The University of Massachusetts Amherst
Elena Carbone

Elena Carbone

Professor of Nutrition
Associate Dean for Curriculum & Academic Oversight, Commonwealth Honors College

Health literacy, health communication, education, community, chronic disease interventions

Location

Chenoweth Lab

100 Holdsworth Way
Amherst , MA 01003-9282
United States

208 Chenoweth

Elena Carbone works in community settings to examine how low-income, culturally diverse populations (adults and children) with limited literacy skills attend to and process health information related to obesity prevention, diabetes management, cancer control, and food safety. She primarily uses a qualitative approach (individual interviews, focus groups, and observations) to collect her data. She is also interested in the use of new technologies to enhance pedagogical practices.

Education

  • DrPH, University of North Carolina; Registered Dietitian, Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist
  • MS, Boston University
  • BS, University of New Hampshire

Key Publications

Smith SA and Carbone ET. Reintegrate Empowerment & Health Literacy to Advance Public Health and Healthcare Delivery. In R. Logan (Ed.), Health Literacy in Clinical Practice and Public Health: New Initiatives and Lessons Learned at the Intersection with Other Disciplines, The Netherlands: IOS Press. ISBN: 978-1-64368-074-3 

Wickham C* and Carbone ET. Just say it like it is! Use of a community-based participatory approach to develop a technology driven food literacy program for adolescents. Internatl Quart Comm Health Ed;38(2):83-97.  

Carbone ET and Ware S. Are college graduates ready for the 21st century? Community-engaged research can help. J Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 21(4): 173-208.

Carbone ET, DiFulvio GT, Susi T*, Nelson-Peterman J, Lowbridge-Sisley J, Collins J. Evaluation of an urban farm-to-preschool and families (F2P) program. Internatl Quart Comm Health Ed 36(3):177-187, 2016. 

Carbone ET and Buchanan DR. The utility of community-based participatory research to address chronic diseases. Vestnik (Special Issue) Methods to Prevent Community Health Problems: Russian and American Prospectives, 45-52, 2013.

Carbone ET and Zoellner JA. Nutrition and Health Literacy: A Systematic Review to Inform Nutrition Research and Practice. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics,112:254-265, 2012.