Liana Winett

School of Community Health
Portland State University
PO Box 751
Portland, OR 97207-0751
503-725-5106
lwinett@pdx.edu
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Education

DrPH, School of Public Health, Community Health Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, May 1997

MPH, School of Public Health, Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, University of California, Los Angeles, June 1991

BS, California State University, Hayward, Kinesiology, June 1989

Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) #2314
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Professional Experience

Research Associate and Associate Director of the Northwest Communication Research Institute, Portland State University, School of Community Health, 2000-present

Senior Legislative Analyst, Clinical Services, University of California Office of the President, 2000 legislative cycle

Lecturer, University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health, 1999

Research appointment (media analyst), University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health, 1997- 2000

Research Coordinator, Berkeley Media Studies Group, 1997-1998

Independent contractor (media analyst), Berkeley Media Studies Group, 1993-1997
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Publications

Winett L.B., Lawrence R, and Sussman G (2001). Reading between the lines on Measure 7. Oregon's Future, 2(4): 24-25.

Winett L.B. (1998). Constructing violence as a public health problem. Public Health Reports. 113(6): 498-507.

Winett L.B. (1997). Alcohol and the Media (Book review). Journal of Public Health Policy. 18(3): 357-359.

Winett L.B. (1997). Advocate's guide to developing framing memos. In S. Iyengar and R. Reeves (Eds.) Do the Media Govern? Politicians, Voters and Reporters in America. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Winett L.B., and Wallack L (1996). Advancing public health goals through the mass media. Journal of Health Communications. 1: 173-196.

Winett L.B., and Alles W F (1993). Questioning the use of body fat analysis as a stand-alone screening device. American Journal of Health Promotion. 8(1): 12-14.
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Presentations

Winett L, Wallack L, Nettekoven L. Million Mom March: Building Blocks of a New Movement for a New Century. Presentation at the 129th annual meeting of the American Public Health Assocation. Atlanta, GA: October 21-25, 2001.

Winett L, Woodruff K, Dorfman L, Villamin E. Youth Violence and Crime in California Newspapers. Poster session presented at the 126th annual meeting of the American Public Health Association. Washington, DC: November 14-17, 1998.

When the Violence Problem Becomes a Public Health Problem. Poster session presented at the 125th annual meeting of the American Public Health Association. Indianapolis, IN: November 10-13, 1997.

Constructing Etiology: The tension between two public health perspectives on violence prevention. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Social Problems. New York, NY: August 14-18, 1996.

Media Advocacy. Presentation to the Children's Advocacy Institute, Sacramento, CA: May 25, 1995.

Media Strategy: Frame Analysis. Presentation to the Deans Policy Council, School of Public Health, University of California. Berkeley, CA: May 19, 1995.