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Education

POSTGRADUATE:
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Degree: Ph.D. Public Health - Nutrition, Concentration in Intervention and Policy

GRADUATE:
Georgia State University
Degree: M.S. Biology, Concentration in Cellular Molecular Biology and Physiology

UNDERGRADUATE:
Northwestern University
Degree: B.A. Biology, Concentration in Physiology

Publications

• Alick, C.L., Braxton, D.F., Skinner, H., Alexander, R. C., Ammerman, A., Keyersling, T. Samuel-Hodge, C. (2023) Rural African American Women with Severe Obesity: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Lifestyle Behaviors and Psychosocial Candice Alick | Page 3 of 8 Characteristics as Targets for Intervention. American Journal of Health Promotion;37(8):1060-1069. https://doi.org/10.1177/089011712311905 Alick, C.,
• Samuel-Hodge, C., Ward, D., Ammerman, A., Ellis, K., Rini, C., Tate, D. (2023). Motivating Weight Loss Among Black Adults in Relationships: Recommendations for Weight Loss Interventions. Health Education & Behavior, 50(1): 97–106.
• Brown, N. R., Alick, C. L., Heaston, A. G., Monestime, S., & Powe, N. (2022). The Black Church and Public Health: A Key Partnership for Theory Driven COVID-19 Recovery Efforts. Journal of Primary Care & Community Health.
• Carr, L., Bell, C., Alick, C.L., & Bentley-Edwards, K. L. (2022). Responding to Health Disparities in Behavioral Weight Loss Interventions and COVID-19 in Black Adults: Recommendations for Health Equity. Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities, 9(3), 739–747.
• Alick, C. L., Maguire, R. L., Murphy, S. K., Fuemmeler, B. F., Hoyo, C., & House, J. S. (2021). Periconceptional Maternal Diet Characterized by High Glycemic Loading Is Associated with Offspring Behavior in NEST. Nutrients, 13(9), 3180.
• Ellis, K. R., Raji, D., Olaniran, M., Alick, C., Nichols, D., & Allicock, M. (2021). A systematic scoping review of post-treatment lifestyle interventions for adult cancer survivors and family members. Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 1-24.
• Alick, C., Samuel-Hodge, C., Ward, D., Ammerman, A., Rini, C., Edwards, C., Tate, D. (2020). Family Functioning and Psychosocial Factors in a Weight Loss Randomized Controlled Pilot for Black Men. Progress in Preventive Medicine Volume 5 - Issue 1 - p e0025 doi: 10.1097/pp9.0000000000000025
• Alick, C., Samuel-Hodge, C., Ward, D., Ammerman, A., Rini, C., Tate, D. (2018). Together Eating & Activity Matters (TEAM): Results of a Randomized-Controlled Pilot Study of a Spousal Support Weight Loss Intervention for Black Men. Obesity Science & Practice. doi: 10.1002/osp4.142.
• Johnson, J. A., Seale, J. P., Shellenberger, S., Velasquez, M. M., Alick, C., & Turk, K. (2014). Impact of a medical student alcohol intervention workshop using recovering alcoholics as simulated patients. Advances in Medical Education and Practice, 5, 133–139.
• Allicock, M., Kaye, L., Johnson, L., Carr, C., Alick, C., M Gellin, M Campbell. (2012). The Use of Motivational Interviewing to Promote Peer-to-Peer Support for Cancer Survivors. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing; 16(5), E156.

Honors and Awards

• 2024 Scholar, INter NORC SPeaking Scholar InitiativE (INSPIRE), Nutrition Obesity Research Center of Harvard University, Boston, MA
• 2023 Research Fellow, Supporting, Promoting, and Launching the Expansion of Nutrition, Diabetes, and Obesity Researchers in North Carolina (SPLENDOR-NC), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
• 2021 PROMISE, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
• 2019 Faculty Fellow, Obesity Health Disparities (OHD) Research PRIDE, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
• 2019 Fellow, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences Behavioral Health and Wellness Clinic, North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC
• 2018 Leading Emerging and Diverse Scientists (LEADS), University of Pittsburgh, PA