Tania Basta
Tania Basta, PhD, MPH, CHES
Ohio University
Associate Professor, Department of Social and Public Health
Contact Information
W359 Grover Center
Ohio University
Athens OH 45701
Phone: 740.593.4681
Fax: 740.593.0555
Email: basta@ohio.edu
University of Georgia, PhD
Indiana University, MPH
Biography
Dr. Tania Basta is Associate Director for the Appalachian Rural Health Institute (ARHI), which is an interdisciplinary collaboration between the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine and the College of Health Sciences and Professions. Dr. Basta is also the Coordinator for the Community Health Services undergraduate program at Ohio University, where she teaches a variety of undergraduate and graduate level community health and public health courses. She is well published in the areas of HIV and mental health and HIV and exercise and has published in the following journals: American Journal of Health Behavior, the American Journal of Health Education, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, and AIDS Care. Dr. Basta has served as Program Chair and Chair for the HIV/AIDS Section of the American Public Health Association and is currently the Immediate Past Char of the HIV/AIDS Section.
Research Interests
HIV and mental health
HIV and quality of life
Rural Appalachian health issues
Overweight and obesity
Practice Interests
Engaging community members as partners through community-based participatory research (CBPR)
Engaging and mentoring students in the research process
Consortium of Eastern Ohio Master of Public Health Involvement
Faculty appointment
Course director, Social and Behavioral Sciences in Public Health
Admissions Committee member
Capstone preceptor
Program Coordinator
Capstone or Practicum Areas of Expertise
Increasing quality of life for individuals living with HIV/AIDS
Overweight and obesity prevention
Appalachian health
Health behavior theory