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Associate Professor
University of Texas Medical Branch
I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
Dr. Prochaska is a population health scientist with training in social and environmental epidemiology, social and behavioral health principles, and health disparities. Hisinterests lie in understanding the pathogenic and salutogenic features within neighborhoods, communities, and other populations that determine positive and negative health and health-related outcomes and health disparities. These include the role social determinants of health play in creating health outcomes, such as those of interest to post-acute care settings. These determinants of interest include social, political, and environmental sources of both health risk and health protection. Dr. Prochaska’s application of quantitative and mixed-methods research, action-and community-based research, geographic information systems (GIS), and systems thinking provides a broad range of tools for understanding these issues, as well as translation of findings generated through these research approaches to a broad array of audiences. His previous experience includes teaching broad academic audiences on these topics, as well as on areas related to health disparities, social and environmental determinants of health, and dissemination and implementation research. This experience includes leading formal graduate courses, guest lecturing, one-on-one mentoring and training, community-engaged dissemination efforts, and other educational and dissemination modalities.
