Dr. Julia Alber

Julia Alber, Ph.D. Associate Professor   Email: jmalber@calpoly.edu Office: 43A-367 Phone: 805-756-1779

"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin

Education

B.S. in Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2010

M.P.H. in Community Health Education, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2012

Ph.D. in Health & Human Performance with an emphasis on Health Behavior, University of Florida, 2015

Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, 2015-2017

Specialization

• Health Communication
• Cancer Prevention
• Tobacco Prevention
• Health Education History

Research and Interests

My current research focuses on applying communication technologies to understand and promote healthy behaviors for addressing disparities in cancer prevention. My research involves developing and testing public health messages, conducting content analyses, and applying health behavior theory to understand cancer-related behaviors and beliefs. Additionally, my research involves working with community partners to use research to inform public health advocacy efforts at the local, state, and federal level. Finally, I conduct research to document and understand the history of health education.

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