Rate My Professor Michelle Granner

Michelle Granner is an Associate Professor of Health Science at the University of Nevada, Reno, within the School of Public Health. She earned her Ph.D. in Public Health, specializing in Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, from the University of South Carolina, her M.S. in Nutrition and Food Sciences from Florida State University, and her B.A. in Kinesiology from the University of Colorado. Granner's research focuses on physical activity, sedentary behaviors, and nutrition, with an emphasis on understanding and promoting health behaviors. Her investigations examine the influence of the built and social environment on behavior and incorporate community-engaged approaches to address health equity. Other research interests encompass program evaluation, health communication, and women’s health.

Granner teaches courses including PBH 310: Health and Wellness Communication, CHS 705: Theoretical Foundations of Health Promotion, CHS 721: Program Evaluation for Public Health, and CHS 750: Advanced Theory in Health Promotion. Her publication record includes peer-reviewed articles such as Jeon, H.J., Granner, M., Christiansen, E., Kohnen, T., Park, S., Sarnquist, B., MacNeil, P., Soto, V. & Deavers, O. (2025). Effectiveness of WIC Buddy Program in Building Confidence in Breastfeeding. Journal of Human Lactation; Sanchez, L.M., Park, S., Kohnen, T., Sarnquist, B., Jeon, H.J., Granner, M., Morning, K., MacNeil, P., Deavers, O., Soto, V. & Christiansen, E. (2023). Social Media Intervention for Promoting Breastfeeding among WIC Participants. Food Science & Nutrition, 11(11), 6945–6954; Wright, K., Lucero, J., Ferguson, J., Granner, M., Devereux, P., Pearson, J. & Crosbie, E. (2021). The impact that cultural food security has on identity and well-being in first-generation US American minority college students. Food Security, 1-15; Tung, W.C., Granner, M., Lu, M. & Qiu, X. (2017). Predictors of cervical cancer screening for Chinese American women. European Journal of Cancer Care, 26(4), e12552; and Wilcox, S., Sharpe, P.A., Turner-McGrievy, G., Granner, M. & Baruth, M. (2013). Frequency of consumption at fast-food restaurants is associated with dietary intake in overweight and obese women recruited from financially disadvantaged neighborhoods. Nutrition Research, 33(8), 636-646. She serves on the University Faculty Senate, representing the School of Public Health, and is faculty in the Nutritional Science Graduate Program.