Rate My Professor Allison Ford-Wade

Her academic interests center on health behaviors among college students, low bone density in college students and young adults, and broader community health issues, with expertise in community health and college and youth health behaviors. Prominent publications include "Evaluation of a social cognitive theory-based email intervention designed to influence the physical activity of survivors of breast cancer" (2013), "Osteoporosis knowledge, self-efficacy, and beliefs among college students in the USA and China" (2011), "Testing multi-theory model (MTM) in predicting initiation and sustenance of physical activity behavior among college students" (2016), "Validity of ultrasound prediction equations for total and regional muscularity in middle-aged and older men and women" (2015), and "Skin cancer knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors in collegiate athletes" (2014). Ford-Wade contributes to public health advocacy as a member of the Board of Directors for the Mississippi Public Health Association (Member-at-Large, North Mississippi, appointed 2023) and The Mississippi Diabetes Network. Additionally, she has led initiatives to introduce STEM fields to high school students through inter-institutional collaborations and supports student mental health programs.