Debra Bernat

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Bio

Debra Bernat is an Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics.

Expertise

Expertise:

Behavioral Health

Evaluation Research

Health Disparities

Health Policy

Population Health

Social Determinants of Health

Education:

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Temple University, 1994

Master of Arts in Education, University of Michigan, 1996

Doctor of Philosophy in Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, 2004

Post-Doctoral Fellowship, University of Minnesota, 2007

Teaching:

PubH 6003, Principles and Practice of Epidemiology

Publications

Publications:

Choi, K. & Bernat, D. (2016). E-cigarette use among Florida youth with and without asthma. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 51(4), 446-453.

Bellatorre, A., Choi, K. & Bernat, D. (2015). The influence of the social environment on youth smoking status. Preventive Medicine, 81, 309-313.

Harpin, S.B., Sieving, R.E., Bernat, D.H. & Bearinger, L.H. (2014). Patterns of in-migration and out-migration of middle school adolescents. Health Behavior and Policy Review, 1(5), 351-361.

Hood, N.E., Bernat, D.H. Ferketich, A.K. & Klein, E.G. (2014). Community characteristics associated with smoke-free park policies in the U.S. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 16(6), 828-835.

Bernat, D.H., Lenk, K.M., Nelson, T.F., Winters, K.C. & Toomey, T.L. (2014). College law enforcement and security department responses to alcohol-related incidents: A national study. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 38(8), 2253-2259.

Bernat, D.H., Gerend, M.A., Chevallier, K., Zimmerman, M.A. & Bauermeister, J.A. (2013). Characteristics associated with initiation of the HPV vaccine among a national sample of male and female young adults. Journal of Adolescent Health, 53(5), 630-636.

Klein, E.G., Bernat, D.H., Lenk, K.M. & Forster, J.L. (2013). Nondaily smoking patterns in young adulthood. Addictive Behaviors, 38(7), 2267-2272.

Bernat, D.H., Maldonado-Molina, M.M., Hyland, A. & Wagenaar, A.C. (2013). Effects of smoke-free laws on alcohol-related car crashes in California and New York: Time series analyses from 1982 to 2008. American Journal of Public Health, 103(2), 214-220.

Klein, E.G., Bernat, D.H. & Forster, J.L. (2012). Young Adult Perceptions of smoking in outdoor park areas. Health & Place, 18, 1042-1045.

Bernat, D.H., Choi, K., Erickson, D.J., Lenk, K. & Forster, J.L. (2012). Minnesota’s comprehensive statewide smokefree law: Short-term effects on young adults. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 43(5), S156-S162.