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Lisako McKyer, PhD, MPH

E. Lisako Jones McKyer
E. Lisako Jones McKyer, PhD, MPH

Research Faculty

Curriculum Vitae

CV (PDF)

Contact

Health Behavior
212 Adriance Lab Rd.
1266 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-1266
lisako.mckyer@tamu.edu
Phone: 979.436.9361

Education and Training

  • Earned an undergraduate degree in psychology (with emphasis on developmental and pediatric psychology)
  • Indiana University, PhD, Clinical science (clinical psychology)
  • Indiana University, MPH, Community health

Research Interests

  • Minority Health Issues and Health Disparities
  • Parental Influences on Child Health Behaviors & Outcomes
  • Socioecological Factors of Health Behaviors

Representative Publications

  • Fleary, S., Heffer, RW., and McKyer, ELJ (2013). Understanding OTC and Prescription Drug Abuse in Late Adolescence/Young Adulthood. Journal of Addiction, Volume 34, Issue 4, August 2011, Pages 653--663
  • Wendel, ML, Alaniz, A., Kelly, BN., Clark, HR., Drake, KN., Outley, CW., Garney, W., Dean, K., Simpson, L., Allen, B., Finke, P., Harris, T., Jackson, V., Player, D., Ramirez, A., Sutherland, M., Viator, C., McKyer, ELJ., St.John, JA., McLeroy, KR., and Burdine, JN (2012). Capacity Building in Rural Communities. In Crosby, RA., Wendel, WL., Vanderpool, RC., and Casey, BR (Eds) Rural Populations and Health: Determinants, Disparities, and Solutions. Jossey-Bass: San Francisco, CA
  • Smith, ML., Dickerson, J.B., Sosa, ET., McKyer, ELJ., and Ory, M.G. (2012). College Students' Perceived Disease Risk versus Actual Prevalence Rates. American Journal of Health Behavior, 36(1), 96-106 *
  • Ettienne-Gittens, R., McKyer, ELJ., Goodson, P. and Guidry, J. (2012). Evaluating the health education curriculum: Where's the Nutrition? Journal of Health Behavior and Public Health, 2 (3), 27-30
  • McKyer, ELJ (2012). Health Disparities Among School-Aged Youth. In Wiley,DC & Cory, AC (Eds). Encyclopedia of School Health. Sage Publications: Thousand Oaks, Ca.
  • Warne, R., Li, Y., McKyer, ELJ., Condie, R., Diep, CS., and Murano, PS. (2012). Managing clustered data using hierarchical linear modeling. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 44, 271-277
  • McKyer, ELJ., Outley, CW., Blake, JJ., and Kelly, BN. (2012). Promoting Adolescent Health in Rural Communities. In Crosby, RA., Wendel, WL., Vanderpool, RC., and Casey, BR (Eds) Rural Populations and Health: Determinants, Disparities, and Solutions. Jossey-Bass: San Francisco, CA
  • Ettienne-Gittens, R., McKyer, E.L.J., Goodson, P., Guidry, F., Outley, C. (2012). What about health educators? Nutrition education for Allied Health Professionals: A review of the literature. American Journal of Health Education, 43 (5), 288-309
  • Delissaint, D. and McKyer, ELJ (2011). A Systematic Review of Factors Utilized in Preconception Health Behavior Research. Health Education and Behavior, 38(6), 603-616
  • Smith, M. L., Sosa, E. T., Hochhalter, A. K., Covin, J., Ory, M. G., & McKyer, ELJ. (2011). Correlates of family health history discussions between college students and physicians: Does family cancer history make a difference? Journal of Primary Prevention, 32(5-6) 311-322