Multiple Case Study

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Supporting and Enabling the Process of Innovation in Public Health: The Framework for Public Health Innovation.

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Increasing access to care for Brazos Valley, Texas: a rural community of solution.

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American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM)

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Qualitative Analysis of Partnerships' Effect on Implementation of a Nationally Led Community-Based Initiative.

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Videoconference Grief Group Counseling in Rural Texas: Outcomes, Challenges, and Lessons Learned

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A Case Study Evaluating Youth Acceptability of Using the Connect - a Sexuality Education Game-Based Learning Program

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Using an Interactive Systems Framework to Expand Telepsychology Innovations in Underserved Communities.

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Peer Educators as Partners in Sexual Health Programming: A Case Study

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IDENTIFYING PROGRAMMATIC THEMES IN EMERGING AND INNOVATIVE INITIATIVES FOR TEENAGE PREGNANCY PREVENTION

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Rapid Transition to Telepsychology: Health Service Psychology Trainee Responses Amidst a Global Covid-19 Crisis From an Ecological Perspective

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Evaluating Collective Impact Initiatives: A Systematic Scoping Review

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A PROCESS EVALUATION OF A FITNESS CURRICULUM TO MEET PHYSICAL ACTIVITY POLICY REQUIREMENTS: A PILOT STUDY

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A Qualitative Examination of Exergame Motivations in Geocaching.

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Addressing the Needs of African American Male Smokers Through Community Outreach and Tailored Smoking Cessation Strategies.

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Using Community-Based Participatory Research to Disseminate a Mass Media Campaign Into Rural Communities.

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Implementation of Policy, Systems, and Environmental Community-Based Interventions for Cardiovascular Health Through a National Not-for-Profit: A Multiple Case Study.

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Understanding the Impact of Fibromyalgia on Men: Findings From a Nationwide Survey.

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Network analysis of a community-wide teenage pregnancy prevention initiative.

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Tobacco-21 Policy Implementation In A Texas Community: Utilizing Interorganizational Network Analysis To Evaluate Tobacco Coalition Dynamics

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Interorganizational network findings from a nationwide cardiovascular disease prevention initiative.

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Replication Typology and Guidelines for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Initiatives.

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Announcement of Availability of Funds for Supporting and Enabling Early Innovation to Advance Adolescent Health and Prevent Teen Preganancy (Tier 2A)

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Office of Adolescent Health - (Rockville, Maryland, United States)

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Health Resources and Services Administration - (Rockville, Maryland, United States)

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Health Resources and Services Administration - (Rockville, Maryland, United States)

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Announcement of Availability of Funds for Supporting and Enabling Early Innovation to Advance Adolescent Health and Prevent Teen Pregnancy (Tier 2A)

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Office of Adolescent Health - (Rockville, Maryland, United States)

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Interdisciplinary Research Leaders Cohort Three - 2018: Social and economic determinants in rural America, Robertson County, Texas

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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - (Princeton, New Jersey, United States)

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Texas A&M University; School of Public Health; 1266 TAMU

# schools[]
School of Education and Human Development

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Lautner, Shelby Carolina (2020-10). Understanding Community Stakeholder Perceptions of a School Sports Participation Policy: A Case Study. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Muraleetharan, Daenuka (2020-04). Network Collaboration and Organizational Productivity Within a Regional Collective Impact Initiative. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Primm, Kristin M (2020-07). Examining the Effect of the Affordable Care Act's Dependent Coverage Provision on Access and Utilization of Behavioral Health Treatment: An Urban Rural Comparison. Doctoral Dissertation.