Tara M. Lutz, PhD, MPH, MCHESAssistant Professor
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Education
Awards
Degree | Institution | Major |
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AB | College of the Holy Cross | Biology |
MPH | University of Connecticut | Public Health |
PhD | University of Connecticut | Public Health |
Awards
Name of Award/Honor | Awarding Organization |
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Delta Omega Rho Chapter, Public Health Honor Society (faculty) | Delta Omega Beta Rho Chapter (UConn) |
UConn Health Postdoctoral Fellow Travel Grant | UConn Health |
APHA Disability Section Student Scholarship | American Public Health Association |
Research areas of interest include health promotion and sex education for individuals with developmental disabilities, as well as integrating disability content and competence into public health and health care education and training.
Journal Articles
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Utilizing Local Professional Association Chapters as Pathways for Leadership Development.
Health Promotion Practice 2024 Jan;15248399231225930
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Breast and Ovarian Cancer Among Women with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: An Agenda for Improving Research and Care.
Women's Health Issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health 2023 Jul;34(1):3-6
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Secondary analysis of one State's Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) data by Individualized Education Program (IEP) Status.
Disability and Health Journal 2022 Oct;16(1):101393
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Parents of children with disabilities in the early months of COVID-19: knowledge, beliefs, and needs.
Developmental Disabilities Network Journal 2021 Mar;1(2):
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Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) within the Medical Home: Implications for Policy and Practice.
Infants & Young Children 2020 Jun;33(3):219-234
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Measuring Sex, Gender, and Sexual Orientation in National Disease Surveillance Systems: A Pilot Study.
Journal of Sex Research 2020 Apr;1-10
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An Outcome Evaluation Study of the UConn Online Graduate Courses of the Certificate of Interdisciplinary Disability Studies in Public Health.
Review of Disability Studies 2019 Dec;15(4):23-48
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Brief Report: Systematic Review of Rett Syndrome in Males.
Journal of autism and developmental disorders 2015 Aug;45(10):3377-83
Newsletters
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A call to focus on disabilities in child and family health research
Outlook: Society of Behavioral Medicine 2019 Dec;
Websites
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Inside My NACCHO Fellowship Experience: Attending the 2017 Preparedness Summit
NACCHO 2017 Jul;
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Not Mutually Exclusive: Sexual Health & Disability
NACCHO 2017 May;