Community Public Health/Health Promotion

We are a high-energy group focused on improving populations’ health through collaborative research, implementation science, and dissemination. Our community /public health and health promotion lens support this focus. We embrace DNP-PhD partnerships to expand knowledge and improve health outcomes through applied research. Students are always welcome to participate in all our RIIG efforts. Please share your successes and opportunities for collaboration. As well, please share your desires to disseminate your work through SNRS RIIG webinars or, hopefully soon, podcasts.

Chair: Melissa M. Klamm, PhD, RN
Associate Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Nursing
Dr. Melissa Klamm's research focuses on health promotion, specifically physical activity and sedentary behavior daily patterns. Her team developed an innovative method for quantifying daily movement dispersion, and her current research involves examining the connection of this variable with several health outcomes, including sleep quality and quality of life.

Co-Chair: Laurie A. Martinez, PhD, MBA, MSN, RN, AHN-BC, HWNC-BC
Assistant Professor, Florida Atlantic University

Community/Public Health & Health Promotion RIIG Member Publication of the Year Award
All peer-reviewed Research Study or Evidence-based Practice Implementation Project publications authored or co-authored by a member of our RIIG with citation/reference information submitted to the RIIG Chair email since the prior SNRS annual meeting will be considered by the RIIG leadership committee for this award. Presentation of the award occurs at the annual in-person RIIG meeting at SNRS; however, you do not need to be present to win.