Freda Patterson

Education

• Post Doctoral Fellowship, 2007-2009 University of Pennsylvania, PA 
• PhD Public Health, 2007 Temple University College of Public Health, PA 
• MS Health Education, 2000 Arcadia University, PA 
• BS (Hons) Kinesiology, 1996 Loughborough University, England, UK.

Research Interests

• 24-hour epidemiology
• Bio-behavioral rhythms of cardiometabolic risk factors
• Multi-behavior cardiometabolic interventions
• Health disparities
• Sleep and circadian health
• Multiple health behavior change

Affiliations

• Fellow, Center of Biomedical Research Excellence in Cardiovascular Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Delaware
• Affiliated Faculty, Sleep and Health Research Program, University of Arizona 
• Ad-hoc Reviewer, NIH Center for Scientific Review 
• Associate Editor, Sleep Health 
• Associate Editor, BMC Public Health
• Temple University Lung Health Center
• University of Arizona Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic
• Vascular Function in Chronic Disease Research Laboratory

Courses

• BHAN490 Development of Health Promotion Programs
• HLPR820 Social and Environmental Determinants of Health