Brittney Dixon, PhD, MPH, CPH, TTS

Director, Bachelor Of Public Health Program And Clinical Assistant Professor

Department: College of Public Health and Health Professions Dean's Office

Business Phone: (352) 273-6068

Business Email: brittneyndixon@ufl.edu

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About Brittney Dixon

Brittney Dixon, PhD, MPH, CPH, TTS is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Services Research, Management, and Policy and in the Social and Behavioral Sciences concentration in the College of Public Health and Health Professions (PHHP) at the University of Florida (UF). Dr. Dixon received her MPH (Health Policy) from Florida State University in 2014 and her PhD in Public Health (Social and Behavioral Sciences concentration) from the University of Florida in 2020. Dr. Dixon is Certified in Public Health (CPH) and is a trained Tobacco Cessation Facilitator and Treatment Specialist. Dr. Dixon’s research interests center on underserved and historically marginalized populations, with particular emphasis on health disparities, the social determinants of health, health equity, and community-engaged research. She also focuses her research efforts on the built environment, gentrification, and chronic conditions and how these factors and conditions impact underserved and vulnerable populations. Dr. Dixon is also proficient in program development and evaluation.

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught

2020-2021

PHC6946 Public Health Internship

2020-2023

PHC4101 Public Health Concepts

2020-2023

PHC6451 Building Resilience in Individuals and Communities for Public Health

2019

PHC6700 Social and Behavioral Research Methods

2017,2021-2022

PHC6410 Psychological, Behavioral, and Social Issues in Public Health

2021

PHC6601 Seminar in Contemporary Public Health Issues

2021-2023

PHC6941 MPH Applied Practice Experience

2021-2024

HSC4913 Supervised Research Experience

2022-2024

HSC4970 Public Health and Health Professions Senior Honors Thesis

2022-2024

HSC4905 Individual Study

2022-2024

PHC4943 Service Learning Practicum

2023-2024

HSC4930 Special Topics

2023-2024

PHC6905 Independent Study

2023

HSC3801 Clinical Observation / Health Care Volunteer Work

2024

PHC7979 Advanced Research

2024

PHC6940 Master of Public Health Capstone

2024

PHC7980 Research for Doctoral Dissertation

Board Certifications

Certified in Public Health

National Board of Public Health Examiners

Research Profile

Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID)

0000-0003-3408-4524

Publications

2024

COVID-19 impacts and inequities among underserved communities with diabetes.

Journal of clinical & translational endocrinology. 36 [DOI] 10.1016/j.jcte.2024.100337. [PMID] 38559803.

PubMed · Publisher’s Site

2024

Effects of Therapy Dogs on Trauma-Affected Students: A Retrospective Study on Survivors of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Shooting

American Journal of Qualitative Research. 8(2):106-115 [DOI] 10.29333/ajqr/14395.

Publisher’s Site

2023

Psychological Outcomes of the COVID-19 Pandemic on People with Type 1 Diabetes Globally: A Scoping Review

Current Diabetes Reviews. 19(5) [DOI] 10.2174/1573399818666220609154132.

Publisher’s Site

2022

Access to food and physical activity environment resources in rural communities: Impact of using driving time versus physical distance indicators

Journal of Transport & Health. 27 [DOI] 10.1016/j.jth.2022.101521. [PMID] 37982034.

PubMed · Publisher’s Site

2022

Limited English Proficiency and Screening for Cervical, Breast, and Colorectal Cancers among Asian American Adults

Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. [DOI] 10.1007/s40615-022-01285-8.

Publisher’s Site

2022

What does community resilience mean in the context of trauma‐informed communities? A scoping review

Journal of Community Psychology. 50(8):3325-3353 [DOI] 10.1002/jcop.22839.

Publisher’s Site

2021

Associations between the built environment and dietary intake, physical activity, and obesity: A scoping review of reviews

Obesity Reviews. 22(4) [DOI] 10.1111/obr.13171. [PMID] 33369097.

55 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site

2020

Associations between effort, importance, and self‐monitoring during and after a 12‐week behavioural weight management program

Obesity Science & Practice. 6(5):447-453 [DOI] 10.1002/osp4.431. [PMID] 33082986.

3 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site

2020

Rural/urban disparities in access to the National Diabetes Prevention Program.

Translational behavioral medicine. 10(6):1554-1558 [DOI] 10.1093/tbm/ibz098. [PMID] 31228199.

34 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site

2019

A social-ecological review of the rural versus urban obesity disparity

Health Behavior and Policy Review. 6(4):378-394 [DOI] 10.14485/HBPR.6.4.6.

Publisher’s Site

Grants

Jan 2022 – Jan 2023

Training MCH Graduate Students in Community-based, Trauma-informed and Resilience-based Public Health Curriculum

Role: Co-Project Director/Principal Investigator

Funding: UNIV OF ALABAMA BIRMINGHAM via ASSOC OF TEACHERS OF MATERNAL & CHILD HE

Education

Doctor of Philosophy

2020 · University of Florida

Master of Public Health

2014 · Florida State University

Bachelor of Science

2010 · Florida State University

Contact Details

Phones:

Business:: (352) 273-6068

Emails:

Business:: brittneyndixon@ufl.edu

Addresses:

Business Mailing:: PO Box 100195
GAINESVILLE FL 32610