Andrea M. Brace, Ph.D., CHES®

Associate Professor

Andrea M. Brace, PhD, CHES®

Contact Info

Phone:
Office:
Linthicum Hall, Rm. 101 G
Email:
Hours:
Wednesday 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM
(virtual via WebEx)

Education

2012 Ph.D. Health Promotion & Behavior University of Georgia, Athens, GA

2009 M.S. Health Promotion Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS

2007 B.S. Biological Sciences Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS

2003 B.A Psychology University of Delaware, Newark, DE

Areas of Expertise

Food Studies/Food Equity; Healthy Eating Behaviors; Stealth Interventions

Geographic Information Systems assessing Place and Health

Program Evaluation; College Student Health

Selected Publications

  • Fry, J.P., Rutter, B., Brace, A.M., & Laestadius, L.I. (2022). A tale of two urgent food system challenges: Comparative analysis of approaches to reduce high-meat diets and wasted food as covered in U.S. newspapers. Sustainability, 14, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.3390/su141912083
  • Wood, C.I., Yu, Z., Sealy, D., Moss, I., Zigbuo-Wenzler, E., McFadden, C., Landi, D., & Brace, A.M. (2022). Mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on college students. Journal of American College Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2022.2040515
  • Dupree, T., Wood, C.I., & Brace, A.M. (2021). Understanding the stigma and feasibility of opening a safe injection facility in Baltimore City: A qualitative case study. The Qualitative Report, 26(6), 1911-1931. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2021.4689
  • Wood, C.I., McFadden, C., Yu, Z., & Brace, A.M. (2021). Health behaviors of college students with mental health conditions. Health, Wellness, and Society, 11(2), 59-68. https://doi.org/10.18848/2156-8960/CGP/v11i02/59-68
  • Burkhardt, C., Matthews, T.L., & Brace, A.M. (2020). Exploring the relationship between farmers’ markets, food assistance programs, food deserts and diet-related diseases in Texas Census tracts in 2017. Texas Public Health Journal, 72(4), 21-25.
  • Brace, A.M., Moore, T.W., & Matthews, T.L. (2020). The relationship between food deserts, farmers’ markets, and food assistance programs in Hawaii census tracts. Hawai’i Journal of Health and Social Welfare, 79(2), 4-9. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7007308/
  • Gbenro, M., Brace, A.M., & Matthews, T.L. (2019). The relationship between food deserts, farmers’ markets, and food assistance programs in Delaware Census tracts. Delaware Journal of Public Health, 5(5), 16-26. https://delamed.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Delaware-Journal-of-Public-Health-Health-Policy.pdf
  • Brace, A.M., Finkelstein, B., & De Andrade, F.C. (2018). Assessing the effectiveness of nutrition interventions implemented among US college students to promote healthy behaviors: A systematic review.  Nutrition and Health, 23(3), 171-181. https://doi.org/10.1177/0260106018785528  
  • Brace, A.M., Braunstein, N.S., Finkelstein, B., & Beall, D. (2017). Increasing community healthy food access and sustainability in an urban food desert. Food Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 7(4), 17-30https://doi.org/10.18848/2160-1933/CGP/v07i04/17-30
  • Brace, A.M., Matthews, T.L., Finkelstein, B., & Beall, D. (2016). The relationship between food deserts, farmers’ markets and food assistance in Georgia Census tracts. Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association, 5(3), 250-258.

Honors and Awards

  • 2019: SLCE Faculty Award for Outstanding Civic Engagement – Campus                                         Compact Mid-Atlantic
  • 2017: The Outstanding Service-Learning Faculty Mentor Award
  • 2009 – Present: Gamma Sigma Delta
  • 2015 – Present: Beta Zeta chapter of Eta Sigma Gamma

Professional Memberships/ Affiliations

  • Food Studies Research Network: Advisory Board
  • Health, Wellness and Society Research Network: Advisory Board
  • American Public Health Association
  • American College Health Association
  • Society for Public Health Education
  • American Evaluation Association

Teaching

 Undergaduate & Graduate

  • HLTH 310: Introduction to Public Health (Co-developed the course)
  • HLTH 350: Urban Food Systems (Developed the course)
  • HLTH 402/ 502: Health Communication (Developed the course)
  • HLTH 451/ 551: Intro to Environmental Health
  • HLTH 618: Intro to Public Health
  • HLTH 625: Research Methods
  • HLTH 630: Epidemiology in Public Health Practice 
  • HLTH 649: Program Evaluation