Department

Applied Health Science

Education

• B.S. in Health Administration  Indiana University  1999
• M.P.H. in Health Education  Indiana University  2001
• M.B.A in Management  Indiana Wesleyan University  2005
• Ph.D. in Health Behavior  Indiana University  2012

Background

• Project Coordinator - EMPOWERED (Enhancing Minority Partnership Opportunities; Working to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Disparities) U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office of Minority Health, Division of Program Operations State Partnership Grant, - 2010 to 2015
• Executive Board Member - Lupus Foundation of America, Indiana Chapter, 2011 - 2014
• S.T.E.M. Mentor (Space, Technology, Engineering, Math) Mentor, 2012-2015
• McNair Scholars Program Faculty Mentor, Indiana University, 2012-2015
• Workshop Presenter/Curriculum Development, Indiana Prevention Resource Center, Indiana University, Bloomington, 2009-2011.

Scholarly Interest

Primary research interests include physical activity and weight-loss behaviors among African American women. Specific topics include barriers to and facilitators for physical activity, participation in collegiate sport & future physical activity, faith-based physical activity interventions, and long-term weight loss and weight maintenance.

Selected Publications

Articles

Githiri, V. (March 18, 2011). Weight Control Issues and Barriers to Physical Activity Affecting Weight Loss Maintenance for African American Women. (Conference Presenter) 35th Annual National Council of Black Studies Conference, Cincinnati, OH.

Githiri, V., Mohammad, T., Seo, D. (2012). Barriers to Physical Activity and Weight-Loss Maintenance for African American Women. The Health Education Monograph Series, 29(1), 64-76.

Githiri, V. (2018), Cancer: A Brief Overview. Top Hat: Ontario, Canada. Retrieved from https://tophat.com/marketplace/science-&-math/medicine-&-health/textbooks/cancer-a-briefoverview-virginia-githiri/3266