Professional Summary
Dr. Valerio's interests include chronic disease management and prevention, the design and evaluation of effective health education materials and programs, and survey methods. She is particularly interested in health literacy and cultural competence issues related to health education and communication. She is also faculty with the Center for Managing Chronic Disease at the University of Michigan.
Courses Taught
HBEHED624: Need Assessment Methods for Behavioral and Educational Health Programs
HBEHED641: Materials and Methods in Health Education Programs
HBEHED678: Critical Histories, Critical Moments in Health Behavior and Health Education
Education
Ph.D., Health Behavior and Health Education, University of Michigan, 2006
M.P.H., Health Behavior and Health Education, University of Michigan, 2001
B.A., History, University of Texas at Austin, 1997
Research Interest & Projects
Dr. Valerio's research is focused on the identification of strategies for improvement of chronic disease management in marginalized and underserved populations. She is currently assessing the understanding of oral health needs of adults with type 2 diabetes and conducting an evaluation of a type 2 diabetes prevention program for adolescents.
Selected Publications
Hurd, N.M., Valerio, M.A., Garcia, N.M., & Scott, A.A. (In press). Adapting an HIV Prevention Intervention for High-Risk, Incarcerated Adolescents. Health Education and Behavior
Heggen, A, Valerio M.A.,Thor, G.G., Rodgers, A.F., King, J.D., Kur, L.W., Becknell, S., & Emerson, P.M. (In press). Examining Media Habits: Implications for health promotion programs among the Toposa in Southern Sudan. International Health
Valerio, M.A., Gong, Z.M., Wang, S., Bria, W.F., Johnson, T.R., & Clark, N.M. (In press). Overweight Women and Management of Asthma. Womens Health
Clark, N.M., Valerio, M.A., Gong, Z.M. (2008). Self-regulation and women with asthma. Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Jun;8(3), 222-7.
Valerio, MA; Parker, EA; Couper, MP; Connell, CM; Janz, NK (2008). Demographic and clinical characteristics predictive of asthma diary use among women. Journal of Asthma, Jun;45(5), 357-61.
Nelson, B.W., Valerio, M.A., Houle, C., Brown, R.W., Brown, C.R., & Clark, N.M. (2006). Working with a Head Start population with asthma: lessons learned. Journal School Health, 76(6), 273-275.
Valerio, M.A., Cabana, M.D., White, D.F., Heidmann, D.M., Brown, R.W., & Bratton, S.L. (2006). Understanding of Asthma Management: Medicaid Parents' Perspectives. Chest, 129(3), 594-601.
Anderson, E.W., Valerio, M.A., Liu, M., Benet, D.J., Joseph, C., Brown, R., & Clark, N.M. (2005). Schools' capacity to help low income, minority children to manage asthma. Journal of School Nursing, 21(4), 236-242.
Clark, N.M., Gong, M., Brown, R., Anderson, E.W., Yu, J., Valerio, M.A., Joseph, C.L., Wu, G., Zeng, Z., & Wu, Z. (2005). Influences on childhood asthma in low income communities in China and the U.S. Journal of Asthma, 42(6), 493-497.
Professional Affiliations
American Association of Public Opinion Research
American Public Health Association
American Thoracic Society
Society for Public Health Education
American Diabetes Association
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