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Tim Walker, PhD

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Assistant Professor
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Department

Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences

Research Interests

Health Education/Behavioral Sciences
Physical Activity and Nutrition
Cancer
Program Evaluation

Biography

Dr. Walker received his Masters in Exercise Science from the University of Connecticut, his PhD in Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health, and an NCI Cancer Education and Career Development Program Post-doctoral fellowship at UTHealth School of Public Health.

Contact

Email: [email protected]
Phone: (713) 500-9664

Current Projects

Healthy Zone Schools Evaluation

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This is an evaluation of the Healthy Zone Schools program, which targets childhood obesity by promoting physical activity and nutrition in schools.

Implementation of Evidence-based Interventions to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening in Texas Federally Qualified Health Centers

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The goal of this program is to increase Colorectal Cancer Screening through evidence-based interventions in Federally Qualified Health Centers to ultimately reduce Colorectal Cancer and related health disparities among African Americans and Hispanics.

Readiness R01

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This project seeks to develop a measure of organizational readiness for delivering evidence- based interventions to improve colorectal cancer screening among community health center patients.

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