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Ravneet Kaur, DrPH, MBA

Research Assistant Professor

Division of Health Research and Evaluation

Department of Family and Community Medicine

Contact

Address:

1601 Parkview Ave., Rockford, IL 61107

Office Phone:

815-395-5850

About

Work history / Positions: Adjunct Faculty at Governors State University (Courses: Community Health and Managerial Epidemology, Introduction to Epidemiology, Health Promotion), Adjunct Faculty at Benedictine University (Courses: Behavioral and Social Aspects of Public Health, Public Health Education Methods). In past, she was part of the Nutrition, Obesity, and Health Equity Research Group (NOHE) at University of Illinois, Chicago, as a Research Specialist. The aim of NOHE Lab was to provide greater visibility to the social and structural determinants (SSDOH) that drive dietary behaviors and diet-related conditions in low-income populations. She was responsible for managing, coordinating, and performing data analysis for numerous projects at NOHE lab.

Research Interests: Health Disparities, Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR), Food Access in Low-Income Communities, Cancer Epidemiology

 

Selected Publications

Kaur, R., Winkler, M. R., John, S., DeAngelo, J., Dombrowski, R. D., Hickson, A., … & Leone, L. A. (2022). Forms of Community Engagement in Neighborhood Food Retail: Healthy Community Stores Case Study Project. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(12), 6986.

John, S., Winkler, M.R., Kaur, R., DeAngelo, J., Hill, A.B., Sundermeir, S.M., Colon-Ramos, U., Leone, L.A., Dombrowski, R.D.,  Lewis, E.C., Gittelsohn, J. (2022). Balancing Mission and Margins: What Makes Healthy Community Food Stores Successful. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 8470.

Sundermeir, S.M., Winkler, M.R., John, S., Colón-Ramos, U., Kaur, R., Hickson, A., Dombrowski, R.D., Hill, A.B., Bode, B., DeAngelo, J., Gittelsohn, J. A Commentary on the Healthy Community Stores Case Studies Project: Implications for Retailers, Policy, and Future Research. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022, 19(14), 8470

Henderson, V., Madrigal, J. M., Kendall, L. C., Parekh, P., Newsome, J., Chukwudozie, I. B., Comer-Hagans, D.L., Coffey, V., Grumbach, G., Spencer, S., Rodgers, C., Kaur,R.,  Balay, L., Maga, T., Ramamonjiarivelo, Z., Balthazar, C., Winn, R., Watson, K., Odoms-Young A., Hoskins, K. F. (2022). Pilot study of a culturally sensitive intervention to promote genetic counseling for breast cancer risk. BMC health services research22(1), 1-9

Henderson, V., Chukwudozie, I., Coffey, V., Grumbach, G., Spencer, S., Rodgers, C., Kaur, R., Newsome, J., Balay, L., Maga, T., Kendall, L., Balthazar, C., Watson, K., Winn, R., Odoms-Young, A., Hoskins, K. (2020). Development of a culturally targeted narrative intervention to promote genetic counseling among African American women at risk for hereditary breast cancer. Cancer, 127(14), 2535-2544.

Shah, G. H., Leider, J. P., Luo, H., & Kaur, R. (2016). Interoperability of information systems managed and used by the local health departments. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice22(Suppl 6), S34.

Chandrasekar, E., Kaur, R., Song, S., Kim, K.E. (2015). A Comparison of Effectiveness of Hepatitis B Screening and Linkage to Care Among Foreign-Born Populations in Clinical and Nonclinical Settings. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare 8: 1-9.

Alfonso, M. L., & Kaur, R. (2012). Self-Injury Among Early Adolescents: Identifying Segments Protected and at Risk. Journal of School Health 82: 537-547

Education

Undergraduate Degree: Bachelor of Dental Surgery
Graduate Degree: MBA in Health Care Services; Doctor of Public Health