Katherine Sharp
Dr. Sharp has 18 years of high-level, administrative experience in an accredited School of Public Health, 23 years of public health teaching experience and 12 years of health communication research experience, eight of which were working for government consulting firms on health communication/social marketing projects and campaigns funded by the NIH, CDC, NSF and SAMSHA.
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Core FacultyHealth Behavior Theory; Health Communication; Women's Health; Stress and Coping
Dr. Sharp is a Clinical Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Behavioral and Community Health in the School of Public Health.
Dr. Sharp has 18 years of high-level, administrative experience in an accredited School of Public Health, 23 years of public health teaching experience, 12 years of health communication research experience, eight of which were working 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.
B.S., Community Health Education, 1990
University of Maryland, College Park
MPH, Behavioral Sciences and Health Education,1996
Emory University;
PhD, Health Promotion, 2005
Kent State University
HLTH 432 Medical Terminology
HLTH 665 Health Behavior