Roberts, Katherine J. (kjr20)

Katherine Jean Roberts

Adjunct Full Professor
212-678-3266

Office Location:

531 Building 528

Educational Background

Ed.D. in Health Education from Teachers College, Columbia University
M.S. in Health Education from Teachers College, Columbia University
M.P.H. in Sociomedical Sciences - Health Promotion/Disease Prevention from Columbia University
B.S. in Community Health Education from Ithaca College

Scholarly Interests

Evaluation of school-based programs
Research and evaluation of social and emotional learning and health education programs
Research on quality of life issues of cancer survivors


Selected Publications

Oommen, A.M., Roberts, K.J., Joshi, L. Cunningham, S. (2023). Transcriptomic analysis of glycosylation and neuroregulatory pathways in rodent models in response to psychedelic molecules. Int. J. Mol. Sci,24, 1200. doi: 10.3390/ijms24021200

Seo, G.T., Urken, M.L., Wein, L.E., Saturno, M.P., Kapustin, D. Xing, M.H., Yue, L.E., Dowling, E.M., Revenson, T.A., Roberts, K.J., Tuttle, R.M. (2023). Psychological adjustment to initial treatment for low-risk thyroid cancer: Preliminary study. Head & Neck, 45(2):439-448. doi: 10.1002/hed.27265 

Harb, A., Roberts, K.J., McCarthy, J., Koch, P. (2022). Comparison of missing school meals among public schools:  How did New York State do during COVID-19? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, 1-11. doi:10.3390/ijerph19105838

Donnelly, J., Young, M. & Roberts, K.J. (2021). Advocates and researchers working together to improve school health education. Journal of Health Education Teaching, 21(1), 28-35.

Roberts, K.J. (2021). The intersection of health education and school nursing. In Loschiavo, J. School Nursing: The essential reference. (pp.41-53). Springer Publishing Co.

Marshall, B. & Roberts, K.J. (2021). Bullying in the school setting. In Loschiavo, J. School Nursing: The essential reference. (pp.41-53). Springer Publishing Co.

Figueroa, R., Bean, M. Nock, N., St. George, S., Rosenberg, D., Soriano, E., Roberts, K.J., Buscemi, J.  (2021). Position statement:  Increasing diet quality through pandemic-EBT benefits, SNAP and school meals during and after COVID-19. Society for Behavioral Medicine.

Roberts, K.J. (2020). Data analysis.  In Marshall, B. Fast facts to loving your research project (pp. 177-190). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Co.

Roberts, K.J. (2020). Reliability and validity.  In Marshall, B. Fast facts to loving your research project (pp. 117-128). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Co.

Ventura, J.D., Charrette, A.L., & Roberts, K.J. (2019). The effect of a low-cost body weight-supported treadmill trainer on walking speed and joint motion. Medicina55(8), 420. doi:10.3390/medicina55080420

Guerra, L. A., Rajan, S. & Roberts, K.J. (2019). The implementation of mental health policies and practices in schools: An examination of school- and state-factors. Journal of School Health, 89,328-338. doi: 10.1111/josh.12738

Lepore, S. J. & Roberts, K.J. (2019). Prostate cancer. In Llewellyn, C., Ayer, S., McManus, C., Newman, S., Petrie, K., Revenson, T.A. & Weinman, J. (Eds.), Cambridge handbook of psychology, health and medicine (3rd ed.) (pp. 446-447). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.

Rajan, S., Roberts, K.J., Guerra, L., Pirsch, M. & Morrell, E. (2017). Integrating health education efforts into core curriculum classrooms: Successes, challenges, and implications for urban middle schools. Journal of School Health, 87(12), 949-957. doi: 10.1111/josh.12563.

