Resume

• 2003

  The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

  The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

  PhD

  Behavioral Sciences

  Epidemiology

  Biostatistics

• 2001

  Houston VA Medical Center

  Stephen F. Austin State University

  Clinical Assistant Professor

  Houston

  Texas Area

  University of Houston

  Nacogdoches

  TX

  Department of Kinesiology & Health Science

  Assistant Professor

  Stephen F. Austin State University

  Developing tailored home environment interventions to address childhood obesity (Healthy Homes… Healthy Families)

  April 2009 – March 2011

  Co-Investigator

  Project Director. Intervention development

  design and implementation. Training and supervision of MI intervention delivery. \n\n\nObesity Prevention & Control in the Pediatric Setting

  Rhode Island Department of Health

  (sub only)

  April 2009 – June 2010

  (Shalon

  Principal Investigator). PI of Brown Institute for Community Health Promotion Subcontract

  (Gans) Co-Investigator. Intervention development

  design and implementation. Training and supervision of MI intervention delivery.\n\nTailored Lifestyle Intervention in Obese Adults within Primary Care Practice (Choose to Lose)

  NIH/NIDDK (sub)

  September 2009 – July

  2014 (Eaton

  Principal Investigator) Gans

  Co-Investigator

  Principal Investigator of Brown Institute for Community Health Promotion Subcontract

  Motivational Interviewing design and supervision.\n\nFresh to You: Multilevel approaches in low income housing to increase F&V intake

  National Cancer Institute

  April 2009 – March 2014

  Co-Investigator.\n\nTEACHING:\nPHP 2360 - Designing and Evaluating Public Health Interventions

  lecture on Dissemination presented April 2010

  April 2011; lecture on Needs Assessment

  February 2011.

  Brown University

  Houston VA Medical Center

• 1995

  University of Texas Houston Mental Sciences Institute

  Brown University

  University of Houston

  University of Texas Houston Mental Sciences Institute

  Master of Arts (M.A.)

  Clinical Psychology

  University of Houston-Clear Lake

• 1985

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

  Psychology

  University of Houston

• Intervention Development

  Teaching

  Grant Writing

  Health Promotion

  Epidemiology

  Research

  Motivational Interviewing

  Research Design

  Childhood Obesity

  University Teaching

  Mental Health

  Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

  Public Health

  Community Outreach

  Program Development

  Substance Abuse Prevention

  Program Evaluation

  Substance Use Disorders

  Stata

  CBT

  Feasibility and acceptability of an early childhood obesity prevention intervention: results from the healthy homes

  healthy families pilot study.

  Akilah Dulin Keita

  Kim Gans

  Ingrid Adams

  This study examined the feasibility and acceptability of a home-based early childhood obesity prevention intervention designed to empower low-income racially/ethnically diverse parents to modify their children's health behaviors.

  Feasibility and acceptability of an early childhood obesity prevention intervention: results from the healthy homes

  healthy families pilot study.

  Kelli

  Drenner