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Dr. Christina Mushi-Brunt, PhD, MPH
Biography
Education
Christina Mushi-Brunt holds a master's and Ph.D. from the School of Public Health at Saint Louis University. She has been previously employed as family health educator and public health department research analyst in Tennessee.
Research Interests
Christina's previous research has focused on racial and ethnic disparities in health and childhood obesity. Her ongoing research interests are related to community-based participatory research and the intersection between health and place. She is currently leading a research team engaged in exploring the practical and contextual aspects of health knowledge and health knowledge assessment among youth.
Publications
| Miller S, Mushi C, Ahmed NU, Larson C, McClellan L, Marrs M (2004). Using focus groups to understand health related practices and perceptions of African Americans: Nashville REACH 2010 Preliminary findings. Ethnicity and Disease 4:S70-S76 |
| Mushi C, Haire-Joshu D, & Elliott MB (2005) Economic-related disparities in child and parent fruit and vegetable intake and body mass index. 19th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control; Atlanta, GA |
| Mushi C, Larson C, Schlundt DG, & Miller S (2002) A case study: Application of partnership in community based public health research. 130th Annual Meeting and Expo of the American Public Health Association; Philadelphia, PA |
| Mushi C, Larson C, Schlundt DG, & Miller S (2002) Evaluating community based public health projects: Nashville REACH 2010. 130th Annual Meeting and Expo of the American Public Health Association; Philadelphia, PA |
| Mushi-Brunt C, Haire-Joshu D, Elliott MB (2007) Food Spending Behaviors and Perceptions are associated with fruit and vegetable intake among parents and their preadolescent children, Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 39:26-30 |
| Mushi-Brunt C, Haire-Joshu D, Elliott MB, Brownson R (in press). Fruit and vegetable intake and obesity in preadolescent children: the role of neighborhood poverty and grocery store access, American Journal of Health Education |
| Mushi-Brunt C, Liu GC, Sothmann MS, Steele G, Lucas B, Ruschhaupt D, Wheatcraft M, & Peebles J (2007). Rapid assessment of height, weight and body mass index for epidemiological studies: A validation study of the BioMeasure Youth Device. Presented at the |
| Mushi-Brunt C, Morrone A, Angermeier L, Ruschhaupt D, Peebles J, Sothmann M (2007).Health knowledge assessment: Improving health literacy among adolescents. Presented at the 58th Annual Meeting of the Society for Public Health Education; Alexandria, VA |
| Schlundt DG, Mushi C, Larson C & Ahmed N (2002). Nashville REACH 2010: Development and Implementation of a Web-Based System for Program Evaluation. Annual meeting of the Society for Behavioral Medicine; Washington, DC. |
| Schlundt DG, Mushi C, Larson C, McClellen L, Kinebrew T, Wakefield V, Postell K, & Ahmed N (2002). Physical activity and health disparities: results from the Nashville REACH 2010 Baseline Survey. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 24(S):152 |
| Schlundt DG, Mushi C, Larson CO, Marrs M (2001) Use of innovative technologies in the evaluation of Nashville's REACH 2010 community action plan: reducing disparities in cardiovascular disease and diabetes in the African American community. Journal of Amb |
