| Laura Linnan, ScD | ||||
 | Associate Professor Health Behavior and Health Education Laura Linnan's Biosketch Curriculum Vitae |
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| Education | ||
| 1999 | Harvard University, School of Public Health | ScD, Health & Social Behavior |
| 1983 | University of Toledo | MsEd, Public Health |
| 1981 | Indiana State University | BS, Health Education |
| Teaching | ||
| HBHE 772 | Planning Health Promotion in Community, Worksite, School, and Medical Settings | |
| HBHE 740 | MPH Capstone Course | Syllabus |
| Research interests |
| Cancer Cardiovascular disease Health behavior Health communication Minority health Obesity Occupational health Women's health |
| Research activities I do applied intervention research to prevent and control chronic diseases, especially cancer, with a special focus on addressing disparities in health. I utilize community-based participatory research principles to plan, deliver and evaluate interventions in collaboration with individuals from worksites, universities, community colleges, beauty salons, barbershops, public libraries, and other settings. My interdisciplinary research teams work to design and develop innovative process and outcome evaluations by utilizing both quantitative and qualitative methodological approaches. I am a Member of the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, a fellow of the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, and a member of the Center for Urban and Regional Planning. |
| Staff/administrative responsibilities Director, HBHE Masters Program |
| Key publications |
| Steckler A and Linnan L (Eds) (2002) Process Evaluation in Public Health Research and Interventions. Jossey Bass Publishers |
| Linnan L, Bowling M, Childress J, Lindsay G, Blakey S, et al. (2008) Results of the 2004 National Worksite Health Promotion Survey. American Journal of Public Health |
| Linnan L, Steckler A, Maman S et al. (in press) Engaging key stakeholders to assess and improve the professional preparation of MPH health educators at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. Am J Public Health.. American Journal of Public Health |
| Linnan L, Sorensen G, Colditz G, Klar N, Emmons KM (2001) Using Theory to Understand the Multiple Determinants of Low Participation in Worksite Health Promotion Programs. Health Education and Behavior.: vol.8, p.591-607. |
| Linnan, L., Kim, A., Wasilewski, Y., Lee, AM., Solomon, F., and Yang, J. (2001) Working with Licensed Cosmetologists to Promote Health: Results from the North Carolina BEAUTY and Health Pilot Study. Preventive Medicine.: vol.33, p.606-612. |
