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Monica Wang, ScD

Associate Professor

Boston University School of Public Health

Dept of Community Health Sciences

ScD, Harvard School of Public Health
MS, Harvard School of Public Health

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Dr. Wang is an Associate Professor of Community Health Sciences at the Boston University School of Public Health, an Adjunct Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and an Associate Director of Narrative at the BU Center for Antiracist Research.

Dr. Wang is nationally recognized as a leading health equity researcher in obesity and chronic disease prevention. She directs community-engaged research to target racial inequities in health and pursues cross-sector collaborations to promote health and health equity through public health interventions and policies. Dr. Wang has generated over $4 million in federal and foundation funding for her program of research and published over 50 peer-reviewed manuscripts and over a dozen policy and public engagement documents. One of her current studies is a randomized controlled trial of a youth empowerment intervention to reduce consumption of sugary drinks and obesity risk through youth narratives. As an expert in curriculum development, case-based teaching, and digital learning design, Dr. Wang has developed and taught graduate courses (traditional, in-person, and hybrid) on the social determinants of health at Harvard and Boston University since 2010.

Dr. Wang has received numerous national, regional, and institutional awards for her research, teaching, and service, including the Society of Behavioral Medicine Early Investigator Award, the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Ten Outstanding Young Leaders Award, and the Boston University School of Public Health Excellence in Teaching Award. At the national level, she advances science communication initiatives through her role as former Chair and current member of the Civic and Public Engagement Committee of the Society of Behavioral Medicine.

Member
Boston University
Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research

2018 Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce: Ten Outstanding Young Leaders Award

2016 Society of Behavioral Medicine: Early Career Investigator Award

2016 Boston University School of Public Health: Excellence in Teaching Award

2014 Boston University School of Public Health: Junior Faculty Research Poster Award, 1st Prize

2014 National Institutes of Health: NIH Loan Repayment Program Awardee

2012 Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston Children's Hospital: Dissertation Award

2011-2012 Harvard University: Harvard University Presidential Instructional Technology Fellowship

2011 Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health: Doctoral Research Poster Honorable Mention

2010-2011 Albert Schweitzer Fellowship: Elected Fellow

2010 Harvard T.H. School of Public Health: Teaching Assistance Award

2009-2010 Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health: Doctoral Student Award, Glickenhaus Fund

BU Research
NIH RePORTER Research

Preventing Childhood Obesity Through Youth Empowerment: A Cluster RCT of the H2GO! Program
02/01/2020 - 01/31/2025 (PI)
NIH/National Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases
1R01DK120713-01A1

A culturally-tailored narrative intervention to target disparities in obesity
09/15/2014 - 07/31/2020 (PI)
NIH/National Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases
5K01DK102447-05

Title

Yr	Title	Project-Sub Proj	Pubs
2020	Preventing Childhood Obesity Through Youth Empowerment: A Cluster RCT of the H2GO! Program	1R01DK120713-01A1
2018	A culturally-tailored narrative intervention to target disparities in obesity	5K01DK102447-05	14
2017	A culturally-tailored narrative intervention to target disparities in obesity	5K01DK102447-04	14
2016	A culturally-tailored narrative intervention to target disparities in obesity	5K01DK102447-03	14
2015	A culturally-tailored narrative intervention to target disparities in obesity	5K01DK102447-02	14
2014	A culturally-tailored narrative intervention to target disparities in obesity	1K01DK102447-01	14

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Wang ML, Minyé HM, Egan KA, Heaton B. Community-based sugar-sweetened beverage intervention associated with short-term improvements in self-rated oral health. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2021 Jan 03.View Related Profiles.

Heaton, Brenda
Wang, Monica

PMID: 33389770

Behrman P, Fitzgibbon ML, Dulin A, Wang ML, Baskin M. Society of behavioral medicine statement on COVID-19 and rural health. Transl Behav Med. 2020 Dec 08. PMID: 33289790

Goldstein CM, Murray EJ, Beard J, Schnoes AM, Wang ML. Science Communication in the Age of Misinformation. Ann Behav Med. 2020 12 01; 54(12):985-990.View Related Profiles.

