Sarah Wessler
Program: Anthropology & EducationDegree: Ph.D.
Previous Graduate Education: Master of Arts, Anthropology& Education, TeachersCollege ColumbiaUniversity
Research Interests: Health education and health learning,technology and education, adolescent and school-based health, video games andgaming, violence and safety
Geographical Interests: Urban United States
Selected Publications, Presentations, Works-in-Progress:
May 2010 –Games for Health Conference, Boston, MA
Presented paper“Video Games and Health: A Case Study”
October 2008 – American Public Health Association, San Diego,CA
Presented paper “Integrating Technology into HealthEducation and Promotion in a HarlemSchool BasedHealth Center”
June 2008 – National Assembly on School-Based Health Care, Los Angeles, CA
Presented paper: “An Interdisciplinary, Technology-BasedApproach to Increasing Awareness and Knowledge Base of Adolescent Obesity in a Harlem CharterMiddle School”
March 2008 –National Initiative for Children’s Healthcare Quality, Miami, FL
Presented posters: “Innovative Methods of ApplyingTechnology for Health Promotion and Education” and “An Interdisciplinary,Technology-Based Approach to Increasing Knowledge of Adolescent Obesity”
October 2007– International Conference on Urban Health, Baltimore,MD
Presented paper: “Interactive Health Technology Models:Innovative Education in Urban Communities"