Katherine Sharp

Dr. Sharp is a Clinical Professor and Associate Director of Academic Programs in the Department of Behavioral and Community Health in the School of Public Health. 

Dr. Sharp has extensive high-level, administrative and teaching experience in an accredited School of Public Health. As Associate Director of Academic Programs, she works with our BCH undergraduate and graduate program directors on administrative tasks and student success initiatives. She also has several years of health communication research experience as she worked for government consulting firms on health communication/social marketing projects and campaigns funded by the NIH, CDC, NSF and SAMSHA.

Her research expertise is in health literacy, health behavior theory, social marketing, market research, planning, implementing and evaluating health communication campaigns/interventions, survey design and focus group moderation. Additionally, she enjoys public speaking, planning and facilitating workshops and orientations.

Dr. Sharp earned her B.S. from UMCP in Community Health Education, her Masters in Public Health (MPH) in Behavioral Sciences and Health Education from Emory University and her PhD in Health Promotion from Kent State University.