Dr. Melissa Bopp

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Kansas State University
College of Arts and Sciences
Kinesiology
Assistant ProfessorAppointed: 2005

Mailing Address

1A Natatorium
Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas 66506
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (785) 532-7771
mbopp@ksu.edu

Qualifications

Ph.D., University of South Carolina, Exercise Science, 2005.
M.S., East Stroudsburg University, Cardiac Rehabilitation, 2000.
B.S., University of New Brunswick, Kinesiology, 1999.

Expertise and Research Interests

Promoting and understanding physical activity partcipation in underserved populations
Behavioral interventions
Reducing health disparaties
Faith-based interventions

Future Research

Rural physical activity interventions
Faith-based interventions among older adults

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Behavioral Medicine, Behavioral Therapy, Cardiovascular Diseases, Community Health, Ethnic Studies, Exercise, Geriatrics, Gerontology, Health of Underserved Populations, Health Promotion, Kinesiology, Minority Health, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Preventive Medicine, Public Health, Sports Medicine, Women's Health.

Additional Terms:

Aging, Behavioral, Community Health, Ethnic, Public Health, Women.

Memberships

American College of Sports Medicine
Gerontological Society of America
Society of Behavioral Medicine

Honors and Awards

2006, Citation Award, Society of Behavioral Medicine, Kansas State University, Translation of research to practice
2006, ADVANCE Distguinished Lecture Series, Kansas State University, Invitation of Dr. Russell Pate
2006-2007, Tilford Incentive Grant, Kansas State University, Infusing cultural competence into the undergraduate Kinesiology curriculum
2004-2005, Paffenbarger Fund (PAF) of Epidemiological Research, American College of Sports Medicine, University of South Carolina, Evaluation of a faith-based behavior change physical activity program
2004, Designing for Dissemination- student research award, Cooper Institute for Aerobic Research, University of South Carolina

Publications

  • Wilcox, S., Oberrect, L., Bopp, M., Kammerman, S.K., McElmurray, C.T. (2005) A Qualitative Study of Exercise in Older African American and White Women in Rural South Carolina:Perceptions, Barriers, and Motivations, Journal of Women and Aging, 17, 37-53
  • Wilcox, S., Bopp, M., Wilson, D.K., Fulk, L.J., Hand, G.A. (2005) Race Differences in Cardiovascular and Cortisol Responses to An Interpersonal Challenge in Women Who Are Family Caregivers, Ethnicity and Disease, 15 (1), 17-24
  • Bopp, M., Wilcox, S., Oberrect, L., Kammerman, S.K., McElmurray, C.T. (2004) Correlates of Strength Training in Older Rural African American and White Women, Women and Health, 40 (1), 1-20
  • Wilcox, S., Bopp, M., Oberrecht, L., Kammerman, S.K., McElmurray, C.T. (2003) Psychosocial and Perceived Environmental Correlates of Physical Activity in Rural and Older African American and White Women, Journal of Gerontology B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 58 (6), P329-337
  • Wilcox, S., Laken, M., Anderson, T., Bopp, M., Bryant, D., Gethers, O., Jordan, J., McClorin, L., O'Rourke, K., Parrott, A., Swinton, R., Yancey, A., The Health-e-AME Faith-Based Physical Activity Initiative: Program Description and Baseline Findings, Health Promotion Practice, In Press
  • Bopp, M., Wilcox, S., Laken, M., McClorin, L. (2006) Correlates of Physical Activity Participation Among African American Men and Women, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 30 (4), 340-346

Profile Details

Last Updated: 4/3/2006

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