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Ann Rogers, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor, Department of Health Promotion

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Ann Rogers, PhD, MPH is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Promotion of the UNMC College of Public Health. Previously, she was a Research Group Project Manager in the Department of Health Promotion.

Education

2023, PhD, Health Practice and Medical Education Research, University of Nebraska Medical Center
2019, MPH, Health Promotion, University of Nebraska Medical Center
2016, BS, Nutrition & Exercise Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Research Interests

Improvement of physical activity and nutrition behaviors among children and adolescents for the prevention of cancer and other chronic conditions
Measurement of community and setting characteristics and their influence on preventive health behaviors
Whole-of-community interventions, particularly in rural communities
Local surveillance, including the collection, feedback, and use of data to inform population health improvement efforts

Selected Publications

Essay, A. M., Schlechter, C. R., Mershon, C. A., Fial, A. V., Ellison, J., Rosenkranz, R. R., & Dzewaltowski, D. A. (2021). A scoping review of whole-of-community interventions on six modifiable cancer prevention risk factors in youth: A systems typology. Preventive Medicine, 153, 106769.
Schenkelberg, M. A., Essay, A. M., Rosen, M. S., Bavari, A. E., Norgelas, S. J., Rosenkranz, R. R., Welk, G. J., & Dzewaltowski, D. A. (2021). A protocol for coordinating rural community stakeholders to implement whole-of-community youth physical activity surveillance through school systems. Preventive Medicine Reports, 24, 101536.
Essay, A. M., Schenkelberg, M. A., Von Seggern, M. J., Rosen, M. S., Schlechter, C. R., Rosenkranz, R. R., & Dzewaltowski, D. A. (2023). A protocol for a local community monitoring and feedback system for physical activity in organized group settings for children. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 20(5), 385–393.
Rosen, M. S., Rogers, A. E., Von Seggern, M. J., Grimm, B. L., Ramos, A. K., Schenkelberg, M. A., Idoate, R. E., & Dzewaltowski, D. A. (2024). Investigate-Design-Practice-Reflect: An Iterative Community-Engaged Action Process to Improve Population Health. Journal of Community Health.
Rogers, A. E., Wichman, C. S., Schenkelberg, M. A., & Dzewaltowski, D. A. (2024). Inequality in Children’s Physical Activity Across Time-Segmented Youth Sport Practice. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 1–13.

Professional Affiliations

International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
American College of Sports Medicine
Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Sciences