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picJilcott,-Stephanie-webDr. Stephanie Jilcott Pitts was born and raised in Bertie County, eastern North Carolina. She received a BS in Biology with minors in Information/library science and Chemistry from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As an undergraduate she was a member of the varsity cross-country and track teams. She earned her PhD in Nutrition, with a minor in Epidemiology, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health (now Gillings School of Global Public Health). Upon degree completion, she served as a missionary/nutritionist with World Harvest Mission in Bundibugyo, Uganda, designing and evaluating nutrition programs for malnourished and at-risk children. She came to the ECU Department of Public Health in July 2008. Her research is focused on examining and addressing obesity-related factors in the food and physical activity environments.

Education

  • B.S. in Biology, UNC Chapel Hill
  • Ph.D. in Nutrition, UNC Chapel Hill

Areas of Interest

  • Nutrition
  • Obesity

Courses Taught

  • MPH 6013 Behavioral Health
  • MPH 6027  Appled Mixed Methods Research
  • MPH 6991/2 Professional Paper I & II
 
 

Significant Publications

Jilcott, S. B., Ammerman, A. S., Sommers, J., & Glasgow, R. (2007).  Applying the RE-AIM Framework to Assess the Public Health Impact of Policy Change.  Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 34 (2), 105-114.  

Jilcott, S. B., Keyserling, T. C., Crawford, T., McGuirt, J. T., & Ammerman, A. S. (2011).  Examining Associations among Obesity and Per Capita Farmers' Markets, Grocery Stores/Supermarkets, and Supercenters in US Counties.  J American Dietetic Association, 111 (4), 567-572..  

Jilcott, S. B., Whetstone, L. M., Wilkerson, J. R., Smith, T., & Ammerman, A. S. (2012).  A community-driven approach to identifying 'winnable' policies using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Common Community Measures for Obesity Prevention.  Preventing Chronic Disease.  

Jilcott Pitts, S. B., McGuirt, J. T., Carr, L., Wu, Q., & Keyserling, T. C. (2012).  Associations between body mass index, shopping behaviors, and characteristics of the neighborhood food environment among female adult Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants in eastern North Carolina.  Ecology of Food and Nutrition, 51 (6), 526-541.  

Jilcott Pitts, S. B., Smith, T., Thayer, L., Drobka, S., Miller, C., Thomas Keyserling, Alice Ammerman, (2013).  Addressing Rural Health Disparities Through Policy Change in the Stroke Belt.  Journal of Public Health Management and Practice.