Murray, Eleanor
Wang, Monica

PMID: 33416836

Godinez Puig L, Lusk K, Glick D, Einstein KL, Palmer M, Fox S, Wang ML. Perceptions of Public Health Priorities and Accountability Among US Mayors. Public Health Rep. 2020 Oct 27; 33354920966050. PMID: 33108978

Gordon AR, Austin SB, Schultz J, Guss CE, Calzo JP, Wang ML. Gender Expression, Peer Victimization, and Disordered Weight-Control Behaviors Among U.S. High School Students. J Adolesc Health. 2020 Oct 15.View Related Profiles.

Gordon, Allegra
Wang, Monica

PMID: 33071166

Wang ML, Behrman P, Dulin A, Baskin ML, Buscemi J, Alcaraz KI, Goldstein CM, Carson TL, Shen M, Fitzgibbon M. Addressing inequities in COVID-19 morbidity and mortality: research and policy recommendations. Transl Behav Med. 2020 08 07; 10(3):516-519. PMID: 32542349

Berhman P, Fitzgibbon M, Dulin A, Wang ML, Baskin M. Society of Behavioral Medicine Position Statement on COVID-19 and Rural Health. Society of Behavioral Medicine. 2020. View Publication
Lingisetty C, Wang ML, Palabindala R. Manage the Pandemic with a Multidisciplinary Coalition. The Hospitalist. 2020.
Watson KS, Alcaraz K, Tucker-Seeley RD, Miller SJ, Baskin ML, Berhman P, Sly J, Fitzgibbon M, Goldstein CM, Gleen J, Barcelo H, Johnson S, Carson TL, Buscemi J, Wang ML. The Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) Urges Congress to Reform Policing and Increase Funding for Anti-Racist Research. Society of Behavioral Medicine. 2020. View Publication
Berhman P (1), Wang ML (1), Dulin A, Baskin ML, Buscemi J, Alcarez K, Goldstein CM, Carson TM, Shen M, Fitzgibbon M. Society of Behavioral Medicine Calls for Equitable Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic. Society of Behavioral Medicine. 2020. View Publication

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Otis M, Zhu J, Mustafa-Kutana SN, Bernier AV, Ma Shum J, Soros Dupre AA, Wang ML. Testing Usability and Feasibility of a Mobile Educator Tool for Pediatric Diabetes Self-Management: Mixed Methods Pilot Study. JMIR Form Res. 2020 May 01; 4(5):e16262.View Related Profiles.

Soros Dupre, Arlette
Wang, Monica
Mustafa-Kutana, Suleiman

PMID: 32356773

Wang ML. What is Driving Racial/ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 Morbidity and Mortality?. Medium. 2020.
Wang ML. Population Health in the Midst of a Pandemic. Medium. 2020.

Wang ML, Lusk K. Engaging Local Policy Makers in Public Health: Current Perceptions and Future Directions. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2019 Nov/Dec; 25(6):619-620. PMID: 31569193

Wang ML. Relevance and Uses of the Getting to Equity in Obesity Prevention Framework. Am J Public Health. 2019 10; 109(10):1321-1322. PMID: 31483733

Lusk K, Wang ML. In: AcademyHealth Blog. Enlisting America’s Mayors as Public Health Allies. 2019.

Wang ML, Otis M, Rosal MC, Griecci CF, Lemon SC. Reducing sugary drink intake through youth empowerment: results from a pilot-site randomized study. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2019 07 30; 16(1):58. PMID: 31362753

Wang ML, McElfish PA, Long CR, Lee MS, Bursac Z, Kozak AT, Ko LK, Kulik N, Kim Yeary KH. BMI and related risk factors among U.S. Marshallese with diabetes and their families. Ethn Health. 2019 Jul 10; 1-13. PMID: 31288554

Godinez Puig L, Lusk K, Wang ML. Mayors and the Health of Cities. Boston. 2019. View Publication
Wang ML, Otis M. In: Urban Health. Eds. S Galea, CK Ettman, D Vlahov. Improving Access to Healthy Food in Cities. Oxford University Press. 2019.

Menon U, Ashing K, Chang MW, Christy SM, Friberg-Felsted K, Rivas VG, Gwede CK, Lu Q, Meade CD, Sly J, Wang M, Yanez B, Yeary K, Yi JC, Alcaraz KI. Application of the ConNECT Framework to Precision Health and Health Disparities. Nurs Res. 2019 Mar/Apr; 68(2):99-109. PMID: 30540700

Wang ML, Little TV, Frisard C, Borg A, Lemon SC, Rosal MC. Development and validation of a Weight Literacy Scale in English and Spanish. PLoS One. 2018; 13(10):e0204678. PMID: 30356277

Silfee VJ, Lopez-Cepero A, Lemon SC, Estabrook B, Nguyen O, Wang ML, Rosal MC. Adapting a Behavioral Weight Loss Intervention for Facebook Delivery: A Pilot Series among Low Income Postpartum Women. JMIR Formative Research. 2018; 2(2):e18.

