Dr. Julia Alber
Julia Alber, Ph.D.Assistant 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 Communications
- Cancer Prevention
- Health Disparities
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.
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