Levi Ross

Office: KHS 110
Phone: 985-549-5251
Email: levi.ross@southeastern.edu

Courses Taught

HS401: Health Instruction

HS461: The School Health Program

HS610:  Health Education Curriculum and Instruction

 

Education

2004	Ph.D. (Health Education & Health Promotion)                            University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Public Health
2000	M.P.H. (Health Behavior) University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Public Health
1997	Bachelor of Arts (Interdisciplinary Social Sciences) University of West Florida

 

 

Honors/Awards

2019	Academy of Fellows, American Association for Cancer Education
2016	National Cancer Institute Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities  Professional Development Workshop (1st Place Poster), Bethesda, MD
2015	Nominated, Award for Service, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health
2006	R. Davilene Carter Presidential Prize, Best Paper, Third Place, American Association for Cancer Education, San Diego, CA
2005	R. Davilene Carter Presidential Prize, Best Paper, Second Place, American Association for Cancer Education, Cincinnati, OH

 

 

Certifications

2004 - Present

Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES)

     

Sample Publications

 

Peer-Reviewed

 

Preston, M.A., Ross, L., Chukmaitov, A., Smith, S.A., Odlum, M.L., Dahman, B., & Sheppard, V.B. (2021). Health insurance coverage mandates: Colorectal cancer screening in the PostACA era. Cancer Prevention Research, 14(1), 123-130.

 

Yin, J., **Tseng, P.L., Zerbo, K.R., Tse, Z.T.H., Ross, L., & Fung, I.C. (2019). Social media usage and influenza beliefs, risk perceptions and behavioral intentions among Students at a university in Southeastern U.S. Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association, 7(2), 130-137.

 

Deng, A., Pattanaik, S., Bhattacharya, A., Yin, J., Ross, L., Liu, C., & Zhang, J. (2018). Fish consumption is associated with a decreased risk of death among adults with diabetes: 18-year follow-up of a national cohort. Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, 28(10), P1012-1020.

 

Roy, S., Hansen, A., Ross, L., & Larson, R. (2018). A qualitative study to assess barber perceptions of the feasibility of the employer as a health advisor for obesity prevention. American Journal of Men’s Health, 12(5), 1450-1462.

 

Preston, M.A., Glover-Collins, K., Ross, L., Porter, A., Bursac, Z., Woods, D. et al. (2018). Colorectal cancer screening in rural and poor-resourced communities. American Journal of Surgery, 216(2), 245-250.  

 

Lian, B., Kohler, C. L., & Ross, L. (2016). On some practical considerations regarding community-based participatory research for addressing cancer health disparities. Journal of Cancer Education, 31(1), 207-211.

 

Ross, L., & Luque, J.S. (2016). Overview of cancer prevention and control among African Americans. Journal of Cancer Education, 31(1), 184-186.

 

Luque, J.S., Ross, L., & Gwede, C.K. (2016). Prostate cancer education in African American Barbershops: Baseline client survey results and differences in decisional conflict and stage of decision making. American Journal of Men’s Health, 10(6),533-536.

 

Ross, L., Johnson, J., MAN UP Prostate Cancer Advocacy Group, Smallwood, S.W., Luque, J.L., Tedders, S.L., Airhihenbuwa, C.O., Alford, T., & Underwood III, W. Using CBPR to extend prostate cancer education, counseling and screening to urban-dwelling African Americans. Journal of Cancer Education, 31(4) 702-708.

 

Clay, A., Hahn, T., Peoples, B., Zhang, Y., Moysich, K., Ross, L., & McCarthy, P.L. (2015). Population based analysis of hematologic malignancy referrals to a comprehensive cancer center, referrals for blood and marrow transplantation, and participation in survey and biospecimen research by race. Biology of Blood & Marrow Transplantation, 21(8), 1488-1494.

 

Luque, J.S., Roy, S., Tarasenko, Y.N., Ross, L., Johnson, J., & Gwede, C.K. (2015). Feasibility study of engaging barbershops for prostate cancer education in rural African American communities. Journal of Cancer Education, 30(4), 623-628.

 

Luque, J.S., Ross, L., & Gwede, C.K. (2014). Qualitative systematic review of barber- administered health education, promotion, screening and outreach programs in African- American communities. Journal of Community Health, 39(1), 181-190.

 

Orom, H., Kiviniemi, M.T., Shavers, V.L., Ross, L., & Underwood, W. (2013). Perceived risk for breast cancer and its relationship to mammography in Blacks, Hispanics, and Whites. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 36(5), 466-476.

 

Johnson, J., Ross, L., Iwanenko, W., Schiffert, J., & Sen, A. (2012). Are podcasts effective at educating African American men about diabetes. American Journal of Men’s Health, 6(5), 365-367.