Silfee VJ, Lopez-Cepero A, Lemon SC, Estabrook B, Nguyen O, Wang ML, Rosal MC. Adapting a Behavioral Weight Loss Intervention for Delivery via Facebook: A Pilot Series Among Low-Income Postpartum Women. JMIR Form Res. 2018 Sep 10; 2(2):e18. PMID: 30684423

Haughton CF, Waring ME, Wang ML, Rosal MC, Pbert L, Lemon SC. Home Matters: Adolescents Drink More Sugar-Sweetened Beverages When Available at Home. J Pediatr. 2018 11; 202:121-128. PMID: 30029864

Rosal MC, Wang ML, Silfee V. In: The Handbook of Health Behavior Change. ME Hilliard, KA Riekert, JK Ockene, L Pbert (eds). Culture, Behavior and Health. Springer Publishing Company. New York, NY. 2018; 103-132.

Haughton CF, Silfee VJ, Wang ML, Lopez-Cepero AC, Estabrook DP, Frisard C, Rosal MC, Pagoto SL, Lemon SC. Racial/ethnic representation in lifestyle weight loss intervention studies in the United States: A systematic review. Prev Med Rep. 2018 Mar; 9:131-137. PMID: 29616185

Wang ML, Waring ME, Jake-Schoffman DE, Oleski JL, Michaels Z, Goetz JM, Lemon SC, Ma Y, Pagoto SL. Clinic Versus Online Social Network-Delivered Lifestyle Interventions: Protocol for the Get Social Noninferiority Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2017 Dec 11; 6(12):e243. PMID: 29229591

Morgan PJ, Young MD, Lloyd AB, Wang ML, Eather N, Miller A, Murtagh EM, Barnes AT, Pagoto SL. Involvement of Fathers in Pediatric Obesity Treatment and Prevention Trials: A Systematic Review. Pediatrics. 2017 Feb; 139(2). PMID: 28130430; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2016-2635;

Wang ML, Haughton CF, Frisard C, Pbert L, Geer C, Lemon SC. Perceived weight status and weight change among a U.S. adult sample. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2017 Jan; 25(1):223-228. PMID: 27863126; DOI: 10.1002/oby.21685;

Wang ML, Lemon SC, Clausen K, Whyte J, Rosal MC. Design and methods for a community-based intervention to reduce sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among youth: H2GO! study. BMC Public Health. 2016 Nov 09; 16(1):1150. PMID: 27829397

Kozak AT, Buscemi J, Hawkins MA, Wang ML, Breland JY, Ross KM, Kommu A. Technology-based interventions for weight management: current randomized controlled trial evidence and future directions. J Behav Med. 2017 Feb; 40(1):99-111. PMID: 27783259; DOI: 10.1007/s10865-016-9805-z;

Rosal MC, Haughton CF, Estabrook BB, Wang ML, Chiriboga G, Nguyen OH, Person SD, Lemon SC. Fresh Start, a postpartum weight loss intervention for diverse low-income women: design and methods for a randomized clinical trial. BMC Public Health. 2016 Sep 09; 16:953. PMID: 27612615; PMCID: PMC5016872; DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-3520-0;

Rosal MC, Wang ML, Moore Simas TA, Bodenlos JS, Crawford SL, Leung K, Sankey HZ. Predictors of Gestational Weight Gain among White and Latina Women and Associations with Birth Weight. J Pregnancy. 2016; 2016:8984928. PMID: 27688913

Wang ML. In the Classroom: Fighting Obesity with Games and WGBH. 2016. View Publication
Wang ML. Pediatricians Urged to Join War on Poverty. News & World Report. 2016. View Publication

Wang ML, Goins KV, Anatchkova M, Brownson RC, Evenson K, Maddock J, Clausen KE, Lemon SC. Priorities of Municipal Policy Makers in Relation to Physical Activity and the Built Environment: A Latent Class Analysis. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2016 May-Jun; 22(3):221-30. PMID: 26079657; PMCID: PMC4677062; DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000000289;

