Emily DiNatale

Education

• Ph.D., Clinical Health Psychology, East Carolina University, 2014
• M.A., Clinical Health Psychology, East Carolina University, 2012
• B.A., Psychology , Appalachian State University, 2008

Areas of Emphasis or Expertise

• Clinical Psychology, Health Psychology

Research Projects

• Oct 2014-Sept 2015

  Project Coordinator of Project FIRST: Focused on Identifying and Reducing
  Barriers to Starting Treatment for Weight Management Salem VA VAMC
  Study Description: Focus group designed to identify barriers to MOVE weight
  management treatment for Veterans with HIV
  Responsibilities: Created study plan, developed materials and focus group
  questions, coded and analyzed focus group data using thematic analysis.

• Aug 2012-Aug 2013

  Sub-Investigator, US Army Combat Divers Course Voluntary Withdrawals
  Study JFK Special Warfare Center, Ft Liberty (Bragg)
  Study Description: A cohort study identifying factors that predict withdrawal
  using pre- and post- training data from the elite US Army Combat Divers course.
  Responsibilities: Assisted with the selection of validated measures to assess a
  unique military population, developed new normative data for this population,
  and identified potential predictors of withdrawal.

Selected Articles

• Munro S., DiNatale E., Hartley SL., St. Jacques M., Oursler KA.. "Barriers and health beliefs related to weight management among Veterans with HIV. Military Medicine." Military Medicine Vol. 182(1), 2017: e1596-1602..
• Lutes, L., Cummings, D., Littlewood, K., DiNatale, E., & Hambidge, B.. "A community health worker delivered intervention in African American women with type 2 diabetes: A 12-month randomized trial. Obesity." Obesity Vol. 25(8), 2017: 1329-1335.

Accolades

• 2018, 2020 Customer Service Award, American Lake VAMC, Primary Care Behavioral Health
• 2019 Diversity-Equity-Inclusion Award, American Lake VAMC, Primary Care Behavioral Health
• 2014 Chancellor’s Scholars Alumni Award, Appalachian State University, Honors Dept