gregory dominick
Gregory Dominick, PhD
Professor
302-831-3672
Office Location:
021 Carpenter Sports Building
Dr. Dominick鈥檚 research focuses on the cognitive, psychosocial, and environmental influences on physical activity and other health behaviors that protect against chronic disease and related co-morbidities. As Director of the Physical Activity Measurement and Evaluation Laboratory, Dr. Dominick examines the measurement properties of mobile and wearable devices and their potential to increase physical activity behavior across multiple populations and settings.
Education
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, The Miriam Hospital and Brown University, 2011
- Ph.D. Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, University of South Carolina, 2009
- M.A. Exercise Physiology, East Tennessee State University, 2000
- B.S. Exercise Science, Lander University, 1998
Courses
- BHAN 435: Physical Activity Behavior聽鈥 BHAN 435: Physical Activity Behavior
- HLPR 803: Advanced Health Promotion Programming and Evaluation
- Winfree, K.N., & Dominick, G.M. (2017). Modeling clinically validated physical activity assessments using commodity hardware. IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, DOI: 10.1109/JBHI.2017.2787461.
- Dominick, G.M., Winfree, K.N., Papas, M.A., & Pohlig, R.T. (2016). Physical activity assessment between consumer- and research-grade accelerometers: A comparative study in free-living conditions. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth, 4(3):e110. doi: 10.2196/mhealth.6281.
- Dominick, G.M., Zeni, J.A., & White, D. (2016). The association of psychosocial factors with physical activity and function after total knee replacement: An exploratory study. Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 97(9 Suppl):S218-S225. doi:10.1016/j.apmr.2015.09.028.
- Dominick, G.M., Tudose, A., Pohlig, R.T., & Saunders, R.P. (2016). Examining influences on sustainability of physical activity promoting environments following a structural intervention in residential children鈥檚 homes. Health Education Research, 31(2):207-219.
Current
- 91原创, College of Health Sciences, Center for Innovative Health Research: Mini-Grant. 鈥淰ideo Imaging Methods to Estimate Physical Activity鈥 (Dominick, PI). Funding period: 02/1/2018 to 01/31/2019. Amount $10,000.
- R21-PAR-14-192 鈥淔itbit +PT Intervention to Increase Physical Activity after Total Knee Replacement: A pilot study.鈥 (White, PI; Dominick, Co-I). Funding period: 01/01/2017 to 12/31/2019 Amount: $150,000.
Completed
- State of Delaware Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) 鈥淧romoting Physical Activity: Delaware WIC be FIT Study鈥 (Dominick, PI). Funding period: 10/01/2015 to 09/30/2016. Amount: $50,000.
- 91原创 General University Research Program (GUR) 鈥淓fficacy of a Smartphone-Based, Ecological Momentary Assessment to Improve Health Literacy and Diet Practices Among Low-Income Adults鈥 (Dominick, PI). Funding period 06/01/2014 to 05/31/2016. Amount: $8,000.
- State of Delaware Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) (Peterson, PI, Dominick, Co-PI). 鈥淓xamining Health Literacy and Dietary Behaviors of Delaware WIC Mothers.鈥 Funding period: 09/01/2013 to 08/30/2014. Amount: $50,000.