Roberts, K.J., Revenson, T.A., Urken, M.L., et al. (2016). Testing with feedback improves comprehension in multimedia medical informed consent.  Patient Education & Counseling, 99(8):1377-81.  doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2016.03.014

Haser, G.C., Tuttle, R.M., Su, H.K., Alon, E.E., Bergman, D., Bernet, V., Brett, E., Cobin, R., Dewey, E.H., Doherty, G., Dos Reis, L.L., Harris, J., Klopper, J., Lee, S., Levine, R.A., Lepore, S.J., Likhterov, I., Lupo, M.A., Machac, J., Mandel, S.J., Machac, J., Mechanick, J.I., Mehra, S., Milas, M., Orloff, L., Randolph, G., Revenson, T.A., Roberts, K.J., Ross, D.S., Rowe, M.E., Smallridge, R, Terris, D, Tufano, R.P., Urken, M.L. (2016). Active surveillance for papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: New challenges and opportunities for the health care system. Endocrine Practice, 22(5):602-11. doi: 10.4158/EP151065.RA

Basch, C.H., Roberts, K.J., Zagnit, E.A., & Martinex, A. (2016). Marketing strategies used to promote children’s medicine sold on internet sites of pharmaceutical stores. Journal of Community Health, 41: 1212:1216. doi: 10.1007/s10900-016-0205-7

Glaser, D., Roberts, K.J., Grosskopf, N.A, Basch, C.H. (2016). An evaluation of the effectiveness of school-based breastfeeding education. Journal of Human Lactation, 32(1): 46-52. doi: 10.1177/0890334415595040

Basch, C.H., Roberts, K.J., Samayoa-Kozlowsky, S., & Glaser, D.B. (2016). Promoting weight loss methods in parenting magazines: implications for women. Women & Health,56(1): 119-28. doi: 10.1080/03630242.2015.1074641

Basch, C.H., Roberts, K.J., Ethan, D., & Samayoa-Kozlowsky, S. (2015). An examination of marketing techniques used to promote children’s vitamins in parenting magazines. Global Journal of Health Science, 7(3), 171-6. doi: 10.5539/gjhs.v7n3p171

Lepore, S.J., Revenson, T.A., Roberts, K.J., Prankikoff, J.R., Davey, A. (2014). Randomized controlled trial of expressive writing and quality of life in men and women treated for colon or rectal cancer. Psychology and Health, 30(3): 284-300. doi: 10.1080/08870446.2014.971798.

Marshall, B.L., Roberts, K.J., Donnelly, J., Rutledge, I. (2011). Attitudes towards campus policies regarding alcohol use among college students.  Journal of Drug Education, 40(4), 345-358. doi: 10.2190/DE.41.4.a.

Roberts, K.J., Lepore, S.J., Hanlon, A.L, Helgeson, V. (2010). Genitourinary functioning and depressive symptoms over time in younger versus older men treated for prostate cancer. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 40(3), 275-283. doi: 10.1007/s12160-010-9214-4.

Lepore, S.J., Glaser, D.B., Roberts, K.J., (2008).  On the positive relation between received social support and negative affect: A test of the triage and self-esteem threat models in women with breast cancer.  Psycho-Oncology, 17(12), 1210-5. doi: 10.1002/pon.1347.

Roberts, K.J., Roberts, K.J., Urken, M. (2008). Quality of life after thyroid cancer: An assessment of patient needs and preferences for information and support. J Cancer Educ, 23(3), 186-191. doi: 10.1080/08858190802247762.

Lepore, S. J., Roberts, K.J., (2007). Prostate cancer. In S. Ayer, A. Baum, C. McManus, K. Wallston, J. Wienman & R. West (Eds.), Cambridge handbook of psychology, health and medicine (2nd ed.) (pp. 607-609). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.

Roberts, K.J., Lepore, S. J., & Helgeson, V. (2006). Social-cognitive correlates of adjustment to prostate cancer. Psycho-Oncology, 15(3), 183-192. doi: 10.1002/pon.934

Certifications

Master Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES
Certified in Public Health (CPH)
Certified Instructor of Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA)
Certified in Plant-Based Nutrition, Cornell University
Certified Biodynamic Gardener

Researcher and Evaluator for multiple state and federal grants including:
Mental Health Awareness Training
Extended Learning Time programs
Safe Schools/Healthy Students grant
Drug Free Communities Support Program
THANC (Thyroid, Head and Neck Cancer) Foundation

Society for Behavioral Medicine
Society for Prevention Research
American Educational Research Association
American Evaluation Association
American Public Health Association
Society for Public Health Education

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