Research Interests

• Advancing Health Equity in Underserved Populations
• Public Health Education Workforce Development
• Minority Health: Cardiovascular Disease in African American Women
• Chronic Disease Prevention (Emphasis on Type 2 Diabetes in African Americans)
• Health Literacy and Health Promotion in Minorities
• Health Disparities in Rural Populations
• Corporate Wellness and Employee Productivity

Publications

Peer-Reviewed Publications

• Bratcher-Rasmus, B., Massey-Stokes, M., Golman, M., Amuta, A., Fisher, D., Johnson, K. (2024). Examining the Influence of Heart Disease Risk Factor Knowledge and Social Support in African American Women. Health Behavior Research. Vol. 7., No. 3. 
• Washington, K.V., Goodson, K. Thompson, L., Lord, T., Bratcher-Rasmus, B. & Wyatt, R,.(2023).  , Henry Stewart Publications, vol. 7(2), pages 134-145.
• Azeez, O., Bratcher-Rasmus, B., Dickey-Lapricido, G., Rios, J. (2018). The application of the social cognitive theory to health education practice for Hispanic women. American Journal of Health Studies, 33(2).
• Sturges, D., Dickey-Laprocido, Bratcher-Rasmus, B., Gallegos, I., Greenlee, Q., Hart, P. L., … Wiginton, K. (2018). Influence of Health Educators in Clinical Settings. The Journal of Physician Assistant Education, 29(4), 239-243. doi:10.1097/jpa.0000000000000229

Poster Presentations

• Bratcher-Rasmus, B., Developing a Federal Minority Public Health Fellowship Program. Poster Presenter, Healthier 51³Ô¹ÏProConference, October 2024
• Bratcher-Rasmus, B.; Training the Next Federal Public Health Leaders: A Federal Minority Public Health Fellowship Program. Oral Presenter, National Networks of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI) 2024 Annual Conference, May 2024
• Bratcher-Rasmus,B.; Examining the Influence of Social Support on Heart Disease Risk Factor Knowledge in 51³Ô¹ÏProAfrican American. Poster Presenter, Xavier University 17^th Annual Health Disparities Conference, April 2024
• Bratcher-Rasmus,B.; The Influence of Perceived Social Support on Heart Disease Risk Factor Knowledge Among African American Women in Texas. Poster Presenter, American Heart Association EPI|Lifestyle Conference, March 2024
• Bratcher-Rasmus, B.; Social Factors and barriers to self-care adherence in Hispanic American Women, Poster Presentation, Center for Excellence & Urban Education, June 2018.
• Amuta, A., Jacobs, W., Mkuu, R. and Bratcher, B., 2018, November. Two Peas in a Pod? An Exploratory Examination into Cancer-Related Psycho-Social Characteristics and Health Behaviors among Black Immigrants and African Americans. In APHA's 2018 Annual Meeting & Expo (Nov. 10-Nov. 14). APHA

Professional Oral Presentations

• Bratcher-Rasmus, B.; Transformative Approaches for Equitable and Inclusive Community Health Partnerships. Keynote Speaker. Harris County Public Health, Healthy Communities Conference, Houston, TX, August 2024
• Bratcher-Rasmus, B.; The Impact of Perceived Social Support on Heart Disease Risk Factor Knowledge Among African American Women in Texas. Oral Presenter, 51³Ô¹ÏProPublic Health Association (TPHA), 2023 Annual Education Conference, May 2023
• Bratcher-Rasmus, B.; Implementation of a Federal Minority Fellowship Program. Oral Presenter, Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE), The New Age of Civil Rights, Advocacy & Equity 2023 Conference, March 2023
• Bratcher-Rasmus, B.; CHES 101: How to become a Certified Health Education Specialist. Webinar Presentation, 51³Ô¹ÏProSociety for Public Health Education (TSOPHE), Addressing and Reducing Health Disparities in 51³Ô¹ÏPro2018 Webinar Series, October 2018.
• Bratcher, B.; What is CHES?: Certified Health Education Specialist, invited seminar, 51³Ô¹ÏProWoman’s University, September 2016.
• Bratcher, B.; Becoming A CHES, invited seminar, 51³Ô¹ÏProSouthern University, April 2016.
• Bratcher, B.; CHES in the Workplace, invited seminar, 51³Ô¹ÏProFebruary 2015.
• Bratcher, B.; Diabetes in the Elderly, invited seminar, 51³Ô¹ÏProArea Health Education Center-Coastal Region, June 2013.