Faculty Profile for Dr. Ny'Nika Taliyah McFadden

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Dr. Ny'Nika Taliyah McFadden
Assistant Professor — Dept of Health & Human Performance
JOW A148
phone: (512) 245-2561
Scholarly/Creative Work
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Biography Section

Biography and Education

 Ny'Nika McFadden earned her PhD in Health Education and Promotion and MA in Communication Studies from The University of Alabama. She received her BS in Psychology from Troy University.

She is currently an Assistant Professor of Public Health in the Department of Health and Human Performance at Texas State University. Her research interest focuses on improving chronic disease self-management among individuals living with Type 1 Diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes. Also, her research focuses on chronic disease prevention among individuals living with Prediabetes and Gestational Diabetes to reduce future development of Type 2 Diabetes.

Her other research interests include patient-provider communication and patient education. Dr. McFadden would like to improve patient-provider collaborations on treatment plans by empowering patients to become more engaged in the decision-making process. Additionally, she is interested in providing patient education through creating manuals, mobile applications, and interactive websites to assist with preventative care for populations at-risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes and Gestational Diabetes and to improve self-management among populations diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes, and Gestational Diabetes.

Teaching Interests

 Community Health, Social Determinants of Health, Global Health

Research Interests

 Chronic Disease Prevention; Chronic Disease Self-Management; Patient Education; Patient Engagement; Patient-Provider Communication; Diabetes Technology; Mobile Applications; Type 1 Diabetes; Type 2 Diabetes; Prediabetes; Gestational Diabetes

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • McFadden, N. T., Wilkerson, A. H., Jaiswal, J., Chaney, B. H., Stellefson, M., Carmack, H. J., & Lovett, K. (2024). Barriers and facilitators impacting disease and symptom management among college students with Type 1 Diabetes: A qualitative study. American Journal of Health Promotion, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1177/08901171241233407
  • McFadden, N. T., Leeper, C. C., Stager, C. G., & Wilkerson, A. H. (2024). Overcoming communication challenges: Training family medicine interns amidst COVID-19. Marshall Journal of Medicine, 10(1), 1–23. https://doi.org/10.33470/2379-9536.1418
  • McFadden, N. T., Wilkerson, A. H., Jaiswal, J., Chaney, B. H., Stellefson, M., Carmack, H. J., & Lovett, K. (n.d.). Disease management experiences among college students with Type 1 Diabetes: A qualitative study. American Journal of Health Education.
  • Nickelson, J., McFadden, N. T., Johnson, P., & Boucher, A. (2022). Effectiveness of student-led interventions on improving diabetes outcomes: A systematic review. American Journal of Health Education, 53(5), 325–341. https://doi.org/10.1080/19325037.2022.2100020
  • McFadden, N. T., Wilkerson, A. H., & Carmack, H. J. (2022). “I feel like it’s one of those things that everyone feels the same way about, no one wants to discuss it”: A qualitative examination of female college students’ Pap Smear experience. Health Behavior Research, 5(3), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.4148/2572-1836.1138

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Nominee: Outstanding Dissertation, The University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa (Department of Health Science). 2023
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Outstanding Doctoral Student in Health Education/Health Promotion Award, The University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa (Department of Health Science). 2023
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Outstanding Teaching by a Doctoral Student, The University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa (College of Human Environmental Sciences). 2022
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Recognized for Impact as an Educator by Football Student-Athlete, The University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa (Athletics Department). 2021
  • Award / Honor Nominee: Most Outstanding Teaching Assistant for a Master’s Student, The University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa (College of Communication and Information Sciences). 2019

Selected Grants

  • McFadden, Ny'Nika T. (Principal). Measuring and Exploring Hypoglycemia Problem-Solving Skills Among Young Adults with Type 1 Diabetes, Texas State University, $8000. (Submitted: October 6, 2023, Funded: January 1, 2024 - May 31, 2025). Grant.
  • McFadden, Ny'Nika T. (Principal). Dissertation Funding Award, The University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa (Graduate School), Institutional (Higher Ed), $300. (Submitted: 2022, Funded: 2022). Grant.
  • McFadden, Ny'Nika T. (Principal). Dissertation Funding Award, The University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa (Department of Health Science), Institutional (Higher Ed), $300. (Submitted: 2022, Funded: 2022). Grant.
  • McFadden, Ny'Nika T. (Principal). Conference Funding Award, The University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa (Department of Health Science), Institutional (Higher Ed), $500. (Submitted: 2022, Funded: 2022). Grant.
  • McFadden, Ny'Nika T. (Principal). Conference Funding Award, The University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa (Graduate School), Institutional (Higher Ed), $500. (Submitted: 2022, Funded: 2022). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Reviewer / Referee
PEC Innovation
2023-Present
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Marshall Journal of Medicine
2023-Present
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American Public Health Association
2021-Present
Reviewer / Referee
Society for Public Health Education
2021-Present
Reviewer / Referee
American College of Health Association
2021-Present