Debra Bernat
Debra Bernat
Associate Professor
School: Milken Institute School of Public Health
Department: Epidemiology
Contact:
950 New Hampshire Avenue, Office: 518 - Floor 5
Washington DC 20052
Debra Bernat is an Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics.
Behavioral Health
Evaluation Research
Health Disparities
Health Policy
Population Health
Social Determinants of Health
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
PubH 6003 - Principles and Practice of Epidemiology
PubH 6299 - Substance Use Epidemiology
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.