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Dr. Caitlin Golden

Assistant Professor
goldenc@unk.edu
(308) 865-8518
Department of Biology

Areas of Expertise

  • Biology

Areas of Interest

  • Public Health
  • Health Promotion
  • Physical Activity
  • Implementation Science
  • Community Engagement

Degrees

  • B.S. (2012) - University of Nebraska at Kearney
  • M.P.H. (2016) - University of Nebraska Medical Center
  • Ph.D. (2023) - University of Nebraska Medical Center

Dissertation

Golden, C.  2023.  Translating a pediatric weight management intervention into medically underserved areas.  Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE. 

Publications

  • Merle, J.L., Golden, C.A., Simmons, R., Sloss, E.A., Sanuade, O.A., Verry, T.W., et al.  2026.  Five years of the implementation research logic model: a citation analysis and systematic scoping review of its use in implementation research and practice.  Implementation Sci. Jun 10;21(1):48.  doi:10.1186/s13012-026-01514-2
  • Norton, K., Burns, R.D., Del Fiol, G., Hill, J.L , Heelan, K., Golden, C.A., et al.  2026.  Comparing a large language model to human-generated retention messages for a family healthy weight program.  Am J Health Promot.  Jul 29;08901171261472636.  doi:10.1177/08901171261472636
  • Hill, J.L., Heelan, K.A., Abbey, B.M., Michaud, T.L., Golden, C.A., Mercado, A., et al.  2026.  Testing implementation strategies for a family healthy weight program: results from the Nebraska childhood obesity research demonstration 3.0 Pilot Trial.
  • Golden, C.A., Estabrooks, P.A., Heelan, K.A., Bartee, R.T., Porter, G.C., Pereira, E.L., et al.  2025.  Developing an implementation fidelity measure for a family healthy weight program.  Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. May 6;22(1):53.  doi:10.1186/s12966-025-01755-2
  • Estabrooks, P.A., Bolyard, M.L., Casucci, T., Christensen, J.T., Gibson, B., Golden, C.A., et al.  2025.  Identifying recruitment strategies to improve the reach of evidence-based health promotion, disease prevention, and disease self-management interventions: a scoping review.  Front Public Health Apr 1;13:1515042. doi:10.3389/fpubh.2025.1515042
  • Merle, J.L., Sloss, E.A., Sanuade, O.A., Lengnick-Hall, R., Meza, R., Golden, C., et al.  2024.  Refining the implementation research logic model: a citation analysis, user survey, and scoping review protocol.   Front Health Serv. Oct 24;4:1490764.  doi:10.3389/frhs.2024.1490764
  • Porter, G.C., Hill, J.L., Heelan, K.A., Bartee, R.T., Golden, C.A., Malmkar, A., et al.  2024.  Using a customer discovery process to enhance the potential dissemination and scalability of a family healthy weight program for rural communities and small towns.  Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. May 14;21(1):57.  doi:10.1186/s12966-024-01605-7
  • Bartee, R.T., Heelan, K.A., Golden, C.A., Hill, J.L., Porter, G.C., Abbey, B.A., et al.  2023.  Adaptations of an effective evidence-based pediatric weight management intervention.  Prev Sci. Jul 21.  doi:10.1007/s11121-023-01557-7
  • Golden, C.A., Heelan, K.A., Hill, J.L., Bartee, R.T., Abbey, B.M., and Estabrooks, P.A.  2022.  Qualitative comparative analysis of program and participant factors that explain success in a micropolitan pediatric weight management intervention.  Childhood Obesity Jul 1;18(5):324–32.  doi:10.1089/chi.2021.0160
  • Leonard, K.S., Mullane, S.L., Golden, C.A., Rydell, S.A., Mitchell, N.R., Koskan, A., et al.  2022.  Qualitative comparative analysis of the implementation fidelity of a workplace sedentary reduction intervention.  BMC Public Health  Dec;22(1):1086.  doi:10.1186/s12889-022-13476-3
  • Rabin, B.A., Cakici, J., Golden, C.A., Estabrooks, P.A., Glasgow, R.E., and Gaglio, B.  2022.  A citation analysis and scoping systematic review of the operationalization of the practical, robust implementation and sustainability model (PRISM).  Implementation Sci. Sep 24;17(1):62.  doi:10.1186/s13012-022-01234-3
  • Michaud, T.L., Pereira, E., Porter, G., Golden, C., Hill, J., Kim, J., et al.  2022.  Scoping review of costs of implementation strategies in community, public health and healthcare settings.  BMJ Open Jun;12(6):e060785. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2022-060785
  • Michaud, T.L., Hill, J.L., Heelan, K.A., Bartee, R.T., Abbey, B.M., Malmkar, A., Masker, J., Golden, C., et al.  2022.  Understanding implementation costs of a pediatric weight management intervention: an economic evaluation protocol.  Implement Sci Commun. Apr 5;3(1):37.  doi:10.1186/s43058-022-00287-1
  • Golden, C.A., Hill, J.L., Heelan, K.A., Bartee, R.T., Abbey, B.M., Malmkar, A., et al.  2021.  A dissemination strategy to identify communities ready to implement a pediatric weight management intervention in medically underserved areas.  Prev Chronic Dis. Feb 11;18:200248.  doi:10.5888/pcd18.200248
  • Hill, J.L., Heelan, K.A., Bartee, R.T., Wichman, C., Michaud, T., Abbey, B.M., Porter, G., Golden, C., et al.  2021.  A type III hybrid effectiveness–implementation pilot trial testing dissemination and implementation strategies for a pediatric weight management intervention: the Nebraska childhood obesity research demonstration project.  Childhood Obesity Sep 1;17(S1):S-70-S-78.  doi:10.1089/chi.2021.0170
  • Wilson, K.E., Michaud, T.L., Almeida, F.A., Schwab, R.J., Porter, G.C., Aquilina, K.H., Brito, F.A. Golden, C.A., et al.  2021.  Using a population health management approach to enroll participants in a diabetes prevention trial: reach outcomes from the PREDICTS randomized clinical trial.  Translational Behavioral Medicine May 25;11(5):1066–77.  doi:10.1093/tbm/ibab010

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