Becky Mullis

College of Public Health: Institute of Gerontology

Posted in: Affiliated Faculty

Last updated: Jun 29, 2007 - 9:28:46 AM

Professor and Department Head, College of Family and Consumer Sciences
rmm@fcs.uga.edu

216C Dawson Hall
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-3622
706.542.4875 (voice)
706.542.5059 (fax)

Educational Background

Ph.D., Interdisciplinary Home Economics / Nutrition and Health Education, University of Tennessee 1976
M.S., Nutrition, University of Tennessee 1971
B.S., Foods and Nutrition, University of North Carolina

Research Interests

Dr. Mullis' research interests include developing intervention approaches for individuals, groups and populations. Her areas of interest include both clinical and community-based programs for chronic disease risk reduction and health promotion. Dr. Mullis is particularly interested in policy and environmental approaches to reducing cardiovascular disease. Currently she is involved in four projects related to these interests: (1) a clinical trial examining the effects of cereal fiber on blood lipids in African Americans; (2) a clinical pilot study to enhance participation in cardiovascular rehabilitation programs; (3) a WEB-based community intervention with related point-of-purchase strategies for low income women and their families; and (4) working with the Department of Human Resources to develop the state plan for cardiocascular risk reduction in Georgia.

Selected Publications

Institute of Medicine of the National Academies Committee. (2005). Integrating Employee Health: A Model Program for NASA. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.

Mullis, R. M., Gibson, K. M., Horan, P. M., & Hughes, M. H. (2005). Psychosocial variables related to serum cholesterol change in an African-American church-based cardiovascular program. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Brandon, J. L., Mullis, R. M., Jonnalagadda, S. S., & Hughes, M. H. (2005). Relationships and CHD risks of BMI, lipoproteins, lipids, and blood pressure in African-American men and women. Preventive Medicine, 40, 349-354.

Mullis, R. M., Blair, S. N., Aronne, L. J., Bier, D. M., Denke, M. A., Dietz, W., et al. (2004). American Heart Association Prevention Conference VII: Obesity, a worldwide epidemic related to heart disease and stroke. Group IV: Prevention/Treatment. Circulation, 110, e484-e488.