{"id":3512,"date":"2017-09-15T21:41:23","date_gmt":"2017-09-16T01:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/phs\/?p=3512"},"modified":"2023-09-15T15:11:03","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T19:11:03","slug":"littlemelissa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/phs\/2017\/09\/15\/littlemelissa\/","title":{"rendered":"Melissa A. Little, PhD, MPH."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8650 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/phs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2017\/09\/Headshot-2023_2-273x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"273\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/phs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2017\/09\/Headshot-2023_2-273x300.jpg 273w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/phs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2017\/09\/Headshot-2023_2-933x1024.jpg 933w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/phs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2017\/09\/Headshot-2023_2-768x843.jpg 768w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/phs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2017\/09\/Headshot-2023_2-1399x1536.jpg 1399w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/phs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2017\/09\/Headshot-2023_2-1866x2048.jpg 1866w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/phs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2017\/09\/Headshot-2023_2-182x200.jpg 182w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 273px) 100vw, 273px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Little&#8217;s research focuses on developing, evaluating and translating evidence-based health behavior and disease prevention interventions for underserved populations. Dr. Little&#8217;s research portfolio focuses on reducing cancer health disparities in Appalachia through interventions to reduce health risk behaviors, namely tobacco use, and promote vaccines and cancer screenings. She also has a line of research focusing on promoting healthy\u00a0 behaviors among active duty military, retirees and dependents (i.e., family members).<\/p>\n<p>Associate Professor of Public Health Sciences<br \/>\nDirector of the Center for Tobacco Prevention and Control Research<\/p>\n<p>Department of Public Health Sciences<br \/>\nUniversity of Virginia<br \/>\n560 Ray C. Hunt Drive, Rm 2119<br \/>\nCharlottesville, VA 29903<br \/>\nEmail: mlittle@virginia.edu<\/p>\n<p><strong>Education:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Hawaii Cancer Center, Nutritional Cancer Epidemiology<\/li>\n<li>Ph.D., University of Southern California, Preventive Medicine<\/li>\n<li>M.P.H., University of Southern California, Health Communication<\/li>\n<li>B.A., University of Southern California, International Relations and Psychology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Expertise<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dissemination and implementation research<\/li>\n<li>Program design and evaluation<\/li>\n<li>Tobacco prevention and cessation<\/li>\n<li>Rural health<\/li>\n<li>Cancer disparities research<\/li>\n<li>Military health<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Current Research Funding:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>R01 CA267963:\u00a0 Leveraging Community Pharmacists to Optimize Smoking Cessation Services for Rural Smokers in Appalachia, Principal Investigator<\/li>\n<li>R01 DA043468: Determinants of Tobacco Relapse and Initiation following a Period of Forced Abstinence in the U.S. Military: A Social Ecological Approach, Principal Investigator<\/li>\n<li>VFHY8521389 :Testing an Anti-Tobacco Intervention to Reduce Tobacco and Nicotine Use among High School Students, Principal Investigator<\/li>\n<li>P30 CA044579-30:Evaluating the Feasibility and Acceptability of Implementing the QuitAid Program in Federally Qualified Health Centers, Principal Investigator<\/li>\n<li>P01 CA229143:Improving Uptake of Cervical Cancer Prevention Services in Appalachia, Co-Investigator<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Honors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fellow, Society of Behavioral Medicine<\/li>\n<li>Research Communications Fellow, University of Virginia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Service:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Co-Chair, Program Committee, Health Equity Network, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco<\/li>\n<li>Co-Chair, Evidence-Based Behavioral Medicine, Society for Behavioral Medicine<\/li>\n<li>Topic Area Chair, Military and Veterans&#8217; Health, Society for Behavioral Medicine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links to Publications:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Google Scholar profile:\u00a0<\/strong>https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=nVyW5s4AAAAJ&amp;hl=en<\/li>\n<li><strong>NCBI profile:<\/strong> https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/myncbi\/melissa.little.1\/bibliography\/public\/<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Little&#8217;s research focuses on developing, evaluating and translating evidence-based health behavior and disease prevention interventions for underserved populations. 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