Sara Newman Carroll

Education

B.A., University of Denver
M.S.P.H., The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Ph.D., University of Colorado Denver

Biography

Dr. Sara Newman Carroll, a public health educator at Eastern Connecticut State University, brings a multidisciplinary social science perspective to her teaching and research. With a commitment to cultivating influential critical thinkers, she emphasizes the importance of community-engaged research, integrating it into high-quality courses while providing dedicated mentoring for students. Dr. Carroll sees her role as a curator of scholarly development, extending beyond the classroom to positively impact the health of vulnerable populations by nurturing the next generation of public health practitioners, health providers, and health researchers.

Of Note

As a third-generation park ranger, Dr. Carroll explores the intersection of public health and public lands. Her research delves into the many ways engaging with public lands can improve population health, especially for marginalized groups.

Research Interests

• Pedagogy of public health
• Intersection of public health and public lands
• Community-engaged food justice research

Teaching Interests

• Social and behavioral public health
• Qualitative research methods
• The intersection of liberal arts and public health

Publications

Linares-Gray, R. H., Newman Carroll, S., & Smith, E. K. (2022). The Stories We Tell: Engaging with Authority in Critical Health Pedagogy. Communications in Information Literacy, 16(2), 4.

McCoy, L., Newman Carroll, S., & Walters, K. (2022). “It’s so Natural It Goes Hand in Hand”: A Qualitative Study of Maternal Perceptions of Cannabis Use during Pregnancy. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 1-8.

Newman Carroll, S., Mombourquette, A., Boxer, M., Williams, R., & Brewer, S. (2021). Indigenous Empowerment Through Community-Engaged Health Education Curriculum: Health Promotion in a Commercial Tobacco Cessation Campaign. Pedagogy in Health Promotion, 23733799211006130

Newman, S.; Herrmann, D. C., Naaman, K. B., Means, W. T., Tysor, D. A., Berman, R. J., Walter, A. A., Robledo, M. V. & Oliphant, E. L. (2018). Social and Integrative Approaches to Health in Zion National Park. The George Wright Forum, 35(2). 

Taff, B. D., Costigan, H., Newman, P., Mowen, A., Smyth, J. M., & Newman, S. (2017). Civil War buff, to just buff: Examining communication strategies to influence physical activity behaviors in Gettysburg National Military Park. Recreation, Parks, and Tourism in Public Health, 1, 81-102.

Newman, S.; Cheng, T., Ghahate, D. M., Bobelu, J., Sandy, P., Faber, T., & Shah, V. O. (2014). Assessing knowledge and attitudes of diabetes in Zuni Indians using a culture-centered approach. PLoS One, 9(6), e99614.

Shah, V. O., Ghahate, D. M., Bobelu, J., Sandy, P., Newman, S.; Helitzer, D. L., ... & Zager, P. (2014). Identifying barriers to healthcare to reduce health disparity in Zuni Indians using focus group conducted by community health workers. Clinical and translational science, 7(1), 6-11.

Garver, W. S., Newman, S., Gonzales-Pacheco, D. M., Castillo, J. J., Jelinek, D., Heidenreich, R. A., & Orlando, R. A. (2013). The genetics of childhood obesity and interaction with dietary macronutrients. Genes & nutrition, 8(3), 271-287.

Noormohamed A, Jackson A, Lee SH, Newman S., Gittelsohn J. 2012. Factors Influencing Ordering Practices at Baltimore City Carryouts: Qualitative Research to Inform an Obesity Prevention Intervention. Ecology of Food and Nutrition 51(6), 481-491.

Lee, S.H., Rowan, M., Powell, L.M., Newman, S., Klassen, A.N., Frick, K.D., Anderson, J. & Gittelsohn, J. 2010. Characteristics of Prepared Food Sources in Low-Income Neighborhoods of Baltimore City, Ecology of Food Nutrition 49(6), 409-415.

Newman S., Clemmer R, & Yhoung-are, J. 2008. Food, lifestyle and fitness: obesity in central Thailand. The Journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. 22:866.11.