Chiwoneso Beverley Tinago

Chiwoneso Beverley Tinago
  • Associate Professor
  • Internship Coordinator, B.S. in Public Health
  • Program Director, Certificate in Global Health
  • Department: Public Health Sciences
  • Institution: West Chester University of Pennsylvania
  • Email: ctinago@wcupa.edu

Education

  • PhD, Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, University of South Carolina, 2016
  • MPH, Health Education, University of Southern Mississippi, 2010
  • B.S., Psychology, William Carey University, 2009

Research Interests

global healthmaternal healthchild healthadolescent healthcommunity-based participatory methodsmental healthnutritionpre-pregnancy healthpregnancy healthqualitative and quantitative methodology

Opportunities

Work Study Positions Available: No

Grant Funded Positions Available: Yes

Global health research addressing various topics. Opportunities available for undergraduate and graduate students. Contact Dr. Tinago at ctinago@wcupa.edu.

Course-Credit Research Opportunities Available: No

Volunteer Research Positions Available: No

Biography

Chiwoneso Tinago, PhD, MPH, CHES® is an Associate Professor in the Department of Health. Dr. Tinago teaches both undergraduate and graduate public health courses and is the B.S. in Public Health Internship Coordinator. Applying a global perspective to all her classes, Dr. Tinago encourages students to see how global practices can have local impacts and conversely, how local practices can have global impacts. This approach has encouraged students to participate in global health internships, the Uganda service-learning program, research activities, conferences, and embark on global health careers. Dr. Tinago is the faculty advisor for the Global Health Ambassadors, MPH Student Advisory Board, and Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health Beta Xi Chapter. She is also the faculty advisor for West Chester University students at the American Mock World Health Organization and the London Mock World Health Conferences. Dr. Tinago collaborates with local and external researchers and agencies on global health research and projects, in addition to chairing the College of Health Sciences Global Health Research Team. Dr. Tinago was awarded the WCU 2023 E. Riley Holman Memorial Faculty Award, 2021 Young Professional Award by the American Public Health Association International Health Section, 2019 College of Health Sciences Faculty Vision Award, and the 2018 National Role Model New Faculty Researcher Award by Minority Access, Incorporated. Dr. Tinago is an active member of the American Public Health Association, the Delta Omega Honor Society in Public Health, the American Society for Nutrition, and the American Association of University Women.

Contact Information

Phone: 610-436-2776

List of Publications

  • Tinago C.B., Frongillo, E.A., Warren, A., Chitiyo, V., Rosemond, T., Cifarelli, A., Fyalkowski, S., Pauline, V. Testing a Community-Based Peer Support Intervention to Mitigate Social Isolation and Stigma of Adolescent Motherhood in Harare, Zimbabwe. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 2023 Nov 13. doi: 10.1007/s10995-023-03821-2. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37957412. (Impact Factor: 2.3)
  • Johnson KE, Hayes J, Davidson P, Tinago CB, Anguyo G. ‘Never cry for food’: food security, poverty, and recurring themes in news media regarding rabbit farming in East Africa. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. 2024:39:e2. doi:10.1017/S1742170523000480 (Impact Factor: 1.6).
  • Norris SA, Frongillo EA, Black MM, Dong Y, Fall C, Lampl M, Liese AD, Naguib M, Prentice A, Rochat T, Stephensen CB, Tinago CB, Ward KA, Wrottesley SV, Patton G. Nutrition in adolescent growth and development. The Lancet, Volume 399, Issue 10320, 8–14 January 2022, Pages 172-184. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01590-7 (Impact Factor: 168.9)
  • Tinago, C.B., Frongillo, E.A., Warren, A.M., Chitiyo, V., Cifarelli, A.K., Fyalkowski, S. & Pauline, V. Development and assessment of feasibility of a community-based peer support intervention to mitigate social isolation and stigma of adolescent motherhood in Harare, Zimbabwe. Pilot Feasibility Stud 7, 110 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-021-00832-0 (Impact Factor: 1.7)
  • Tinago, C. B., Ingram, L. A., Frongillo, E. A., Simmons, D., Blake, C. E., & Engelsmann, B. (2019). Understanding the Social Environmental Influences on Pregnancy and Planning for Pregnancy for Young Women in Harare, Zimbabwe. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-019-02814-4 (Impact Factor: 1.890)

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