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Larkin L. Strong, Ph.D., MPH

Present Title & Affiliation

Primary Appointment

Assistant Professor, Department of Health Disparities Research, Division of OVP, Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Office Address

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
1400 Pressler Blvd, Unit 1440
Health Disparities Research
Unit Number: 1440
Houston, TX 77030
Room Number: FCT9.6100
Fax: 713-792-1152
Email: llstrong@mdanderson.org

Education & Training

Degree-Granting Education

2006 University of Washington, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Seattle, WA, PHD, Health Services
2002 University of Washington, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Seattle, WA, MPH, Social and Behavioral Sciences
1997 Brown University, Providence, RI, BA, Magna Cum Laude, Biology

Postgraduate Training

9/2006-8/2008 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Kellogg Health Scholars Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Professional Memberships

Academy Health, Washington, DC
Member, 2004-2007
American Public Health Association, Washington, DC
Member, 2003-present
Society for Public Health Education, Washington, DC
Member, 2005-2009

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Original Research Articles
1. Strong LL, Anderson CB, Miranda PY, Bondy ML, Zhou R, Etzel C, Spitz M, Wilkinson AV. Gender differences in sociodemographic and behavioral influences of physical activity in Mexican-origin adolescents. J Phys Act Health 9(6):829-39, 8/2012. e-Pub 8/2/2011. PMCID: PMC3250565.
2. Schulz AJ, Israel BA, Coombe CM, Gaines C, Reyes AG, Rowe Z, Sand SL, Strong LL, Weir S. A Community-Based Participatory Planning Process and Multilevel Intervention Design: Toward Eliminating Cardiovascular Health Disparities. Health Promot Pract 12(6):900-911, 11/2011. e-Pub 8/26/2011. PMCID: PMC3212629.
3. Strong LL, Starks HE, Meischke H, Thompson B. Perspectives of Mothers in Farmworker Households on Reducing the Take-Home Pathway of Pesticide Exposure. Health Educ Behav 36(5):915-29, 10/2009. e-Pub 1/9/2009. PMID: 19136611.
4. Strong LL, Thompson B, Koepsell TD, Meischke H, Coronado GD. Reducing the take-home pathway of pesticide exposure: behavioral outcomes from the para niños saludables study. J Occup Environ Med 51(8):922-33, 8/2009. PMCID: PMC3138476.
5. Strong LL, Thompson B, Koepsell TD, Meischke H. Factors associated with pesticide safety practices in farmworkers. Am J Ind Med 51(1):69-81, 1/2008. PMID: 18033725.
6. Strong LL, Von Korff M, Saunders K, Moore JE. Cost-effectiveness of two self-care interventions to reduce disability associated with back pain. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 31(15):1639-45, 7/1/2006. PMID: 16816756.
7. Strong LL, Zimmerman FJ. Occupational injury and absence from work among African American, Hispanic, and non-Hispanic White workers in the national longitudinal survey of youth. Am J Public Health 95(7):1226-32, 7/2005. PMCID: PMC1449344.
8. Strong LL, Thompson B, Coronado GD, Griffith WC, Vigoren EM, Islas I. Health symptoms and exposure to organophosphate pesticides in farmworkers. Am J Ind Med 46(6):599-606, 12/2004. PMID: 15551369.
9. Coronado GD, Thompson B, Strong L, Griffith WC, Islas I. Agricultural task and exposure to organophosphate pesticides among farmworkers. Environ Health Perspect 112(2):142-7, 2/2004. PMCID: PMC1241822.
10. Pugatch D, Strong LL, Has P, Patterson D, Combs C, Reinert S, Rich JD, Flanigan T, Brown L. Heroin use in adolescents and young adults admitted for drug detoxification. J Subst Abuse 13(3):337-46, 2001. PMID: 11693456.
11. Rich JD, Strong LL, Mehrotra M, Macalino G. Strategies to optimize the impact of needle exchange programs. AIDS Read 10(7):421-9, 7/2000. PMID: 10932846.
12. Rich JD, Strong L, Towe CW, McKenzie M. Obstacles to needle exchange participation in Rhode Island. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 21(5):396-400, 8/1999. PMID: 10458620.

Last updated: 5/21/2013