Karla Finnell, Ph.D.

Hudson College of Public Health
801 Northeast 13th Street, Room 469
Post Office Box 26901
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104

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Education:

• PhD, Health Promotion Sciences, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 2015
• MPH, Health Administration and Policy, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 1998
• JD, College of Law, University of Oklahoma, 1987
• BA, Price College of Business, University of Oklahoma, 1984

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Appointments:

• Community Health Center Executive Fellowship Program, University of Kansas, 2007 to present.

Teaching:

• HPS 5453 Theoretical Concepts
• HPS 5990 Special Studies/Social Policy and Health
• HPS 6633 Health Promotion Theory I
• HPS 6453 Focus Group Research

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Clinical/Research Interests:

• Social justice/health equality
• Social determinants of health
• Integration of public health into a primary care medical setting
• Social marketing
• Maternal and infant mortality/maternal stress

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Select Publications:

Select publications:

1. Sisson, Susan; Hetrick, Hope; Stinner, Emily; Salvatore, Alicia; Williams, Bethany; Eliot, Kathrin; Finnell, Karla. O20 Family Child Care Home Menu Quality: Happy Healthy Homes Baseline. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2021;53(7):S9-S10. doi:10.1016/j.jneb.2021.04.029
2. DeBerry, Stephanie; Sisson, Susan; Baldwin, Jonathan; Finnell, Karla; Scott-Kaliki, Meredith; John, Robert. P3 Midwestern Regional Grocery Store Chain Canned and Frozen Vegetable Sales. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2021;53(7):S24-S25. doi:10.1016/j.jneb.2021.04.395
3. John, Robert; Finnell, Karla; Scott-Kaliki, Meredith; DeBerry, Stephanie. A Case Study of Two Successful Social Marketing Interventions to Promote 1% Low-Fat Milk Consumption. Social Marketing Quarterly. 2019;25(2):137-159. doi:10.1177/1524500418824292
4. John, Robert; Finnell, Karla; Kerby, Dave; Owen, Jade; Hansen, Kendra. Reactions to a Low-Fat Milk Social Media Intervention in the US: The Choose 1% Milk Campaign. Beverages. 2017;3(4):47. doi:10.3390/beverages3040047
5. Finnell, Karla; John, Robert. Research to Understand Milk Consumption Behaviors in a Food-Insecure Low-Income SNAP Population in the US. Beverages. 2017;3(3):46. doi:10.3390/beverages3030046