Assistant Professor

Department of Health Promotion
University of Nebraska Medical Center
College of Public Health

Professional Summary

• 2021-present, Assistant Professor, Department of Health Promotion, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center
• 2021, Instructor, Department of Health Promotion, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center
• 2020 – 2021, Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Department of Health Promotion, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center
• 2019 – 2020, Associate Director and Title X Project Director, Nebraska Family Planning
• 2018 – 2019, Community Data Research Coordinator, Department of Health Promotion, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center
• 2015 – 2018, Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Health Promotion, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center
• 2012 – 2015, Program Evaluator, Cassandra Drennon & Associates, Athens, Georgia
• 2009 – 2011, Graduate Assistant, Maternal and Child Health Program, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.

Education

• 2018, Ph.D., University of Nebraska Medical Center
• 2011, MPH, The George Washington University
• 2007, B.A., University of Delaware

Research Interests

• My research interests center around developing processes to enable communities and health systems to engage in local, data-driven decision-making processes around maternal and child health outcomes.

Selected Publications

• Schenkelberg, M. A., Essay, A. M., Rosen, M. S., Bavari, A. E., Norgelas, S. J., Rosenkranz, R. R., Welk, G. J, Dzewaltowski, D. A. A protocol for coordinating rural community stakeholders to implement whole-of-community youth physical activity surveillance through school systems. Preventive Medicine Reports (2021). doi:10.1016/j.pmedr.2021.101536
• McLoughlin, G. M., Rosenkranz, R. R., Lee, J. A., Wolff, M. M., Chen, S., Dzewaltowski, D. A., Vazou, S., Lanningham-Foster, L., Gentile, D.A., Rosen, M.S., & Welk, G. J. (2019). The Importance of Self-Monitoring for Behavior Change in Youth: Findings from the SWITCH® School Wellness Feasibility Study. International journal of environmental research and public health, 16(20), 3806.
• Tibbits, M., Rosen, M., & Rajaram, S. (2017). Perceptions of Sexual Health Interventions among Urban, Midwestern Female African American Youth. Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice, 10(3), 12.
• Vyas, A. N., Landry, M., Schnider, M., Rojas, A. M., & Wood, S. F. (2012). Public health interventions: reaching Latino adolescents via short message service and social media. Journal of medical Internet research, 14(4).

Professional Affiliations

• American Public Health Association
• American Evaluation Association