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Marc Kiviniemi

Development Dimensions International Endowed Professor of Health Behavior and Society

University of Kentucky

Affiliations

College of Public Health

Health, Behavior & Society

Marc Kiviniemi is currently serving as a College Of Public Health Development Dimensions International Endowed Professor of Health Behavior and Society at University of Kentucky.

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Marc Kiviniemi

University of Kentucky

Development Dimensions International Endowed Professor of Health Behavior and Society

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behavioral sciences public health psychology health psychology health communication mental health behavioral medicine health policy risk management social psychology oncology behavioral health cancer prevention clinical psychology human behavior cancer risk cancer screening risk communication decision science applied social psychology behavioral decision making applied psychology psychological science veterinary behavioral medicine race relations health prevention behavioral research applied cognitive psychology preventive medicine medical decision making health literacy colorectal cancer cognitive psychology african americans experimental social psychology higher education tobacco control cancer care psychosocial research health disparities clinical decision-making community health information behavior harm reduction narrative attitude theory food choice occupational health psychology cancer education disease prevention colonoscopy screening psychological assessment human decision process information access personality psychology cancer disparities positive psychology societal influence disease risk assessment ehealth health care disparities cognitive beliefs psychological distress biospecimen research participation health behaviors multiple motivations blended learning health information physical activity behavior cancer risk information exam performance individual-level factors colorectal cancer screening fruit choice behaviors online health information condom use

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Delivering Safe Sleep and Breastfeeding Education to Pregnant and New Mothers Through Private Facebook Groups: Study Protocol for a 4-Armed Randomized Controlled Trial. BMC Pediatrics (2026)

obstetrics and gynaecologysleepmaternal healthhealth educationbreastfeedingpediatrics

Barriers and Facilitating Factors for Covid-19 Vaccination in Rural Appalachia. BMC Public Health (2025)

public healthvaccineshealth equityvaccine hesitancycovid-19preventive healthcarepreventive medicinevaccinationrural health

Brief Video Interventions Increase Screening Intentions in People Who Avoid Colorectal Cancer Information.. Health Psychology (2025)

public healthhealth psychologypsychologycancer screeningmedical internet researchbehavior change (public health)

Challenges in Achieving Us Population Awareness of Alcohol as a Carcinogen: Identifying Predictors of Continued Lack of Awareness After Educational Video Exposure. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention (2025)

public healthalcohol (drug)cancer educationepidemiologysubstance usepreventive medicine

Effects of Affective States on Colorectal Cancer Screening Health Message Persuasion Depend on Whether People Avoid Cancer Information. Journal of Health Psychology (2025)

public healthpersuasionhealth communicationaffectapplied social psychologyhealth psychologypsychologyinformation seekingrisk communication

Strategies for Improving Breastfeeding Rates: Perspectives of Public Health Staff. Pediatrics Open Science (2025)

Bryanne N. ColvinMackenzie CunninghamEmma ForbesChanel PegueroKatherine BoguszewskiMarc T. KiviniemiFern R. HauckRachel MoonAnn KellamsMargaret G. ParkerEve R. Colson

public healthpublic health staffbreastfeedinghealth promotion

Colorectal Cancer Information Avoidance is Associated With Screening Adherence. Journal of Behavioral Medicine (2024)

Heather OromNolan E RamerNatasha C AllardAmy McQueenErika A WatersMarc T KiviniemiJennifer L Hay

public healthmedicinehealth communicationbehavioral healthclinical psychologybehavioral medicinehealth psychologyveterinary behavioral medicinepreventive healthcareoncologycancer screeningcolorectal cancerbehavioral sciences

Reducing Information Avoidance: The Effectiveness of Humour, Cute Animals and Coping Messages. British Journal of Health Psychology (2024)

Heather OromNatasha C. AllardJennifer L. HayMarc T. KiviniemiErika A. WatersAmy McQueen

animal behaviorhealth communicationcommunicationinterpersonal communicationmental healthhuman behaviorhumor detectionhealth psychologynarrativepsychologyinformation avoidancechild psychologycute animalsbehavioral sciences

Education for Public Health 2030: Transformation to Meet Health Needs in a Changing World. Frontiers in Public Health (2023)

