Dr. Chandra R. Story, MCHES has worked in both the behavioral sciences and allied health sectors. She served as a state grant project coordinator and Communications Manager for the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration on the topics of youth suicide prevention and mental health. During that time, Dr. Story partnered with parents to develop award winning social marketing programs. She has also worked as a licensed clinical medical technologist in diverse settings across five states, and has international public health experience. Dr. Story’s practice based research includes program evaluation and assessment of mental health, physical activity and HIV advocacy programs. Her focus is on the promotion of health equity through research. 

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Recent publications

Story, C.R. (2019). Sources of medical (mis) trust: Improving flu vaccine rates among African Americans. American Journal of Health Studies, 33(4).

Comer- Hagans, D., Weller, B. E., Story, C. R. & Holton, J. (2019). Developmental Stages & Estimated Prevalence of Coexisting Mental Health Conditions and Service Use in Youth with Intellectual Disabilities, 2011-2012. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research.

Taylor, B., Croff, J.M., Story, C. R. & Hubach, R. (2019).Recovering from an epidemic of teen pregnancy: The role of rural faith leaders in building community resilience. Journal of Religion and Health.

Wrye, B., Campbell, K., Story, C. R., Teal, J. (2019). Why don’t more women breastfeed for the recommended full year? An examination of perceived barriers and social supports. American Journal of Health Studies.

Hubach, R.D., Story, C.R., Currin, J.M., Woods, A., Jayne, A., & Jayne, C.N. (2019). “What should sex look like? Students desires for expanding university sexual assault prevention programs to include comprehensive sex education. Qualitative Health Research.

Story, C. R., Koch, J., Daniel, S., Reboussin, B. & Grzywacz, J. (2018). The Impact of Work Schedules and Race on Mental Health among Impoverished Mothers. American Journal of Health Behavior, 42(5), 43-53.

Story, C. R., Southern Harm Reduction Coalition, Kao, WK., Currin, J., Brown, C. & Charles, V. (2017). Evaluation of the Southern Harm Reduction Coalition for HIV Prevention: Advocacy Accomplishments. Health Promotion Practice, 19(5), 695-703.

Story, C.R., Knutson, D., Gizlice, Z., Harvey, I.S., Whitt-Glover, M. C. (November 2017). Changes in social support over time in a faith-based physical activity intervention. Health Education Research, cyx062.

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Recent Presentations

Wrye, B., Story, C. R., Owusu, A. (2019, November) EPortfolios: Cataloging Student Attainment of CEPH Related Competencies and Perception of Workforce Preparedness in an Undergraduate Public Health Program. Roundtable Presentation for American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Harvey, S., Story, C. R., Mkuu, R., Spear, E., & Idoko, E. (2019, November) Diet-related Disparities among Aging Rural Black Americans with Type-2 Diabetes. Presentation for American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Story, C. R., Koch, J., Daniel, S., Reboussin, B. & Grzywacz, J. (2018, November). The Impact of Work Schedules and Race on Mental Health among Impoverished Mothers. Poster Presentation for American Public Health Association, San Diego, CA.

Bowman, A., Prairie, T., Weatherby, N., Owusu, A. & Story, C.R. (2018, November). Using mental health literacy to predict skepticism toward treatment and stigmatizing attitudes against mental illness. Poster Presentation for American Public Health Association, San Diego, CA.

Bowman, A., Trueblood, A., Owusu, A., Bosumtwi-San, Story, C.R. & Wrye, B. (2018, November). Educational access equity: Determinants of implementation of menstruation and pregnancy related school health policies in Ghana. Poster Presentation for American Public Health Association, San Diego, CA.

Harvey, I. S., Story, C.R., Knutson, D., Gizlice, Z., & Whitt-Glover, M. (2017, November). Social support changes among African American women in a faith-based physical activity intervention: Results from the Learning and Developing Individual Exercise Skills study. Poster Presentation for American Public Health Association, Atlanta, GA.

Gross, T., Story, C. R., Allsopp, M., Harvey, I. S., Whitt-Glover, M. (2017, November). “Women are the Backbone” of the church and families: Pastors’ perceptions on the health of the Black church and implications for Black women’s health. Oral Presentation for American Public Health Association. Atlanta, GA.

West-Olatunji, C. & Story, C. R. (2017, September). Acknowledging Intellectual Colonization and Deconstructing Pejorative Attitudes in Program Evaluation. Roundtable Presentation for Culturally Responsive Evaluation Association Annual Conference. Chicago, IL.

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