Dina Borzekowski
Director, Global Health Initiative
Dr. Borzekowski’s research expertise is in health communication. She has conducted research around the globe (so far, in around 32 countries), exploring how young people use media and media’s impact on children and adolescents. Additionally, Dr. Borzekowski studies how media and technology affect population health and disease prevention. As Director of the Global Health Initiative, Dr. Borzekowski coordinates educational, research and service collaborations for the School of Public Health community.
Departments/Units
Areas of Interest
health communication; global health; health education; children and media.
B.S., Biology, 1988
Cornell University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
M.S., Communications, Computing and Technology in Education, 1989
Columbia University, Teachers College
Ed.M., Interactive Technology in Education, 1990
Harvard University, Graduate School of Education
Ed. D., Human Development and Psychology, 1994
Harvard University, Graduate School of Education
HLTH234 Global Health Messages
HLTH200 Introduction to Research in Community Health
Gloria S. Friedgen School Spirit Award, May 2024.
Mentor of 2023-2024 Philip Merrill Presidential Scholar award winner Maria Ahmed.
American Public Health Association short film award, 2020.
Mentor of 2018-2019 Philip Merrill Presidential Scholar award winner Talia Klein.
Delta Omega, Honorary Society in Public Health, Gamma Zeta Chapter, inducted May 2018.
Borzekowski, D.L.G., Mondestin, T., St-Onge Ahmad, S. (2024). “Li ka fe’l tou”*: The influence of an educational television program on Haitian children’s gender beliefs. International Journal of Child, Youth and Family Studies, 14(4), 125-142. https://doi.org/10.18357/ijcyfs144202421757.
Borzekowski, D.L.G., Kauffman, L.E., Jacobs, L., Jahun, M., & Babayaro, H. (2023). How the COVID-19 shutdown revealed the effectiveness of a Nigerian educational media program. Journal of Children and Media, 17(3), 373-388. https://doi.org/10.1080/17482798.2023.2222187.
Kauffman, L.E., Dura, E.A. Borzekowski, D.L.G. (2022). Emotions, strategies, and health: Examining the impact of an educational program on Tanzanian preschool children. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(1), 5884, https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19105884.
Borzekowski, D.L.G., Chale, M.L., & Cole, C. (2022). Spatial skills among young children in Morogoro, Tanzania: Examining the effectiveness of a school-based Intervention. International Journal of Early Childhood, 1-27.
Borzekowski, D.L.G., Lane, C.R., Chandnani, A., & Götz, M. (2021). The relation between knowledge and concern: A global study of children and COVID-19. Health psychology research, 9(1).
Kallander, S. W., Gordon, R., & Borzekowski, D.L.G. (2021). “People will continue to suffer if the virus is around”: A qualitative analysis of Sub-Saharan African children’s experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(11), 5618. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18115618
Götz, M., Mendel, C., Lemish, D., Jennings, N., Hains, R., Abdul, F., Alper, M. Asgari, H., Babayaro, H., Blaya, C., Borzekowski, D.... & Yee, A. Z. H. (2020). Children, COVID-19 and the media: A study on the challenges children are facing in the 2020 coronavirus crisis. Televizion, 33(2020/E), 4-9.
Borzekowski, D.L.G., Singpurwalla, D., Mehrotra, D., Howard, D. (2019). The impact of Galli Galli Sim Sim on preschoolers: A randomized control trial in Lucknow, India. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 64.
Borzekowski, D.L.G. (2019). Constancy (the new media “C”) and future generations. Health Education and Behavior. 46(2S), 20S-29S.
Borzekowski, Dina L.G., Lando, Agnes Lucy, Olsen, Sarah H., Giffen, Lauren A. (2019). The impact of an educational cartoon on Rwandan children. International Journal of Early Childhood, 51(1), 109-126.
Borzekowski, D.L.G., Pires, P. (2018). A six country study of media exposure, logo recognition, and young children’s preferences for junk food and beverages. Journal of Children and Media.
Borzekowski, D.L.G., Chen, J.C. (2016). Tobacco cues in India: An ecological momentary assessment. Tobacco Induced Diseases, 14(1): 16-26.
Agree, E.M., King, A.C., Castro, C.M., Wiley, A., Borzekowski, D.L.G. (2015). “It’s got to be on this page.” How age and cognitive style affect successful online health seeking. Journal of Medical Internet Research, e79.
Borzekowski, D.L.G., Ross, C., Jernigan, D.H., DeJong, W., Siegel, M. (2015). Patterns of media use and alcohol brand consumption among underage drinking youth in the United States. Journal of Health Communication,
Borzekowski, D.L.G., *Clearfield, E., Rimal, R., Gielen, A.C. (2014). Young children’s perceptions of fire prevention messages: Do framing and parental mediation matter? Journal of Burn Care & Research, 35, 303-312.
Borzekowski, D.L.G., *Guan Y., Erby, L., Smith, K., Roter, D. (2013). The Angelina Effect: Immediate reach, grasp, and impact of going public. Genetics in Medicine, 16, 516-521.
Borzekowski, Dina L.G., Cohen, Joanna E. (2013). The global reach of tobacco marketing among young children. Pediatrics,132; e825 - e831.