Tina D. Bhargava, DrPH
Biography
Tina Bhargava is a Kent native and second-generation Kent State professor. Dr. Bhargava completed her bachelor's in human biology and a master's in education (curriculum studies and teacher education) at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. She completed a doctorate in public health in the department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh, where she completed her dissertation on "Cognitive Interference in Response to Weight Loss Stimuli in Individuals Participating in a Structured Weight Loss Program." This work examined the cognitive resource availability (i.e., “mental bandwidth”) issues that influenced success with a lifestyle change (weight loss) program.
Bhargava has been on the faculty in the Kent State College of Public Health since 2012, and has been extensively involved in course development, undergraduate teaching and campuswide equity efforts. She has particularly been involved in the development and teaching of the Health Disparities (PH44000) and Advocacy and Activism (PH35005) courses in the Public Health undergraduate program.
Education
MA, Curriculum Studies & Teacher Education, Stanford University, 2003
BA, Human Biology, Stanford University, 1999
Expertise
Promoting health equity and social justice through public health practice and advocacy
Teaching and learning strategies in public health education (In online & traditional learning environments)
Promoting equity in education for marginalized student populations
Effectiveness of an online translation of the Diabetes Prevention Program
Publications
- Lyden JR, Zickmund SL, Bhargava TD, Bryce CL, Conroy MB, Fischer GS, Hess R, Simkin-Silverman LR, McTigue KM. Implementing health information technology in a patient centered manner: Patient experiences with an online evidence-based lifestyle intervention
- Rief JJ, Mitchell GR, Zickmund S, Bhargava TD, Bryce CL, Fischer GS, Hess R, Kolb NR, Simkin- Silverman LR, McTigue KM. Promoting Patient Phronesis: Communication Patterns in an Online Lifestyle Program Coordinated with Primary Care. Health Education & Be
- McTigue KM, Bhargava T, Bryce CL, Conroy M, Fischer GS, Hess R, Simkin-Silverman LR, Zickmund S. Patient perspectives on the integration of an intensive online behavioral weight loss intervention into primary care. Patient Educ Couns. 2011 83:261–264.
- Simkin-Silverman LR, Conroy MB, Bhargava T, McTigue KM. Development of an Online Diabetes Prevention Lifestyle Intervention Coaching Protocol for Use in Primary Care Practice. Diabetes Educator. 2011 37:263-268.
