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Karla Finnell, Ph.D.
Health Promotion Sciences

Karla Finnell, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor


Hudson College of Public Health
801 Northeast 13th Street, Room 469
Post Office Box 26901
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104

(405) 271-8001, x46757

Karla-Finnell@ouhsc.edu


Education:

  • PhD, Health Promotion Sciences, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 2015
  • MPH, Health Administration and Policy, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 1998
  • JD, College of Law, University of Oklahoma, 1987
  • BA, Price College of Business, University of Oklahoma, 1984


Appointments:

  • Community Health Center Executive Fellowship Program, University of Kansas, 2007 to present.

Teaching:

  • HPS 5453 Theoretical Concepts
  • HPS 5990 Special Studies/Social Policy and Health
  • HPS 6633 Health Promotion Theory I
  • HPS 6453 Focus Group Research


Clinical/Research Interests:

  • Social justice/health equality
  • Social determinants of health
  • Integration of public health into a primary care medical setting
  • Social marketing
  • Maternal and infant mortality/maternal stress


Select Publications:

Select publications:

  1. Sisson, Susan; Hetrick, Hope; Stinner, Emily; Salvatore, Alicia; Williams, Bethany; Eliot, Kathrin; Finnell, Karla. O20 Family Child Care Home Menu Quality: Happy Healthy Homes Baseline. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2021;53(7):S9-S10. doi:10.1016/j.jneb.2021.04.029
  2. DeBerry, Stephanie; Sisson, Susan; Baldwin, Jonathan; Finnell, Karla; Scott-Kaliki, Meredith; John, Robert. P3 Midwestern Regional Grocery Store Chain Canned and Frozen Vegetable Sales. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2021;53(7):S24-S25. doi:10.1016/j.jneb.2021.04.395
  3. John, Robert; Finnell, Karla; Scott-Kaliki, Meredith; DeBerry, Stephanie. A Case Study of Two Successful Social Marketing Interventions to Promote 1% Low-Fat Milk Consumption. Social Marketing Quarterly. 2019;25(2):137-159. doi:10.1177/1524500418824292
  4. John, Robert; Finnell, Karla; Kerby, Dave; Owen, Jade; Hansen, Kendra. Reactions to a Low-Fat Milk Social Media Intervention in the US: The Choose 1% Milk Campaign. Beverages. 2017;3(4):47. doi:10.3390/beverages3040047
  5. Finnell, Karla; John, Robert. Research to Understand Milk Consumption Behaviors in a Food-Insecure Low-Income SNAP Population in the US. Beverages. 2017;3(3):46. doi:10.3390/beverages3030046