My research focuses on community-engaged and multilevel solutions to increasing physical activity in rural and racially minoritized communities, especially through faith-based partnerships.
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Public Health Sciences
Email: krd4c@virginia.edu
Training:
Ph.D., The University of South Carolina, Exercise Science (2023)
M.P.H., The George Washington University, Physical Activity and Public Health (2019)
B.A., The College of William & Mary, Marketing (2012)
Research Interests:
Physical activity promotion, rural health, health disparities, mixed methods research, community-based participatory research, dissemination and implementation research, community partnerships, mHealth
Recent Publications:
Day, Kelsey R., John A. Bernhart, and Sara Wilcox. “Barriers and Facilitators to 24-Month Maintenance of the Faith, Activity, and Nutrition Program in the US.” Journal of Religion and Health (2024): 1-24.
Day, K.R., Wilcox, S., Liu, J., Zahnd, W. (2023). Associations Between Neighborhood Crime and Physical Activity Among Pregnant Women in South Carolina. Preventing Chronic Disease, 20.
Wilcox, S., Day, K.R., Saunders, R.P., Jake-Schoffman, D.E., Kaczynski, A.T., Stucker, J., Dunn, C.G., Bernhart, J.A. (2022). The Faith, Activity, and Nutrition (FAN) dissemination and implementation study: changes in and maintenance of organizational practices over 24 months in a statewide initiative. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 19(1): 23.