Assistant Professor
Health and Human Performance
Academic credentials
B.S., University of Delaware
M.S., The Pennsylvania State University
Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park
Biography
Julia Kish-Doto, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in Health and Human Performance at Marymount University. Her research portfolio focuses on health communication around food and nutrition its role in chronic disease prevention in vulnerable populations. Trained in dietetics and community health, she has received federal funding to design and evaluate public health education programs. Her current research specifically examines the intersection between health, climate, and diet.
Teaching Areas
- Public Health
- Designing and Evaluating Public Health Promotion Campaigns
- Epidemiology
- Health Communication
- Health Behavior
- Nutrition
- Weight Management
Research interests
- Exploring Consumer Nutrition Behaviors Reducing Consumer Waste
- Consumption, and Packaging
- Designing Public Health Awareness and Education Campaigns in particular related to diet and the climate
- Assessing Health and Nutrition Literacy in Vulnerable Populations
- Improving Patient-Provider Communication, in particular about chronic disease.
Publications/creative works
Books, Book Chapters, and Monographs:
Kish-Doto, J. & Poehlman, J.A. (2021). Social marketing as a Public Health Intervention. In C. Fourali & J. French. (Eds.) Palgrave Social Marketing Encyclopedia. Palgrave Macmillan Cham. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-14449-4_89-1; Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles Kish-Doto, J., & Francavillo, G. R. (2024). Public health professionals’ views on climate change, advocacy, and health. Journal of Communication in Healthcare, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1080/17538068.2024.2441547;
Other Papers (Published Commentaries/Letters, Conference Proceedings):
Kish-Doto, J., & Gloria, C. T. (2024). Change is in the air: considerations for how we communicate about climate change and health. Journal of Communication in Healthcare, 17(2), 191–193. https://doi.org/10.1080/17538068.2024.2357948; Kish-Doto, J. (2023). O.11.5 – (WIP) Planting the seed of nutrition communication: Nursing students and plant-based diets: Presenter(s): Julia Kish-Doto, Marymount University, United States, Patient Education and Counseling, 109(S), 42, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2022.10.104. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0738399122005766); Kish-Doto, J. (2022) Shifting the misinformation perspective: from combatting, challenging, and fighting to acknowledging, advocating, and communicating, Journal of Communication in Healthcare, DOI: 10.1080/17538068.2022.2121200
