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  • 2016 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

Karen M. Emmons is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in health professions and medicine. Their work spans several subfields including general health professions, public health, environmental and occupational health, oncology, economics and econometrics, and sociology and political science.

Their research primarily focuses on topics related to health policy implementation science, public health policies and education, health systems, economic evaluations, quality of life, food security and health in diverse populations, primary care and health outcomes, health sciences research and education, and health and medical research impacts.

Karen M. Emmons has published in multiple venues, with frequent contributions in:

  • Journal of Clinical and Translational Science
  • Implementation Science Communications
  • Translational Behavioral Medicine
  • UNC Libraries
  • American Journal of Public Health

Their recent scholarly papers include:

  • "Building Trust in COVID-19 Vaccines and Beyond Through Authentic Community Investment" (2020) - American Journal of Public Health
  • "Commentary: Policy Implementation Science - An Unexplored Strategy to Address Social Determinants of Health" (2021) - Ethnicity & Disease
  • "Anchor Institutions: Best Practices to Address Social Needs and Social Determinants of Health" (2020) - American Journal of Public Health
  • "Social determinants of health and US cancer screening interventions: A systematic review" (2023) - CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians
  • "Youth and Young Adult Use of Pod-Based Electronic Cigarettes From 2015 to 2019" (2020) - JAMA Pediatrics

The scientist collaborates frequently with other researchers, including Ross C. Brownson, Rebekka M. Lee, Daniel A. Gundersen, Gina Kruse, and David A. Chambers, with collaboration counts ranging from 8 to 12 joint works.

Karen M. Emmons was recognized as a member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) in 2016.

Best Publications

  • Understanding the potential of teachable moments: the case of smoking cessation

    C M McBride;K M Emmons;I M Lipkus

  • How can we increase translation of research into practice? Types of evidence needed.

    Russell E. Glasgow;Karen M. Emmons

  • Motivational interviewing in health care settings. Opportunities and limitations.

    Karen M. Emmons;Stephen Rollnick

  • Understanding health behavior change among couples: an interdependence and communal coping approach.

    Megan A. Lewis;Colleen M. McBride;Kathryn I. Pollak;Elaine Puleo

  • Distribution of smokers by stage in three representative samples.

    Wayne F. Velicer;Joseph L. Fava;James O. Prochaska;David B. Abrams

  • Evaluation of motivationally tailored vs. standard self-help physical activity interventions at the workplace.

    Bess H. Marcus;Karen M. Emmons;Laurey R. Simkin-Silverman;Laura A. Linnan

  • Relapse and maintenance issues for smoking cessation.

    Judith K. Ockene;Karen M. Emmons;Robin J. Mermelstein;Kenneth A. Perkins

  • Use of sunscreen, sunburning rates, and tanning bed use among more than 10 000 US children and adolescents.

    Alan C Geller;Graham A Colditz;Susan Oliveria;Karen Emmons

  • Implications of the results of community intervention trials.

    Glorian Sorensen;Karen Emmons;Mary Kay Hunt;Douglas Johnston

  • Safe To Walk? Neighborhood Safety and Physical Activity Among Public Housing Residents

    Gary G. Bennett;Lorna H McNeill;Kathleen Y Wolin;Dustin T Duncan

  • Harvard Report on Cancer Prevention Volume 4: Harvard Cancer Risk Index

    Graham Colditz;K. A. Atwood;K. Emmons;R. R. Monson

  • Reducing Social Disparities in Tobacco Use: A Social-Contextual Model for Reducing Tobacco Use Among Blue-Collar Workers

    Glorian Sorensen;Elizabeth Barbeau;Mary Kay Hunt;Karen Emmons

  • Introduction to the special section on dissemination: dissemination research and research dissemination: how can we close the gap?

    Jon Kerner;Barbara Rimer;Karen Emmons

  • Sleep as a Potential Fundamental Contributor to Disparities in Cardiovascular Health

    Chandra L. Jackson;Susan Redline;Karen M. Emmons

  • Mechanisms in Multiple Risk Factor Interventions: Smoking, Physical-Activity, and Dietary-Fat Intake Among Manufacturing Workers

    Karen M. Emmons;Bess H. Marcus;Laura Linnan;Joseph S. Rossi

  • Model for incorporating social context in health behavior interventions: applications for cancer prevention for working-class, multiethnic populations.

    Glorian Sorensen;Karen Emmons;Mary Kay Hunt;Elizabeth Barbeau

  • Predictors of smoking among US college students.

    K M Emmons;H Wechsler;G Dowdall;M Abraham

  • A randomized trial to reduce passive smoke exposure in low-income households with young children.

    Karen M. Emmons;S. Katharine Hammond;Joseph L. Fava;Wayne F. Velicer

  • A comprehensive worksite cancer prevention intervention: behavior change results from a randomized controlled trial (United States).

    Glorian Sorensen;Anne M Stoddard;Anthony D LaMontagne;Karen Emmons

  • Health Behaviors, Medical Care, and Interventions to Promote Healthy Living in the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study Cohort

    Paul C. Nathan;Jennifer S. Ford;Tara O. Henderson;Melissa M. Hudson

Frequent Co-Authors

Gary G. Bennett
Gary G. Bennett Duke University
Glorian Sorensen
Glorian Sorensen Harvard University
David B. Abrams
David B. Abrams New York University
Graham A. Colditz
Graham A. Colditz Washington University in St. Louis
Kasisomayajula Viswanath
Kasisomayajula Viswanath Harvard University
Tai Hing Lam
Tai Hing Lam University of Hong Kong
Gabriel M. Leung
Gabriel M. Leung University of Hong Kong
Ann H. Partridge
Ann H. Partridge Harvard University
Alan C. Geller
Alan C. Geller Harvard University
Elizabeth M. Barbeau
Elizabeth M. Barbeau Harvard University

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