Haughton CF, Wang ML, Lemon SC. Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Meeting 5-2-1-0 Recommendations among Children and Adolescents in the United States. J Pediatr. 2016 Aug; 175:188-194.e1. PMID: 27112040; DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.03.055;

Lemon SC, Wang ML, Haughton CF, Estabrook DP, Frisard CF, Pagoto SL. Methodological quality of behavioural weight loss studies: a systematic review. Obes Rev. 2016 Jul; 17(7):636-44. PMID: 27071775; DOI: 10.1111/obr.12412;

Wang ML, Gallivan L, Lemon SC, Borg A, Ramirez J, Figueroa B, McGuire A, Rosal MC. Navigating to health: Evaluation of a community health center patient navigation program. Prev Med Rep. 2015; 2:664-8. PMID: 26844134; PMCID: PMC4721349; DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2015.08.002;

Fitzpatrick SL, Wischenka D, Appelhans BM, Pbert L, Wang M, Wilson DK, Pagoto SL. An Evidence-based Guide for Obesity Treatment in Primary Care. Am J Med. 2016 Jan; 129(1):115.e1-7. PMID: 26239092; DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.07.015;

Alker HJ, Wang ML, Pbert L, Thorsen N, Lemon SC. Impact of school staff health on work productivity in secondary schools in Massachusetts. J Sch Health. 2015 Jun; 85(6):398-404. PMID: 25877437; DOI: 10.1111/josh.12266;

Wang ML, Arroyo J, Druker S, Sankey HZ, Rosal MC. Knowledge, Attitudes and Provider Advice by Pre-Pregnancy Weight Status: A Qualitative Study of Pregnant Latinas With Excessive Gestational Weight Gain. Women Health. 2015; 55(7):805-28. PMID: 26016948; DOI: 10.1080/03630242.2015.1050542;

Pbert L, Wang ML, Druker S, Jackson EA, Rosal MC. Designing and Testing the Feasibility of a Multi-level Intervention to Treat Adolescent Obesity in the Pediatric Primary Care Setting. J Child Adolesc Behav. 2014; 3:2. PMID: 30364825

Kreuter MW, Wang ML. From Evidence to Impact: Recommendations for a Dissemination Support System. New Dir Child Adolesc Dev. 2015; 2015(149):11-23. PMID: 26375188; DOI: 10.1002/cad.20110;

Pbert L, Wang ML, Druker S, Jackson EA, Rosal MC. Designing and testing the feasibility of a multi-level intervention to treat adolescent obesity in the pediatric primary care setting. Journal of Child and Adolescent Behavior. 2015; 3(196).

Wang ML, Gellar L, Nathanson BH, Pbert L, Ma Y, Ockene I, Rosal MC. Decrease in Glycemic Index Associated with Improved Glycemic Control among Latinos with Type 2 Diabetes. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2015 Jun; 115(6):898-906. PMID: 25547339; PMCID: PMC4450120; DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2014.10.012;

Little TV, Wang ML, Castro EM, Jiménez J, Rosal MC. Community health worker interventions for Latinos with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Curr Diab Rep. 2014 Dec; 14(12):558. PMID: 25374313; DOI: 10.1007/s11892-014-0558-1;

Wang ML, Lemon SC, Whited MC, Rosal MC. Who benefits from diabetes self-management interventions? The influence of depression in the Latinos en Control trial. Ann Behav Med. 2014 Oct; 48(2):256-64. PMID: 24664615; DOI: 10.1007/s12160-014-9606-y;

Lemon SC, Schneider KL, Wang ML, Liu Q, Magner R, Estabrook B, Druker S, Pbert L. Weight loss motivations: a latent class analysis approach. Am J Health Behav. 2014 Jul; 38(4):605-13. PMID: 24636123; DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.38.4.14;

Wang ML, Pbert L, Lemon SC. Influence of family, friend and coworker social support and social undermining on weight gain prevention among adults. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2014 Sep; 22(9):1973-80. PMID: 24942930; PMCID: PMC4435839; DOI: 10.1002/oby.20814;

Richardson MP, Waring ME, Wang ML, Nobel L, Cuffee Y, Person SD, Hullett S, Kiefe CI, Allison JJ. Weight-based discrimination and medication adherence among low-income African Americans with hypertension: how much of the association is mediated by self-efficacy? Ethn Dis. 2014; 24(2):162-8. PMID: 24804361

Wang ML, Druker S, Gapinski MA, Gellar L, Schneider K, Osganian S, Olendzki B, Pbert L. Journal of Child and Adolescent Behavior. The Role of Social Support vs. Modeling on Adolescents' Diet and Physical Activity: Findings from a School-based Weight Management Trial. 2014; 2(132).

