Dr. Kristy Hamilton
Part-time Faculty - College of Health and Human Services
Dr. Kristy Hamilton, PhD, focuses her teaching practice in Health Sciences and on specific professional, communications, and personal qualities and skills such as excellence and accountability; integrity and respect; dedication, humanity, and compassion; inspiration and creativity, and cultural competence and sensitivity.
Dr. Hamilton’s research expertise is linked to acculturation, health behavior, and cultural issues related to obesity, physical activity, and dietary practices among Latino adults. She is also interested in the research areas of global and public health sciences and practice, research methodology, cultural diversity, nutrition, and cardiometabolic diseases.
Programs
- Master of Science in Health Sciences
Publications
- Hamilton, K. (2015). Impact of Acculturation and Health Behavior Characteristics on BMI Among Hispanic Adults: The Central East Florida Acculturation-Obesity Study (CEFAOS) (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global (Order No. 3691128).
Military Status
- Status: U.S. Army Veteran
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Favorite Quote
"It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge." Albert Einstein.
Areas of Expertise
Dr. Kristy Hamilton's areas of expertise include: (a) Global Health Education and Research, (b) Acculturation and Obesity among Latino Adults, (c) Family, Emergency, and Urgent Care Medicine, and (d) Social Communications: Journalism and Foreign Languages.
Professional Experience
Dr. Kristy Hamilton is a Global Health Researcher and Educator and an experienced Physician Assistant in Family, Emergency, and Urgent Care Medicine. She is also a Journalist, Translator, Healthcare Interpreter, and speaks English, Portuguese, and Spanish fluently.
