Melissa Valerio

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About

Dr. Melissa Valerio-Shewmaker is a Professor in Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences and serves as the Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs. Her primary areas of focus include research design, program design, intervention mapping and community engagement. She has been involved in research focused on prevention and management of chronic illness including type 2 diabetes prevention and management, asthma, cancer prevention and screening and patient-provider communication. She conducts research supported by NCATS, CDC, NIH, PCORI, and local foundations. She has served as PI for studies assessing genetic understanding of type 2 diabetes risk, adolescent diabetes prevention, healthy families using multi-level approaches and community strategies to understand maternal health needs and practices promoting early entry into prenatal care and maternal outcomes. Dr. Valerio has been involved in health literacy for over 20 years and is recognized as a verbal exchange health literacy leader. Dr. Valerio teaches Intervention Mapping and Community Health Needs Assessment.

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Center Affiliation

Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research

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Research Interests

• Adolescent Health
• Behavioral/Mental Health
• Cancer
• Cardiovascular and Chronic Diseases
• Health Education/Behavioral Sciences
• Maternal and Child Health
• Program Evaluation
• Women's Health