 

 

Anderson-Lewis, C., Ross, L., Johnson, J., Hastrup, J.L., Green, B.L., & Kohler, C.L. (2012). Explaining and improving breast cancer information acquisition among African-American women in the Deep South. Southern Medical Journal, 105 (6): 294-299.

 

 

Ross, L., Dark, T., Orom, H., Underwood, W., Anderson-Lewis, C., Johnson, J., & Erwin, D.O. (2011). Patterns of information behavior and prostate cancer knowledge among African- American men. Journal of Cancer Education, 26(4), 708-716.

Orom, H., Kivinemi, M.T., Underwood, W., Ross, L., & Shavers, V.L. (2010). Perceived cancer risk: Why is it lower among non-whites than whites? Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, 19(3), 746–754.

 

Ross, L., Ashford, A.D., Bleechington, S.J., Dark, T., & Erwin, D.O. (2010). Applicability of a video intervention to increase informed decision making for prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing among African-American men with different levels of health literacy. Journal of the National Medical Association, 102(3), 228-236.

Kohler, C.L., Schoenberger, Y., Tseng, T., & Ross, L. (2008). Correlates of transitions in stage of change for quitting among adolescent smokers. Addictive Behaviors, 33(12), 1615-1618.

 

 

Brown, C.P., Ross, L., Lopez, I.A., Thornton, A., & Kiros, G.E. (2008). Disparities in the receipt of cardiac revascularization procedures between Blacks and Whites: An analysis of secular trends. Ethnicity & Disease, 18(S2), 112-117.

 

Ross, L., Kohler, C.L., Grimley, D.G., & Anderson-Lewis, C. (2007). The theory of reasoned action and intention to seek cancer information. American Journal of Health Behavior, 31(2), 123-134.

 

Ross L., Kohler C.L., Grimley, D.M., Green B.L., & Anderson-Lewis, C. (2007). Toward a model of prostate cancer information seeking: Identifying salient behavioral and normative beliefs for obtaining information from physicians. Health Education & Behavior, 34(3), 422-440.

 

Siminoff, L.A., & Ross, L. (2005). Access and equity to cancer care in the United States: A review and assessment. Post-Graduate Medical Journal, 81(961), 674-679.  

 

Ross, L., Kohler, C.L., Grimley, D.M., & Bellis, J.B. (2003).  Intention to use condoms among three low-income, urban African-American sub-groups: Cocaine users, non-cocaine substance users, and non-drug users. Journal of Urban Health, 80(1),147-160.

 

Davis, X.M., Wan, C.K., Ross, L., Wen, X.J., & Thomas, B. (2002). A data warehouse concept for HIV prevention program evaluation. AIDS Education & Prevention, 14(2 Suppl A), 120-122.

 

(Editor/Preparer)

Ross, L. (2015). 2012 International Cancer Education Conference Proceedings. Joint Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Education (AACE), the Cancer Patient Education Network (CPEN), and the European Association for Cancer Education (EACE). Journal of Cancer Education, 30 Suppl 1:1-96. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs13187-014-0759-y

 

Ross, L. (2015). 2013 International Cancer Education Conference Proceedings. Joint Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Education (AACE), the Cancer Patient Education Network (CPEN), and the European Association for Cancer Education (EACE). Journal of Cancer Education, 30 Suppl 2:97-240. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs13187-014-0747-2

  

Published Abstracts

Johnson, J., Pandeya, S., Kabore, A., & Ross, L. (2016). Assessing the applicability of Leventhal’s Commonsense Model of Illness Representation to explain African American prostate cancer survivors’ disease experiences and management strategies. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, 26(2) Supplement.

 

Guerreso, H., Johnson, J., & Ross, L.(2016). Racial differences in psychosocial barriers to initiate prostate cancer treatment information seeking. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, 25 Supplement 3, A45.  

 

Johnson, J., Pandeya, S., Kabore, A., & Ross, L. (2016). Assessing the applicability of Leventhal’s Commonsense Model of Illness Representation to explain African American prostate cancer survivors’ disease experiences and management strategies. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, 26(2) Supplement.

 

Clay, A., Peoples, B., Ross, L., Moysich, K., Zhang, Y., McCarthy, P.L., & Hahn, T. (2014). Patterns of referral for, and utilization of, blood and marrow transplantation (BMT) by race" Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, 20(2) Supplement, S110-S111.

 

Field, K., Frost, G., Johnson, J., Ross, L., Pailler, M., Gruber, M., & Zevon, M. (2014). Evaluation and refinement of a prostate cancer treatment seminar. Journal of Cancer Education.

