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Derek Craig, PhD, MPH
NCI T32 Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Biography
Dr. Derek Craig received his BS in Kinesiology from Indiana University, MPH in Community Health Practice, and then graduated from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health in 2022 with a PhD in Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences. In January 2023, Dr. Craig joined UTHealth's NCI T32 Cancer Control Research Training Program as a postdoctoral fellow. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/derek-craig/)
Education
PhD, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 2022
Advisor
Bijal Balasubramanian, MBBS, PHDResearch Description
Dr. Craig's primary research at UTHealth focuses on the implementation of physical activity opportunities. Specifically, his work examines factors influencing organization's (e.g., schools, health centers) readiness to deliver opportunities that increase physical activity. From this, we will be able to 1) develop and select implementation strategies to improve the adoption, implementation of physical activity opportunities, and 2) design capacity building efforts for staff to improve organization's overall readiness for implementation.