Dr. Dulin is an Associate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences in the Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences in the Brown University School of Public Health. Dr. Dulin obtained a PhD in Medical Sociology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2007 and joined Brown University in July of 2012. She is affiliated with the Center for Health Equity Research.
| Adams IKR, Okoli CTC, Krok-Schoen JL, Hartel L, Keita AD, Figueroa W, Polanin JR, McElfish PA, Kanesiro MH. "Physical Activity Among Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis." Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, vol. 51, no. 2, 2019, pp. 245-258. |
| Dulin, Akilah, Risica, Patricia M., Mello, Jennifer, Ahmed, Rashid, Carey, Kate B., Cardel, Michelle, Howe, Chanelle J., Nadimpalli, Sarah, Gans, Kim M. "Examining neighborhood and interpersonal norms and social support on fruit and vegetable intake in low-income communities." BMC Public Health, vol. 18, no. 1, 2018, pp. 455. |
| Gans, Kim M., Risica, Patricia Markham, Keita, Akilah Dulin, Dionne, Laura, Mello, Jennifer, Stowers, Kristen Cooksey, Papandonatos, George, Whittaker, Shannon, Gorham, Gemma. "Multilevel approaches to increase fruit and vegetable intake in low-income housing communities: final results of the ‘Live Well, Viva Bien’ cluster-randomized trial." International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, vol. 15, no. 1, 2018, pp. 80. |
| Kang AW, Dulin A, Nadimpalli S, Risica PM. "Stress, adherence, and blood pressure control: A baseline examination of Black women with hypertension participating in the SisterTalk II intervention." Preventive Medicine Reports, vol. 12, 2018, pp. 25-32. |
| Nadimpalli S, Keita A, Wang J, Kanaya A, Kandula N, Gans KM, Talegawkar S. "Are Experiences of Discrimination Related to Poorer Dietary Intakes Among South Asians in the MASALA Study?." Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, vol. 49, no. 10, 2017, pp. 872-876.e1. |
| Ard JD, Gower B, Hunter G, Ritchie CS, Roth DL, Goss A, Wingo BC, Bodner EV, Brown CJ, Bryan D, Buys DR, Haas MC, Keita AD, Flagg LA, Williams CP, Locher JL. "Effects of Calorie Restriction in Obese Older Adults: The CROSSROADS Randomized Controlled Trial." The Journals of Gerontology: Series A, vol. 73, no. 1, 2017, pp. 73-80. |
| Keita AD, Whittaker S, Wynter J, Kidanu TW, Chhay C, Cardel M, Gans KM. "Applying Concept Mapping Methodology to Identify the Perceptions of Risk and Protective Factors for Childhood Obesity among Southeast Asian Refugees." Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, vol. 27, no. 4, 2016, pp. 1909-1933. |
| Cardel MI, Johnson SL, Beck J, Dhurandhar E, Keita AD, Tomczik AC, Pavela G, Huo T, Janicke DM, Muller K, Piff PK, Peters JC, Hill JO, Allison DB. "The effects of experimentally manipulated social status on acute eating behavior: A randomized, crossover pilot study." Physiology & Behavior, vol. 162, 2016, pp. 93-101. |
| Thind, Herpreet, Goldsby, TaShauna U., Dulin-Keita, Akilah, Baskin, Monica L. "Cultural Beliefs and Physical Activity among African-American Adolescents." Am J Hlth Behav, vol. 39, no. 2, 2015, pp. 285-294. |
| Baskin, Monica L., Dulin-Keita, Akilah, Thind, Herpreet, Godsey, Emily. "Social and Cultural Environment Factors Influencing Physical Activity Among African-American Adolescents." Journal of Adolescent Health, vol. 56, no. 5, 2015, pp. 536-542. |
| Keita AD, Judd SE, Howard VJ, Carson AP, Ard JD, Fernandez JR. "Associations of neighborhood area level deprivation with the metabolic syndrome and inflammation among middle- and older- age adults." BMC Public Health, vol. 14, 2014, pp. 1319. |
| Haas MC, Bodner EV, Brown CJ, Bryan D, Buys DR, Keita AD, Flagg LA, Goss A, Gower B, Hovater M, Hunter G, Ritchie CS, Roth DL, Wingo BC, Ard J, Locher JL. "Calorie restriction in overweight seniors: response of older adults to a dieting study: the CROSSROADS randomized controlled clinical trial." Journal of nutrition in gerontology and geriatrics, vol. 33, no. 4, 2014, pp. 376-400. |
| Keita AD, Risica PM, Drenner KL, Adams I, Gorham G, Gans KM. "Feasibility and Acceptability of an Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Intervention: Results from the Healthy Homes, Healthy Families Pilot Study." Journal of Obesity, vol. 2014, 2014, pp. 1-16. |
