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Heather A Stark

Heather A Stark,

Clinical Associate Professor

Department: College of Public Health and Health Professions Dean's Office
Business Phone: (352) 273-6566
Business Email: hastark@ufl.edu
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About Heather A Stark

Heather Stark, MD, MPH, is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology. She holds a Bachelor of Science from Johns Hopkins University, a Medical Degree from the University of Maryland, and a Master of Public Health for the University of Florida. Her research projects include improving maternal and child health, nutrition, and health disparities in the African countries of Burkina Faso, South Sudan, Rwanda, and Ethiopia. Dr. Stark teaches courses at the undergraduate and graduate level in the College of Public Health and Health Professions, including Principles of Epidemiology (PHC 6001), Global Public Health (PHC 3440), Global Health Disparities and Disabilities (PHC 3678), Public Health Nutrition (PHC6521), Assessment and Surveillance in Public Health (PHC 6251), and Applied Practical Experience (PHC 6411).

Additional Positions:
Director, Master of Science in Epidemiology Program
2022 – 20224 · University of Florida

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught

Board Certifications

  • Florida Medical License
    ME 78163

Research Profile

Areas of Interest

  • Global Health
  • Maternal and Child Health
  • Nutrition and Wellness

Publications

Academic Articles

  1. Effect of egg consumption on early childhood development: Evidence from Un Oeuf study.

    Journal
    Public health nutrition.
    Volume/Issue
    28(1):1-31
    [DOI]
    10.1017/S1368980024002490.
    [PMID]
    39663979.
    PubMed Publisher’s Site

  2. From traditional to transactional: exploration of khat use in Ethiopia through an interpretative phenomenological analysis

    Journal
    BMC Public Health.
    Volume/Issue
    24(1887)
    [DOI]
    https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-19357-1.
    Publisher’s Site

  3. Khat use and related determinants among pregnant women within Haramaya, Ethiopia: a mixed methods study

    Journal
    Frontiers Global Womens Health.
    Volume/Issue
    5
    [DOI]
    https://doi.org/10.3389/fgwh.2024.1359689.
    Publisher’s Site

  4. The importance of incorporating systems thinking and One Health in global health classrooms: findings from a One Health simulation activity.

    Journal
    Frontiers in public health.
    Volume/Issue
    12
    [DOI]
    10.3389/fpubh.2024.1299116.
    [PMID]
    38481838.
    3 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site

  5. Household decision-making, women’s empowerment, and increasing egg consumption in children under five in rural Burkina Faso: Observations from a cluster randomized controlled trial

    Journal
    Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems.
    Volume/Issue
    6
    [DOI]
    10.3389/fsufs.2022.1034618.
    Publisher’s Site

  6. Sustainability and scalability of egg consumption in Burkina Faso for infant and young child feeding.

    Journal
    Frontiers in nutrition.
    Volume/Issue
    9
    [DOI]
    10.3389/fnut.2022.1096256.
    [PMID]
    36712530.
    3 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site

  7. Behavior Change, Egg Consumption, and Child Nutrition: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

    Journal
    Pediatrics.
    Volume/Issue
    146(6)
    [DOI]
    10.1542/peds.2020-007930.
    Publisher’s Site

  8. The Un Oeuf study: Design, methods and baseline data from a cluster randomised controlled trial to increase child egg consumption in Burkina Faso

    Journal
    Maternal & Child Nutrition.
    Volume/Issue
    17(1)
    [DOI]
    10.1111/mcn.13069.
    Publisher’s Site

Presentations

  1. What a Difference an Egg Makes

    International / Invited. [Symposium]. Global Nutrition Symposium, Gainesville, Florida

  2. Global Food Secuirty

    State / Invited. [Seminar]. UF Phi Delta Epsilon, University of Florida

  3. Malnutrition and the Critical Role of Diet and Nutrition in Pregnancy and Early Childhood

    Regional / Invited. [Symposium]. Delta Omega,

Education

  1. Master of Public Health

    University of Florida

  2. Doctorate of Medicine

    University of Maryland

  3. Bachelor of Science

    Johns Hopkins University

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 273-6566
Emails:
Business:
hastark@ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
PO Box 103600
 GAINESVILLE FL 32610