Courses Taught by K. Rivet Amico

HBHEQ620: Behavioral Research Methods in Public Health

  • Graduate level
  • Both Residential and Online MPH
  • This is a second year course for Online students
  • Fall term(s) for residential students; Fall term(s) for online MPH students;
  • 3 credit hour(s) for residential students; 3 credit hour(s) for online MPH students;
  • Instructor(s): K. Rivet Amico (Residential); Marc Zimmerman (Online MPH);
  • Offered every year
  • Prerequisites: None
  • Description: Principles of design of behavioral research on public health problems and programs. Objectives, philosophy, and methods of science including causal inference, the role of hypotheses, criteria for establishing adequate hypotheses, research designs and data collection techniques. Formulation of a research problem within a program setting.
AmicoK.
K. Rivet Amico
ZimmermanMarc
Marc Zimmerman

HBHEQ639: Mixed Methods Research Designs And Applications

  • Graduate level
  • Residential
  • Winter term(s) for residential students;
  • 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
  • Instructor(s): K. Rivet Amico (Residential);
  • Prerequisites: None
  • Advisory Prerequisites: Intro to BioSTATS recommended
  • Undergraduates are allowed to enroll in this course.
  • Description: To provide the background rationale and tools to understand mixed methods (MM) designs – MM rationale, advantages, implementation and practical strategies for conducted MM research. Students will use this information and skills to propose their own novel MM study in an area of interest in public health.
  • Learning Objectives: Profession & Science of Public Health 3. Explain the role of quantitative and qualitative methods and sciences in describing and assessing a population’s health 5. Explain the critical importance of evidence in advancing public health knowledge Factors Related to Human Health 12. Explain an ecological perspective on the connections among human health, animal health and ecosystem health (e.g., One Health)
AmicoK.
K. Rivet Amico

HBHEQ810: Special Topics in Health Behavior and Health Education

  • Graduate level
  • Residential
  • Winter term(s) for residential students;
  • 2-6 credit hour(s) for residential students;
  • Instructor(s): K. Rivet Amico (Residential);
  • Prerequisites: None
  • Description: Doctoral seminar designed to provide an extensive review of a number of substantive areas of health behavior and health education. Readings and discussion organized around issues of mutual interest to faculty and students. Reviews and reports on topics required in the areas selected. May be elected more than once.
AmicoK.
K. Rivet Amico

HBHEQ885: Health Equity Models Of Practice And Interventions At Structural And Community Level

  • Graduate level
  • Residential
  • Winter term(s) for residential students;
  • 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
  • Instructor(s): Kristi Gamarel, K. Rivet Amico, (Residential);
  • Prerequisites: None
  • Advisory Prerequisites: • Completion of HBHEQ 600 (or equivalent health behavior theories course) and a research methods course. • Doctoral standing or permission of instructor.
  • Description: HBHEQ 885 provides advanced training in social and behavioral theories and frameworks that describe and explain health and health equity across structural, community, relational, and individual levels. Emphasis is on analyzing and comparing perspectives, identifying assumptions and implications, and developing conceptual models that reflect complex drivers of health and equity.
  • Learning Objectives: By the end of the two-course sequence, students will be able to: • Critically analyze and synthesize scientific literature to evaluate theories, frameworks, and models relevant to health behavior and equity. • Develop conceptual models that integrate multiple theoretical frameworks across levels. • Interpret empirical findings within the context of conceptual frameworks and describe their public health relevance. • Identify and articulate assumptions, implications, and limitations of theoretical approaches. • Map constructs from theory to intervention strategies, mechanisms of action, and measures. • Apply translational and implementation frameworks to intervention contexts. • Critically evaluate how conceptual and intervention models can advance equity or inadvertently reinforce inequities. • Communicate and defend theory-informed models and interventions in writing and oral presentations.
GamarelKristi
Kristi Gamarel
AmicoK.
K. Rivet Amico
Concentration Competencies that HBHEQ885 Allows Assessment On
Department Program Degree Competency Specific course(s) that allow assessment
HBHE PhD Develop an innovative and efficient design for an empirical analysis of an intervention or observational study to address a research question with clear public health relevance HBHEQ885, HBHEQ886
HBHE PhD Integrate theoretical frameworks (e.g., health belief model, social ecological model) with critical analysis of empirical data to identify gaps in current approaches to health promotion HBHEQ885, HBHEQ886, preliminary exam

HBHEQ886: Theory In Action — Using Theory And Models To Understand And Intervene In Public Health

  • Graduate level
  • Residential
  • Winter term(s) for residential students;
  • 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
  • Instructor(s): Kristi Gamarel, K. Rivet Amico, (Residential);
  • Prerequisites: None
  • Advisory Prerequisites: • Completion of HBHEQ 600 (or equivalent health behavior theories course) and a research methods course. • Doctoral standing or permission of instructor.
  • Description: HBHEQ 886 focuses on applying theoretical frameworks to the design and evaluation of public health interventions. Students build on conceptual models from HBHEQ 885 to identify mechanisms of change, develop theoretically informed intervention strategies, and critically assess how interventions can advance or inadvertently reinforce health inequities.
  • Learning Objectives: By the end of the two-course sequence, students will be able to: • Critically analyze and synthesize scientific literature to evaluate theories, frameworks, and models relevant to health behavior and equity. • Develop conceptual models that integrate multiple theoretical frameworks across levels. • Interpret empirical findings within the context of conceptual frameworks and describe their public health relevance. • Identify and articulate assumptions, implications, and limitations of theoretical approaches. • Map constructs from theory to intervention strategies, mechanisms of action, and measures. • Apply translational and implementation frameworks to intervention contexts. • Critically evaluate how conceptual and intervention models can advance equity or inadvertently reinforce inequities. • Communicate and defend theory-informed models and interventions in writing and oral presentations.
GamarelKristi
Kristi Gamarel
AmicoK.
K. Rivet Amico
Concentration Competencies that HBHEQ886 Allows Assessment On
Department Program Degree Competency Specific course(s) that allow assessment
HBHE PhD Develop an innovative and efficient design for an empirical analysis of an intervention or observational study to address a research question with clear public health relevance HBHEQ885, HBHEQ886
HBHE PhD Integrate theoretical frameworks (e.g., health belief model, social ecological model) with critical analysis of empirical data to identify gaps in current approaches to health promotion HBHEQ885, HBHEQ886, preliminary exam