Research and Publications
Research conducted by College of Nursing and Health Sciences faculty supports the urban mission and global perspective of UMass Boston. Our collaborative, transdisciplinary programs of research and scholarship are designed to promote the health and well-being of individuals, families and communities, prevent and manage chronic conditions across the life course of individuals from diverse populations, reduce health disparities nationally and globally, and guide and inform multilevel policies including those central to optimizing health and health outcomes in national and international contexts.
- Cardiovascular health promotion and risk reduction across the life course, nationally and globally (Drs. Eileen Stuart-Shor, Laura Hayman)
- Prevention and management of obesity and cardiometabolic disease in vulnerable children, adolescents and families (Drs. Scott Crouter, Laura Hayman, Laurie Milliken, Ling Shi, Jessica Whiteley, Jean Wiecha)
- Prevention and management of cancer across the life course (Drs. Mary Cooley , Lisa Kennedy Sheldon, Amy Rex Smith, Patricia Reid Ponte)
- Reducing health disparities nationally and globally (Drs. Jane Cloutterbuck, Haeok Lee, Eileen Stuart-Shor)
- Health care delivery systems and work and school environment ( Drs. Carol Hall Ellenbecker , Esther Seibold, Jerry Cromwell)
- Health promotion and risk reduction for older adults (Dr. Suzanne Leveille)
- Long term care and home health care (Drs. Janice Foust, Carol Hall Ellenbecker)
- Academic Service Partnerships (JoAnn Mulready-Shick, Marion Winfrey)
- Physical activity measurement and promotion in children and adults with intellectual disabilities (Drs. Heidi Stanish and Scott Crouter)
- Health promotion strategies to improve nutrition and physical activity behaviors (Drs. Julie Wright and Jessica Whiteley)
- Promotion of physical activity and healthy lifestyle behaviors in families and communities (Drs. Jean Wiecha, Scott Crouter, Laurie Milliken)
