{"id":4733,"date":"2020-11-09T15:41:34","date_gmt":"2020-11-09T15:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/developmenttwo.marymount.edu\/staff-members\/sara-pappa\/"},"modified":"2021-10-26T15:35:38","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T19:35:38","slug":"sara-pappa","status":"publish","type":"staff-member","link":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/staff-members\/sara-pappa\/","title":{"rendered":"Sara Pappa"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n \r\n
Assistant Professor<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t
Health and Human Performance\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t
Academic Credentials<\/b><\/p>\n
PhD, MCHES<\/span><\/p>\n Biography<\/b><\/p>\n Dr. Sara Pappa is an Assistant Professor in the Health and Human Performance Department. Other Information<\/b><\/p>\n Teaching Area<\/b><\/p>\n Research Interests<\/b><\/p>\n Publications<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"menu_order":464,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"staff-member-category":[161],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nShe holds a BS in Health Education and Promotion from the University of Cincinnati, an MA is
\nExercise Physiology from Kent State University and a Ph.D. in Health Education from the
\nThe University of Cincinnati. In addition to teaching, she manages the regional falls prevention
\nthe initiative, including the Northern Virginia Falls Prevention Alliance. This work is supported by a
\na federal grant from the Administration on Community Living. Current research initiatives include
\nevidence-based falls prevention programs for older adults and professional preparation of
\nhealth educators. In previous roles, she worked in local public health departments in Fairfax
\nCounty and in Ohio. She has extensive experience in managing public health projects at the
\nlocal, regional and state levels. Her experience includes implementing and evaluating health
\npromotion programs and policies; conducting community health needs assessments;
\ndeveloping and evaluating community health improvement plans; media outreach and public
\nrelations; grant research, writing and administration; coalition development and leadership;
\nand strategic planning.<\/p>\n