Rebecca Hebner Roppolo, M.P.H.
Research Scientist, FPG Child Development Institute, UNC-Chapel Hill
FPG Child Development Institute Phone: 919.966.9613
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CB#8180 Fax: 919.966.7532
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-8180 Email:
Education
2013M.P.H. Social and Behavioral Sciences (Delta Omega Honors Society)Johns Hopkins University
2013Certification: Health Communication, Vaccine Science & PolicyJohns Hopkins University
2009B.A. Human BiologyStanford University
Relevant Professional Experience
2017-presentResearch Scientist, FPG Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
2016-2017Prescription Overdose Prevention Program Consultant, Violence & Injury Prevention Branch, North Carolina Division of Public Health, Raleigh, NC
2014-2016Evaluation and Implementation Strategist, Violence & Injury Prevention Branch, Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment, Denver, CO
2013-2014Health Education & Program Specialist, Tobacco Prevention Program, Jefferson County Public Health, Lakewood, CO
2010-2012Senior Program Assistant, Institute of Medicine, The National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC
2009-2010Post-Baccalaureate Research Training Award, Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Sample of Recent Publications
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Roppolo, R. H., Brooks-Russell, A., Bull, S. S., Maffey, A., & Levinson, A. (2017). Legalized marijuana: Language-associated knowledge of laws and risk perceptions among Latinos. Journal of ethnicity in substance abuse, 1-13.
Brooks-Russell, A., Levinson, A., Li, Y., Roppolo, R. H., & Bull, S. (2017). What do Colorado adults know about legal use of recreational marijuana after a media campaign?. Health promotion practice, 18(2), 193-200.
Bull, S. S., Brooks-Russell, A., Davis, J. M., Roppolo, R.,Corsi, K. (2017). Awareness, Perception of Risk and Behaviors Related to Retail Marijuana Among a Sample of Colorado Youth. Journal of community health, 42(2), 278-286.
Schomacker H., Hebner R., Boonyaratanakornkit J., Surman S., Amaro-Carambot E., Collins P.L., Schmidt A.C. (2012). The C proteins of human parainfluenza virus type 1 block IFN signaling by binding and retaining stat1 in perinuclear aggregates at the late endosome.PLoS ONE 7 (2) article no. e28382.
Reports, Instruments, and Technical Materials,
Maffey, A., Flynn, E., Foo, T., Link-Bergman, H., Roppolo, R. “Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Retail Marijuana Education Program: Report for the General Assembly.” Legislative Report. November 1, 2015
Sample of Recent Research & Policy Presentations
Geary, S., Roppolo, R., Proescholdbell, S. “Automation of Violence and Injury Surveillance Reporting in North Carolina.” Presentation. Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists Annual Conference. June 2017. Boise, MT.
Flynn, E., and R. Roppolo. “Health Policy: Local Marijuana Regulations with Implications for Public Health." Poster Presentation. American Public Health Association 2016 Annual Meeting & Expo. Denver, CO.
Roppolo, R. “Preventing Substance Abuse among Pregnant and Postpartum Women.” Invited Speaker. Maternal and Child Health Conference. February 2016. Broomfield, CO.
Hebner, R. “Opioids in the Context of Legalized Marijuana.” Invited Panelist. Colorado Opioid Epidemic Symposium. September 2015. Colorado Springs, CO.
Hebner, R. “Neonatal Abstinence and Marijuana.” Invited Panelist. San Luis Valley Neonatal Drug Exposure Awareness Symposium. June 2015. Center, CO.