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.