| Cardel, Michelle, Willig, Amanda L., Dulin-Keita, Akilah, Casazza, Krista, Cherrington, Andrea, Gunnarsdottir, Thrudur, Johnson, Susan L., Peters, John C., Hill, James O., Allison, David B., Fernández, José R. "Home-schooled children are thinner, leaner, and report better diets relative to traditionally schooled children." Obesity, vol. 22, no. 2, 2013, pp. 497-503. |
| Dulin-Keita A, Kaur Thind H, Affuso O, Baskin ML. "The associations of perceived neighborhood disorder and physical activity with obesity among African American adolescents." BMC Public Health, vol. 13, 2013, pp. 440. |
| Akliah Dulin-Keita; Krista Casazza; Jose R. Fernandez; Michael I. Goran; Barbara Gower. "Do neighborhoods matter? Neighborhood disorder and long-term trends in serum cortisol levels." Journal of epidemiology and community health, vol. 66, no. 1, 2012, pp. 24-29. |
| Klimentidis YC, Dulin-Keita A, Casazza K, Willig AL, Allison DB, Fernandez JR. "Genetic admixture, social-behavioural factors and body composition are associated with blood pressure differently by racial-ethnic group among children." Journal of human hypertension, vol. 26, no. 2, 2012, pp. 98-107. |
| Fernandez JR, Klimentidis YC, Dulin-Keita A, Casazza K. "Genetic influences in childhood obesity: recent progress and recommendations for experimental designs." International Journal of Obesity, vol. 36, no. 4, 2012, pp. 479-84. |
| Cardel M, Willig AL, Dulin-Keita A, Casazza K, Beasley TM, Fernández JR. "Parental feeding practices and socioeconomic status are associated with child adiposity in a multi-ethnic sample of children." Appetite, vol. 58, no. 1, 2012, pp. 347-53. |
| Casazza, Krista, Cardel, Michelle, Dulin-Keita, Akilah, Hanks, Lynae J., Gower, Barbara A., Newton, Anna L., Wallace, Stephenie. "Reduced Carbohydrate Diet to Improve Metabolic Outcomes and Decrease Adiposity in Obese Peripubertal African American Girls." Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, vol. 54, no. 3, 2012, pp. 336-342. |
| Cardel M, Higgins PB, Willig AL, Keita AD, Casazza K, Gower BA, Fernández JR. "African genetic admixture is associated with body composition and fat distribution in a cross-sectional study of children." International Journal of Obesity, vol. 35, no. 1, 2011, pp. 60-5. |
| Cardel M, Dulin-Keita A, Casazza K. "Contributors to Pediatric Obesity in Adolescence: More than just Energy Imbalance." The open obesity journal, vol. 3, no. 2, 2011, pp. 17-26. |
| Keita AD, Casazza K, Thomas O, Fernandez JR. "Neighborhood perceptions affect dietary behaviors and diet quality." Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, vol. 43, no. 4, 2011, pp. 244-50. |
| Dulin-Keita A, Hannon L, Fernandez JR, Cockerham WC. "The Defining Moment: Children's Conceptualization of Race and Experiences with Racial Discrimination." Ethnic and racial studies, vol. 34, no. 4, 2011, pp. 662-682. |
| Casazza K, Thomas O, Dulin-Keita A, Fernandez JR. "Adiposity and genetic admixture, but not race/ethnicity, influence bone mineral content in peripubertal children." Journal of bone and mineral metabolism, vol. 28, no. 4, 2010, pp. 424-32. |
| Willig AL, Casazza K, Dulin-Keita A, Franklin FA, Amaya M, Fernandez JR. "Adjusting adiposity and body weight measurements for height alters the relationship with blood pressure in children." American Journal of Hypertension, vol. 23, no. 8, 2010, pp. 904-10. |
| Fitzpatrick KM, Dulin A, Piko B. "Bullying and depressive symptomatology among low-income, African-American youth." Journal of Youth and Adolescence, vol. 39, no. 6, 2010, pp. 634-45. |
| Casazza, Krista, Thomas, Olivia, Dulin-Keita, Akilah, Gower, Barbara A., Fernandez, Jose R. "Characterization of the Metabolic Syndrome in a Multi-Ethnic Sample of Children: Is it Useful?." TOOBESJ, vol. 1, no. 1, 2009, pp. 1-8. |
| Casazza Krista; Thomas Olivia; Dulin-Keita Akilah; Gower Barbara; Fernandez Jose R. "Characterization of the metabolic syndrome in a multi-ethnic sample of children: Is it useful?." Open Journal of Obesity, vol. 1, no. 1, 2009, pp. 1-8. |
| Casazza K, Dulin-Keita A, Gower BA, Fernandez JR. "Differential influence of diet and physical activity on components of metabolic syndrome in a multiethnic sample of children." Journal of the American Dietetic Association, vol. 109, no. 2, 2009, pp. 236-44. |
| Casazza, K, Dulin-Keita, A, Gower, BA, Fernandez, JR. "Intrabdominal fat is related to metabolic risk factors in Hispanic Americans, African Americans and in girls." Acta Paediatrica, vol. 98, no. 12, 2009, pp. 1965-1971. |
