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Sheila Janofsky, Ph.D.

Associate Professor-in-Residence

Department(s)
Environmental and Occupational Health
Mail Code
3063
Phone
702-895-5109

Biography

Sheila Janofsky is an Associate Professor-in-Residence in the School of Public Health at the Ê×Ò³| Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ where she joined the faculty in 2014. Her research interests include food systems, policy-based approaches to childhood obesity, community-based physical activity, and active transportation, especially in children. She has authored articles in these and related areas. She is a member of the Nevada Public Health Association and American Public Health Association and teaches courses including Introduction to Public Health, Methods in Health Education, and Health Studies on Dangerous Drugs at UNLV. She received her bachelor's degree from Georgetown University and completed both her M.Ed. in Health Promotion and Ph.D. in Public Health at UNLV.

Research Specialties

  • Food systems
  • Policy-based approaches to childhood obesity
  • Community-based physical activity
  • Active transportation, especially in children