Adjunct Associate Professor

Contact
cmcbride@mail.nih.gov
301.594.6788 (tel)
301.480.3108 (fax)

Chief & Senior Investigator
Social and Behavioral Research Branch
National Human Genome Research Institute
National Institutes of Health
2 Center Drive, Bldg 2, Rm 4E08
Bethesda, MD  20892-0249

Link to CV

Research Interests
Dr. McBride is a behavioral epidemiologist and an expert in the development and evaluation of self-directed behavior change interventions. She has developed and evaluated in large randomized trials, a number of proactively delivered behavior change interventions for smoking, diet and physical activity, and motivational adjuncts including genetic susceptibility testing. Her research interests include identifying and capitalizing on "teachable moments" as contexts in which to increase the efficacy of self-directed behavioral change interventions.

Research Classification
Cancer Prevention and Control
Genetics
Health Behavior
Health Communication
Healthcare Delivery
Medical Decision-Making
Minority Health and Eliminating Disparities
Tobacco Use Prevention and Control
Women's Health

Educational Background
Postdoctorate, Group Health Cooperative
Health services research, 1992

PhD, University of Minnesota
Behavioral Epidemiology, 1990

MA, University of Arizona
Sociology, 1982