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  2. Katherine Fiegel

Katherine Fiegel

Types:

CommonwealthU University Employee
Title(s)
Associate Professor
Department
Education

Ph.D., Health Promotion, Education and Behavior, University of South Carolina 

M.P.H, Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, University of South Carolina  

B.S., Nursing, University of Vermont (Cum Laude)  

B.S., Nutritional Science, University of Vermont (Magnum Cum Laude)

Contact Information

Courses Most Commonly Taught

Nutrition for Wellness

Health Promotion at Worksite

Areas of Expertise

Public Health, Nutrition, Public Health, Wellness

Publications

Fiegel, K. A. & Frank, J. L. (2023) The Theory of Planned Behavior and Adolescent Marijuana Use: Examining the Moderating Effects of Cigarette and E-cigarette Co-use. Substance Use & Misuse

Frank, J. L., & Fiegel, K. A. (2021). Features of the School Environment that Moderate Adolescent Marijuana use: An Application and Extension of the Theory of Planned Behavior. Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 1-16.

Professional Presentations:

Frank, J. L., Fiegel, K. A. Features of the school environment that moderate adolescent marijuana use: An application and extension of the Theory of Planned Behavior. Paper session presented at the Society for Prevention Research 27th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, May 31, 2019.

Leeb, R.T., Holbrook, J.R., James, L.L., Fiegel, K.A., Visser, S., McKeown, R.E., Cuffe, S.P.  Sexual risk behaviors and teen dating violence among a community sample of children with and without disruptive behavior disorders.  Poster presentation (#18870) at 59th annual meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, San Francisco, CA, October 25, 2012.

Holbrook, J.R., James, L.L. McKeown, R.E., Cuffe, S.P., Fiegel, K.A., Ranhofer, H.L., Stork, K.A., Place, J.M.S., Horne, R.E.  Parent-child relationships in the presence of behavioral disorder.  Poster presentation at the 3rdNorth American Epidemiology Congress, Montreal, Canada, June 20, 2011.

Fiegel, K.A., Allision, K. General Education as a Conduit for Health Advocacy Skill Development. Poster presentation (P-07) at the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) 26th Annual Advocacy Summit, Washington DC, October 2024

Frank, J. L., Fiegel, K.A.  The Effect of Concurrent Cigarette and Vaping on Adolescent Marijuana Use. Paper presentation at 2023 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting, Washington DC, June 2023

Frank, J. L., Fiegel, K.A.  Disrupting the Link Between Adolescent Intentions and Actual Marijuana Use. Poster presentation (PO299) at the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) 2020 Annual Convention, Baltimore, MD, February 2020

Funded Projects and Grants:

Pennsylvania Faculty Health and Welfare Fund Healthy Lifestyle Initiative Wellness Grant, (Amount: $1489), 2018-2019.