Authored by
Briana Rockler
Title

Briana Rockler, PhD MPH

Pronouns
she/her/hers
Placeholder for titles
Assistant Professor
Content type
College of Arts and Sciences
Public Health and Environmental Studies Department

Contact Information

Office
Hibbard Humanities Hall 364
124 Garfield Ave
Eau Claire, WI 54702
Phone
715-836-3848
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Biography

Biography

Briana Rockler, PhD, MPH, CHES, is an Assistant Professor of Public Health in the Department of Public Health and Environmental Studies. Her work centers on evaluating public health policy and programming. She designs mixed-methods studies to understand policy and program utilization, particularly the psychosocial and perceptual factors underlying participants' experiences. 

Education

Education

  • PhD in Public Health - Oregon State University 
  • MPH with an emphasis in Nutrition - Kansas State University
  • BA in Environmental, Population, and Organismic Biology - University of Colorado Boulder
Published Research

Published Research

  • Rockler, B. E. (2026). Preserving trust: Food safety, locality, and the politics of jam. Gastronomica, 26(3), 77–82. doi.org/10.1525/gfc.2026.26.3.77
  • Rockler, B.E., Grutzmacher, S., Garcia, J., Braverman, M.T., & Smit, E. (2024). Psychosocial Factors Play a Central Role in Determining SNAP Utilization for Farm Workforce. Front. Public Health, 12. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1402142 
  • Rockler, B.E., Grutzmacher, S., Garcia, J., Braverman, M.T., & Smit, E. (2023). Something to eat: experiences of food insecurity on the farm. Agriculture and Human Values, 1–18. Advance online publication. doi: /10.1007/s10460-023-10448-0
  • Rockler, B.E., Grutzmacher, S., Garcia, J., Braverman, M.T., & Smit, E. (2022). The role of SNAP and WIC participation and racialized legal status in U.S. farmworker health. PLoS ONE 17(8): e0272911. doi: /10.1371/journal.pone.0272911
  • Munger, A.L., Grutzmacher, S., & Rockler, B.E. (2021). Vulnerabilities to food insecurity: Interconnected risks and assets for coping among low-income men. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research, 13(4). doi: 10.1086/713477
  • Braverman, M.T., Ceraso, M., Sporrer, F., & Rockler, B.E. (2020). Five-year changes in support for tobacco control policy options among students, faculty, and staff at a public university. Preventive Medicine, 142. 106359. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2020.106359.
  • Rockler, B. E., Grutzmacher, S., Smit, E., & Notarianni, M. (2020). Participant perceptions of the Double Up Food Bucks Program at Oregon farmers' markets. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 52(11). Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2020.02.016
  • Rockler, B.E., Procter S.B., Contreras D., et al. (2019). Communities partnering with researchers: an evaluation of coalition function in a community-engaged research approach. Progress in Community Health Partnerships, 13(1), 105-114. doi: 10.1353/cpr.2019.0013
  • Delimont, N.M., Chanadang, S., Rockler B.E., et al. (2017). The MFFAPP Tanzania efficacy study protocol: Newly formulated, extruded fortified-blended foods for food aid. Current Developments in Nutrition, 1(5). doi: 10.3945/cdn.116.000315
  • Switzer, S.M., Moser, E.G., Rockler, B.E., & Garg, S.K. (2012). Intensive insulin therapy in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America, 41(1), 89-104. doi: 10.1016/j.ecl.2011.12.001