Lisa M. SullivanElizabeth M. WeistWendy E. BarringtonAmy L. FairchildWenke HwangMarc T. KiviniemiShan D. MohammedVictoria A. WyantLinda A. AlexanderLaura Magaña

public healthhealth needseducationhealth educationchanging worldeducation reform

I Don’t Know My Child’s Asthma Risk: Evidence Against Satisficing as an Explanation for ‘Don’t Know’ Responses. Journal of Risk Research (2023)

Erika A. WatersGabrielle PoggeHeather OromMarc T. KiviniemiJennifer L. HayMalwina LewickaNatasha C. AllardGregory D. WebsterJames A. Shepperd

public healthimmunologyrisk managementasthmaqualitative researchasthma riskchild healthpediatrics

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Marc Kiviniemi

Development Dimensions International Endowed Professor of Health Behavior and Society

University of Kentucky

Affiliations

College of Public Health

Health, Behavior & Society

Marc Kiviniemi is currently serving as a College Of Public Health Development Dimensions International Endowed Professor of Health Behavior and Society at University of Kentucky.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Marc Kiviniemi

University of Kentucky

Development Dimensions International Endowed Professor of Health Behavior and Society

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Delivering Safe Sleep and Breastfeeding Education to Pregnant and New Mothers Through Private Facebook Groups: Study Protocol for a 4-Armed Randomized Controlled Trial. BMC Pediatrics (2026)

obstetrics and gynaecologysleepmaternal healthhealth educationbreastfeedingpediatrics

Barriers and Facilitating Factors for Covid-19 Vaccination in Rural Appalachia. BMC Public Health (2025)

public healthvaccineshealth equityvaccine hesitancycovid-19preventive healthcarepreventive medicinevaccinationrural health

Brief Video Interventions Increase Screening Intentions in People Who Avoid Colorectal Cancer Information.. Health Psychology (2025)

public healthhealth psychologypsychologycancer screeningmedical internet researchbehavior change (public health)

public healthalcohol (drug)cancer educationepidemiologysubstance usepreventive medicine

Effects of Affective States on Colorectal Cancer Screening Health Message Persuasion Depend on Whether People Avoid Cancer Information. Journal of Health Psychology (2025)

public healthpersuasionhealth communicationaffectapplied social psychologyhealth psychologypsychologyinformation seekingrisk communication

Strategies for Improving Breastfeeding Rates: Perspectives of Public Health Staff. Pediatrics Open Science (2025)

Bryanne N. ColvinMackenzie CunninghamEmma ForbesChanel PegueroKatherine BoguszewskiMarc T. KiviniemiFern R. HauckRachel MoonAnn KellamsMargaret G. ParkerEve R. Colson

public healthpublic health staffbreastfeedinghealth promotion

Colorectal Cancer Information Avoidance is Associated With Screening Adherence. Journal of Behavioral Medicine (2024)

Heather OromNolan E RamerNatasha C AllardAmy McQueenErika A WatersMarc T KiviniemiJennifer L Hay

Reducing Information Avoidance: The Effectiveness of Humour, Cute Animals and Coping Messages. British Journal of Health Psychology (2024)

Heather OromNatasha C. AllardJennifer L. HayMarc T. KiviniemiErika A. WatersAmy McQueen

Education for Public Health 2030: Transformation to Meet Health Needs in a Changing World. Frontiers in Public Health (2023)

Lisa M. SullivanElizabeth M. WeistWendy E. BarringtonAmy L. FairchildWenke HwangMarc T. KiviniemiShan D. MohammedVictoria A. WyantLinda A. AlexanderLaura Magaña

public healthhealth needseducationhealth educationchanging worldeducation reform

I Don’t Know My Child’s Asthma Risk: Evidence Against Satisficing as an Explanation for ‘Don’t Know’ Responses. Journal of Risk Research (2023)

Erika A. WatersGabrielle PoggeHeather OromMarc T. KiviniemiJennifer L. HayMalwina LewickaNatasha C. AllardGregory D. WebsterJames A. Shepperd

public healthimmunologyrisk managementasthmaqualitative researchasthma riskchild healthpediatrics

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