 

Torres, E., Ross, L., & Johnson, J. (2013). The feasibility of using social networks to understand the causal pathways of cancer disparities. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, 23(11) Supplement, A70.

 

13. Ross, L., Johnson, J., & Underwood, W. (2013). Implementation of the Online Assessment to Study Information Seeking (OASIS): A feasibility study. Journal of Cancer Education, 30 Suppl 2, 97-240.

 

Poch, M.A., Mehedint, D.C., O'Malley, R.L., Hong, C.C., Ross,L., Guru, K.A.; &

Underwood III, Willie. (2012). LIVE better: The effect of lifestyle behaviors on post-prostatectomy health quality-of-life outcomes. Journal of Urology, 187(4) Supplement, e68-e69.

 

Kohler, C., & Ross, L. (2011). Using entertainment-education to promote cancer prevention and screening. Journal of Cancer Education, 27(3) Supplement, S205.

 

 

Ross, L., Johnson, J., Underwood, W., & Alford, T. (2011). CBPR to develop a one-stop shop for prostate cancer education and screening. Journal of Cancer Education, 27(3) Supplement, S204.

 

Field, K., McMullin, C., Powers, R., Johnson, J., & Ross, L. (2011). Professionals’ assessments of the reliability and quality of information included in a prostate cancer treatment education resource. Journal of Cancer Education, 27(3) Supplement, S209.

 

Johnson, J., Ross, L., Kohler, C., Dark, T., Orom, H., Anderson-Lewis, C., et al. (2011). Information acquisition behaviors and prostate cancer prevention and control knowledge. Journal of Cancer Education, 27(3) Supplement, S238.

 

 

Ross, L., Bleechington, S.J., Ashford, A.D., & Erwin, D.O. (2008). Abstract B13: Impact of an informed decision-making intervention among African American men across levels of health literacy. Cancer Prevention Research, 1(7) Supplement.

 

Kornfeld, J., Domlesky, J., Robinson, K.T., & Ross, L. (2007). Addressing cancer health disparities: Training minority students for a future in cancer education and control. Journal of Cancer Education, 22 Supplement, 61.

 

Rahman, S.M., & Ross, L. (2007). Perceptions, knowledge and behavioral practices related to breast cancer among women living in a rural setting. Journal of Cancer Education, 22 Supplement,13.

 

Ross, L., Kohler, C.L., & Anderson-Lewis. (2005). Toward a model of information seeking: content validation of measures assessing behavioral beliefs, attitudes and normative beliefs. Journal of Cancer Education, 20 Supplement, 25.

 

Ross, L., Kohler, C.L., & Schoenberger, Y. (2005). Correlates of stage of change for quitting among adolescent smokers. Proceeding from the 11th Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Prague, Czech Republic.

 

Ross, L., Kohler, C.L., Grimley, D.M. & Anderson-Lewis, C. (2005). Testing the theory of reasoned action (TRA) as a model of intention to seek prostate cancer information from physicians among African American men in Alabama. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 29 Supplement, S90.

 

Research Support

 

2020 - 2021	Investigator (Sub-Award), The Communities Role in an Equitable and effective COVID-19 Vaccination Rollout, The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and the Rockefeller Foundation, $1,000,000 (primary award), $200,000 (sub-award).
2018 - 2019	Co-Principal Investigator, Understanding Prostate Cancer Family History Communication: Perspectives from Multiple Stakeholders in the Southeast, Moffitt Cancer Center, $10,000.
2014 - 2017	Co-Investigator (Site PI), Georgia CaRes, National Cancer Institute, UG1CA189851 (PI: Ghamande) - (Cancer Care Delivery Research – Subcontract), $87,500.
2010 - 2015	Principal Investigator, Community-Based Research to Improve Prostate Cancer Treatment Decisions, National Cancer Institute, K01CA148889-01, $690,318.
2012 - 2013	Co-Principal Investigator, Using Social Networks to Understand Cancer Disparities, Western New York Cancer Coalition to Reduce Health Disparities, $35,000.
2008 - 2013	Principal Investigator, Departmental Research Development Grant, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, $150,000.
2007 - 2010	Principal Investigator, Cancer Information Service, National Cancer Institute (Subcontract), N02-CO-41001-13, $300,000.
2007 - 2007	Principal Investigator, Promoting Informed Decision Making for PSA Screening among Men with Low Health Literacy, Intramural Faculty Development Grant (Florida A&M University), $7,200.
2006 - 2007	Co-Principal Investigator, Formative Research to Develop a Genetic Health Ed. Curriculum, American Psychological Association, $6,490.
2002 - 2003	Principal Investigator, Cancer Information Seeking and African Americans, NCI through the Deep South Network for Cancer Control (Developmental grant), $46,085.