| Keita AD, Casazza K, Thomas O, Fernandez JR. "Neighborhood-level disadvantage is associated with reduced dietary quality in children." Journal of the American Dietetic Association, vol. 109, no. 9, 2009, pp. 1612-6. |
| Casazza, Krista, Dulin-Keita, Akilah, Gower, Barbara, Fernandez, Jose. "Relationships between reported macronutrient intake and insulin dynamics in a multi-ethnic cohort of early pubertal children." Int. J. of Pediatric Obesity, 2009, pp. 1-8. |
| Casazza K, Dulin-Keita A, Gower BA, Fernández JR. "Relationships between reported macronutrient intake and insulin dynamics in a multi-ethnic cohort of early pubertal children." Int. J. of Pediatric Obesity, vol. 4, no. 4, 2009, pp. 249-56. |
| Fitzpatrick KM, Dulin AJ, Piko BF. "Not just pushing and shoving: school bullying among African American adolescents." Journal of School Health, vol. 77, no. 1, 2007, pp. 16-22. |
Dr. Dulin has two primary research foci that include examining (1) risk factors and resilience resources related to cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk (e.g., diet, physical activity, obesity) and HIV outcomes among children and racial/ethnic minorities. Some of the risk factors include neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage, perceived neighborhood disorder, the built environment, individual-level, socioeconomic position, and racial discrimination. Some of the resilience resources include neighborhood social support and cohesion, interpersonal support, and optimism; and (2) development of multilevel CVD prevention interventions and the identification of social determinants that may moderate these intervention outcomes. She uses a variety of research approaches to examine the aforementioned research areas including using community engaged research, mixed methods, quantitative methods, and secondary data analyses, mixed methods approaches to inform culturally appropriate obesity-related interventions for under-served populations (e.g., Asian and Latino), and examining the roles of psychosocial stressors on health behaviors and cardiovascular disease risk factors.
See current CV
| Year | Degree | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | PhD | University of Alabama at Birmingham |
2008 Minority Health Research Center Young Investigator Award, University of Alabama at Birmingham
2008 National Institutes of Health, Health Disparities Research Loan Repayment Program Award
2008 National Institutes of Health, Travel Award
2009 Minority Health Research Center Young Investigator Health Disparities Award, University of Alabama at Birmingham
2010 T-32 Nutrition Obesity Research Center (NORC) Training Grant Postdoctoral Trainee Recipient, University of Alabama at
Birmingham
2011 National Institute on Aging Summer Institute on Aging Research Workshop recipient
2012 UAB Office of Postdoctoral Education Travel Award
2013 - 2015 Robert Wood Johnson New Connections Scholar
2015-2017 NHLBI PRIDE, Research in Implementation Science for Equity (RISE) Program Scholar
2015-Present NIH Early Career Reviewer
2016 – Present Manning Assistant Professor
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Carey, Michael | Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Professor Emeritus of Behavioral and Social Sciences |
| Gans, Kim | Adjunct Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences |
| Hogan, Joseph | Carole and Lawrence Sirovich Professor of Public Health, Professor of Biostatistics, Chair of Biostatistics |
| Howe, Chanelle | Associate Professor of Epidemiology |
| Marcus, Bess | Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences |
| Papandonatos, George | Professor of Biostatistics (Research) |
| Risica, Patricia | Associate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Director of the Undergraduate Public Health Concentration, Associate Professor of Epidemiology |
The Obesity Society
Society of Behavioral Medicine
International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
| PHP 1600 - Obesity in the 21st Century: Causes, Consequences and Countermeasures |
| PHP 2325 - Place Matters: Exploring Community-Level Contexts on Health Behaviors, Outcomes and Disparities |
| PHP 2375 - Communicating Science to Lay Audiences |
| PHP 2950 - Doctoral Seminar in Public Health |
