Biography:

Educational History

2005: Postdoctoral Fellow W.K. Kellogg Community Health Scholars Program, University of North Carolina
2003: PhD, University of Colorado (Health and Behavioral Sciences/Medical Anthropology)
1994: MPH, University of Northern Colorado (Community Health)
1994: MA, University of Northern Colorado (Gerontology)
1989: BA, University of Florida (Anthropology)

Dr. Mason is an Applied Anthropologist and Community Health Educator. Utilizing community-based participatory approaches, Dr. Mason undertakes research and advocacy activities with diverse groups to develop effective public health interventions and community building initiatives.

Courses Taught

• Theoretical Perspectives of the Social and Behavioral Sciences in Public Health
• Community-based Public Health Program Planning and Evaluation
• Rural Community Health Issues

Research Interest

• Structural factors in organizations and communities, such as language access, land use, or transportation policies, and their impact on health and health care access
• Health literacy in underserved populations

Current Projects

• W.K. Kellogg Foundation, New Tools New Visions
• Southeast Georgia Communities Project, Latinos Reduciendo el Diabetes (LaRED)
• Partnerships for Healthy Communities, LiveWell Commerce City, Colorado

Select Publications

• Havens, B., Yonas, M., Mason, M., Eng, E., & Jeffries, V. (in review). Evaluation of perceptions of the dismantling racism process. Health Promotion Practice.
• Griffith, D.M., Yonas, M., Mason, M. (in press). Addressing racial healthcare disparities by dismantling racism: Two case examples.  Health Promotion Practice.
• Griffith, D.M., Mason, M., Rodela, M., Matthews, D.D., Tran, A., Royster, M., Cotten, M., & Eng, E. (2007). A structural approach to examining prostate cancer risk for rural, southern African American men. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 18, 73-101.
• Griffith, D.M., Mason, M., Yonas, M., Eng, E., Jeffries, V., Plihcik, S., & Parks, B. (2007).  Dismantling institutional racism: Theory and action.  American Journal of Community Psychology, 39(3-4), 381-392.
• Marcus, A., Mason, M., Wolf, P., Rimer, B.K., Lipkus, I., Strecher, V., Warneke, R., Morra, M., Allen, A., Davis, S., Gaier, A., Graves, C., Julesberg, K., Nguyen, N., Perocchia, R., Speyer, J., Wagner, D., & Thompsen, C.  (2005). The efficacy of tailored print materials in promoting colorectal cancer screening: Results from a randomized trial involving callers to the Cancer Information Service of the National Cancer Institute.  Preventive Medicine.
• Dignan, M.B., Burhansstipanov, L., Hariton, J., Harlo, L., Rattler, T., Lee, R., & Mason, M.  (2005). A comparison of two Native American navigator formats: Face-to-face and telephone.  Cancer, Culture and Literacy.
• Eakin, E.G., Bull, S.S., Glasgow, R.E., & Mason, M. (2002). Reaching those most in need: A review of diabetes self-management interventions in disadvantaged populations.  Diabetes Metabolism Research and Review, 18(1), 26-35.
• Lipkus, I.M., Crawford, Y., Fenn, K., Biradavolu, M., Binder, R.A., Marcus, A., & Mason, M. (1999).  Testing different formats for communicating colorectal cancer risk.  Journal of Health Communication, 4(4), 311-324.