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Kathryn M Ross

Kathryn M Ross, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Associate Professor & Associate Chair for Research

Department: Department of Clinical and Health Psychology
Business Phone: (352) 294-8433
Business Email: kmross@phhp.ufl.edu
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About Kathryn M Ross

Dr. Kathryn Ross is an Associate Professor in the Department of Clinical and Health Psychology and in the Social and Behavioral Sciences concentration in the College of Public Health and Health Professions. Dr. Ross currently teaches within the Social and Behavioral Sciences concentration in the MPH and PhD in Public Health programs, and advises masters and doctoral students both in the Department of Clinical Psychology and in Public Health.

Related Links:
Health Promotion Lab Website

Accomplishments

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught

Research Profile

Dr. Ross’ research focuses on the prevention and treatment of adult obesity, with particular emphasis on improving the long-term maintenance of weight loss and developing effective behavioral weight management interventions that can be disseminated on a public-health level. Increasingly, she has focused on the integration of newer technology into weight management interventions as a way of lowering cost of treatment delivery and increasing intervention reach.

Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID)

0000-0002-3628-766X

Areas of Interest

  • Behavioral intervention
  • Obesity prevention and treatment
  • mHealth

Publications

Academic Articles

Presentations

Grants

  1. Understanding the Impact of Obesogenic Environments on the Incidence of Colorectal Cancer

    Role:
    Other
    Funding:
    FL DEPT OF HLTH BANKHEAD-COLEY CANCER RE

  2. WISE II – Obesity and Type-2 Diabetes: Bariatric Surgery Effects on Brain Function

    Active

    Role:
    Project Manager
    Funding:
    NATL INST OF HLTH NIDDK

  3. Increasing initiation of evidence-based weight loss treatment

    Active

    Role:
    Project Manager
    Funding:
    NATL INST OF HLTH NIDDK

  4. Understanding social undermining of weight management behaviors in young adult African American women

    Role:
    Other
    Funding:
    NATL INST OF HLTH NIMHD

  5. Preventing weight gain among those who decline behavioral weight loss treatment

    Role:
    Co-Investigator
    Funding:
    NATL INST OF HLTH NHLBI

  6. Evaluation of an Adaptive Intervention for Weight Loss Maintenance

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    NATL INST OF HLTH NIDDK

  7. Identification and Prediction of High-Risk Periods for Regain After Weight Loss

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    NATL INST OF HLTH NIDDK

  8. Rural Lifestyle Eating and Activity Program (Rural LEAP)

    Role:
    Project Manager
    Funding:
    NATL INST OF HLTH NHLBI

Education

  1. Post-doctoral Fellowship

    Alpert Medical School of Brown University

  2. Clinical Internship

    Alpert Medical School of Brown University

  3. Ph.D., Clinical Psychology

    University of Florida

  4. M.P.H., Biostatistics

    University of Florida

  5. M.S., Clinical Psychology

    University of Florida

  6. B.S., Psychology

    Virginia Commonwealth University

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 294-8433
Emails:
Business:
kmross@phhp.ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
PO BOX 100165
DEPARTMENT OF CLINICAL AND HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
 GAINESVILLE FL 326100165
Business Street:
1225 CENTER DR STE 3151
 GAINESVILLE FL 32610