Lemon SC, Wang ML, Wedick NM, Estabrook B, Druker S, Schneider KL, Li W, Pbert L. Weight gain prevention in the school worksite setting: results of a multi-level cluster randomized trial. Prev Med. 2014 Mar; 60:41-7. PMID: 24345602; PMCID: PMC3933312; DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.12.010;

Richmond TK, Spadano-Gasbarro JL, Walls CE, Austin SB, Greaney ML, Wang ML, Mezegebu S, Peterson KE. Middle school food environments and racial/ethnic differences in sugar-sweetened beverage consumption: findings from the Healthy Choices study. Prev Med. 2013 Nov; 57(5):735-8. PMID: 24036015; PMCID: PMC3912741; DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.09.001;

Wang ML, Lemon SC, Olendzki B, Rosal MC. Beverage-consumption patterns and associations with metabolic risk factors among low-income Latinos with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2013 Dec; 113(12):1695-703. PMID: 23999278; PMCID: PMC3833873; DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2013.06.351;

Wang ML, Peterson KE, Richmond TK, Spadano-Gasbarro J, Greaney ML, Mezgebu S, McCormick M, Austin SB. Family physical activity and meal practices associated with disordered weight control behaviors in a multiethnic sample of middle-school youth. Acad Pediatr. 2013 Jul-Aug; 13(4):379-85. PMID: 23830023; DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2013.04.012;

Wang ML, Peterson KE, McCormick MC, Austin SB. Environmental factors associated with disordered weight-control behaviours among youth: a systematic review. Public Health Nutr. 2014 Jul; 17(7):1654-67. PMID: 23777623; DOI: 10.1017/S1368980013001407;

Rosal MC, Wang ML, Bodenlos, J. The Handbook of Health Behavior Change (KA Riekert, JK Ockene, LPber, eds.). Culture, Behavior and Health. Springer Publishing Company. New York. 2013; 109-136.
Lemon SC, Bowen DJ, Rosal MC, Pagoto SL, Schneider KL, Pbert L, Wang ML, Allen JD, Ockene JK. The Handbook of Health Behavior Change (Riekert KA, Ockene JK, Pbert L, eds.). Translational Research Phases in the Behavioral and Social Sciences: Adaptations from the Biomedical Sciences. Springer. New York. 2013; 483-497.

Wang ML, Lemon SC, Welch G, Rosal MC. Development and validation of the Lifestyle Self-Efficacy Scale for Latinos with Diabetes (LSESLD). Ethn Dis. 2013; 23(4):428-35. PMID: 24392604; PMCID: PMC3956449

Wang ML, Walls CE, Peterson KE, Richmond TK, Spadano-Gasbarro J, Greaney ML, Blood E, Mezgebu S, McCormick MC, Subramanian SV, Bryn Austin S. Dietary and physical activity factors related to eating disorder symptoms among middle school youth. J Sch Health. 2013 Jan; 83(1):14-20. PMID: 23253286; DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2012.00742.x;

Austin SB, Richmond TK, Spadano-Gasbarro J, Greaney ML, Blood EA, Walls C, Wang ML, Mezgebu S, Osganian SK, Peterson KE. The contribution of school environmental factors to individual and school variation in disordered weight control behaviors in a statewide sample of middle schools. Eat Disord. 2013; 21(2):91-108. PMID: 23421693; DOI: 10.1080/10640266.2013.761080;

Lindsay AC, Sussner KM, Greaney M, Wang ML, Davis R, Peterson KE. Using qualitative methods to design a culturally appropriate child feeding questionnaire for low-income, Latina mothers. Matern Child Health J. 2012 May; 16(4):860-6. PMID: 21512780; PMCID: PMC3178008; DOI: 10.1007/s10995-011-0804-y;

Austin SB, Spadano-Gasbarro JL, Greaney ML, Blood EA, Hunt AT, Richmond TK, Wang ML, Mezgebu S, Osganian SK, Peterson KE. Effect of the planet health intervention on eating disorder symptoms in Massachusetts middle schools, 2005-2008. Prev Chronic Dis. 2012; 9:E171; quiz E171. PMID: 23194779; PMCID: PMC3514822; DOI: 10.5888/pcd9.120111;

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