Christy Kollath-Cattano

Program Director & Associate Professor of Public Health

Education

• Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology, University of South Carolina
• Graduate Certificate in Women’s and Gender Studies, University of South Carolina
• Graduate Certificate in Public Health, University of South Carolina
• M.A. in Cultural Anthropology, University of South Carolina
• B.A. in Biological Anthropology, University of California

Research Interests

• Substance use prevention and treatment among adolescents and young adults
• Maternal and child health

Courses Taught

• HEAL 215: Intro to Public Health
• HEAL 230: Global Health
• HEAL 309: Health Disparities and Social Determinants of Health
• HEAL 323: Women’s Health Issues
• HEAL 325: Health Promotion Planning and Evaluation
• HEAL 350: Epidemiology

Selected Publications

*student co-authors

• Kollath-Cattano, C., Hatteberg, S.J., Petillo, S.*, & Giancaterini, M.* (2023), “Correlates of and barriers to COVID-19 vaccine initiation and intention among US college students.” Journal of American College Health, 1-9.
• Hatteberg, S.J., Kollath-Cattano, C., Weller, D.S.*, & Scully, A.E.* (2022), “Encountering Overdose: Examining the Prevalence and Social Contexts of US College Students’ Overdose Experiences.” Substance Use and Misuse, 57(10), 1599-1607.
• Hatteberg, S.J., & Kollath-Cattano, C. (2022), “Applying the health belief model to examine college students’ early stage adoption of non-pharmaceutical interventions in response to COVID-19.” Journal of American College Health, 1-6.
• Kollath-Cattano, C., Thrasher, J.F., Salloum, R.G., Albano, A.W., Jindal, M., Durkin, M., & Strayer, S.M. (2021), “Evaluation of a Smoking Cessation Patient Decision Aid That Integrates Information About E-Cigarettes.” Nicotine & Tobacco Research: Official Journal of The Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, 23(11), 1880-1888.
• Kollath-Cattano, C., Hatteberg, S.J., & Kooper, A.* (2020), “Illicit drug use among college students: The role of social norms and risk perceptions.” Addictive Behaviors, 105, 106289.
• Kollath-Cattano, C., Dorman, T.**, Albano, A.W., Jindal, M., Strayer, S.M., & Thrasher J.F. (2019), “E-cigarettes and the clinical encounter: Physician perspectives on e-cigarette safety, effectiveness, and patient educational needs.” Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 25(2), 761-768.
• Kollath-Cattano, C., DeMaria, A.L., Sundstrom, B., Kooper, A.*, Manzi, H.*, McInnis, S.M.**, & Cabot, J.O. (2018), “’Everyone wants a community’: a qualitative investigation of the challenges and service needs among college students in recovery.” Addiction Research & Theory, 26(5), 369-376.
• Kollath-Cattano, C.L., Mann, E.S., Zegbe, E.M., & Thrasher, J.F. (2018), “Sexual Scripts in Contemporary Mexican Cinema: A Quantitative Content Analysis.” Sexuality & Culture, 22(1), 90-105.
• Kollath-Cattano, C., Osman, A., & Thrasher, J.F. (2017), “Evaluating the perceived effectiveness of pregnancy-related cigarette package health warning labels among different gender/age groups.” Addictive Behaviors, 66, 33-40.
• Kollath-Cattano, C., Thrasher, J.F., Osman, A., Andrews, J.O., & Strayer, S.M. (2016), “Physician Advice for e-Cigarette Use.” Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 29(6), 741-747.