Marcia Ory, PhD, MPH

Regents and Distinguished Professor
Texas A&M HSC School of Rural Public Health
Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences
TAMU MS 1266
College Station, TX
USA 77843-1266

Biographical Sketch: Marcia G. Ory, Ph.D., M.P.H., is Regent Professor, Department of Social and Behavioral Health, School of Rural Public Health (SRPH) at The Texas A&M Health Science Center in College Station, Texas. She is committed to research and practice that enhances the health and well-being of persons across the life-course. In her role as Director of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) sponsored Active for Life ® National Program Office, she has examined how evidence-based programs can be translated to community settings, expanding program research and sustainability. Under this RWJF initiative, she has been also been working with a panel of national experts to develop the EASY, a new Screening Tool for helping identify a safe and effective physical activity program. With colleagues, she has established a Learning Network to serve as the communications hub for a Building Healthy Communities Initiative. Finally, she is exploring intergenerational approaches to obesity prevention through co-leadership of the RWJF Texas Childhood Obesity Prevention Policy Evaluation. Locally, she is involved in the Brazos Valley Obesity Prevention Network, and a member of Live Smart Texas, a statewide Coalition of over 80 organizations dedicated to reversing the obesity epidemic in Texas. As a primary Investigator in the Texas Healthy Aging Research Network, she serves as a liaison to the Administration on Aging’s Evidence-Based Program Initiative, helping to guide state-wide efforts funded by the Division of Aging and Disability Services to implement and evaluate evidence-based health promotion programs throughout Texas. Additionally, she is the Principal Investigator on a five-year NIH Health Maintenance Resource Center charged with serving as the coordinating hub for a twenty-one grant consortium designed to improve research on long-term behavioral change associated with healthy living.

Papers:
2022.0 Factors associated with weight loss pilot program among middle-aged and older minority adults with obesity or diabetes 3017.0 Speaker characteristics influencing mammography screening commitment at friend-to-friend educational events 3289.0 National growth and sustainability of the chronic disease self-management program (CDSMP): An incremental examination of delivery characteristics 3315.0 National study of chronic disease self-management program (CDSMP): One year changes in health outcomes for older adults 4002.0 Racial/ethnic variations in sexual behaviors, healthcare interaction characteristics, and HIV-related perceptions among adults age 60 years and older 4256.3 Impact of a master gardener program on health outcomes among middle-aged and older adults: A pilot study 4274.0 Use of patient reported outcome data for improving patient care in primary care practices: The mohr trial 4277.0 Protective and risk factors for physical activity and falls among oldest-old adults enrolled in an evidence-based fall risk reduction program 4277.0 Health indicators associated with falls among older women enrolled in an evidence-based program 4371.0 Geocaching for exercise and activity research (GEAR): Exploring the physical activity aspects of a modern recreational activity 4406.0 Effects of diabetes self-management programs on time-to-hospitalization among patients with type 2 diabetes: A survival analysis model 5000.0 Factors associated with successful completion of chronic disease self-management program (CDSMP) among Asian participants 5088.0 A fall prevention curriculum for community health workers: Bridging the information gap