Elisa M. Rodriguez, PhD

Research Assistant Professor, Department of Health Behavior

Outreach Coordinator, Office of Public Health Practice

emr4@buffalo.edu
210B Kimball Tower
716-829-3434 Ext. 264
716-829-6040 (Fax)

Education
PhD, Health Behavior, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2007

MS, Natural Sciences, RPCI Division, State University of New York at Buffalo, 2003

BA, Sociology/Anthropology, Canisius College, 2000

Profile
Dr. Rodriguez is a social behavioral scientist with training and research experience in the use of Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) approaches as applied to health behavior intervention efforts.  She is a native of the area and recently returned to Western New York since completing her doctoral training at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in the Department of Health, Behavior and Society.  She has worked on several CBPR research studies focusing on cancer educational intervention efforts in African American churches. 

Research Interests
Dr. Rodriguez’s research interests include cancer control efforts among racial/ethnic minority populations, psychosocial and behavioral factors that influence minority health status and health outcomes related to chronic disease conditions, and women’s health issues.  She is also broadly interested in the implementation and evaluation of participatory research approaches in the field of health promotion and disease prevention intervention efforts.  

Selected Publications

• Bowie JV, Wells AM, Juon H-S, Sydnor KS, Rodriguez EM. How Old Are African American Women When They Receive Their First Mammogram? Results from a Church-Based Study. Journal of Community Health, March 2008.
• Bowie JV, Juon H-S, Cho J, Rodriguez EM.  Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Factors Associated with Overweight and Obesity Among Mexican Americans and Central Americans: Results of the 2001 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS).  Preventing Chronic Disease, 2007; 4(1): A10.

Professional Affiliations
American Public Health Association, Southern Regional Education Board, Community of Science.