PhD, Health and Behavioral Sciences, University of Colorado, Denver, CO
MEd, Health Promotion and Exercise Science, George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University,
Nashville, TN
BS, Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Safety, Middle Tennessee State University,
Murfreesboro, TN
Professional/Academic Experience
2014-present, Assistant Professor, Department of Community and Behavioral Health,
Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, CO
2011-present, Assistant Professor, School of Human Sciences, Colorado School of Public
Health @ The University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO
2011-present, Assistant Professor (Secondary Appointment), Section of Nutrition, Department
of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Colorado-Denver, Aurora, CO
2010-2011, Assistant Professor (Secondary Appointment), Department of Community and
Behavioral Health, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, CO
2008-2011, Assistant Professor, Section of Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, School
of Medicine, University of Colorado-Denver, Aurora, CO
Research/Areas of Interest
Assessment of individual, familial, ethnic, socio-cultural, environmental and community
factors contributing to the development of obesity and chronic diseases
Community engagement and reduction of health inequities in vulnerable populations
Impact of community engagement on student learning outcomes
Publications/Creative Works
Cary MA, Brittain DR, Dinger MK, Ford ML, Cain M, Sharp TA. Barriers to physical activity
among gay men. American Journal of Men's Health, 2015 Feb. DOI: 10.1177/1557988315569297
ajmh.sagepub.com.
Cox-York K, Sharp TA, Stotz SA, Bessesen DH, Pagliassotti MJ, Horton TJ. The effects
of sex, metabolic syndrome and exercise on postprandial lipemia. Metabolism, 2013
Feb;62(2):244-54. doi: 10.1016/j.metabol.2012.08.003. Epub 2012 Sep 11. PMID:22974968.
Schmidt S, Harmon K, Sharp T, Kealey E, Bessesen D. The effects of overfeeding on
spontaneous physical activity in obesity prone and obesity resistant humans. Obesity
(Silver Spring). 2012 Nov;20(11):2186-93. doi: 10.1038/oby.2012.103. Epub 2012 Apr
23. PMID:22522883
Hernandez, TL, R.D. Ballard, K.M. Weil, T.Y. Shepard, A.L. Scherzinger, E.R. Stamm,
T.A. Sharp, R.H. Eckel. Effects of Maintained Weight Loss on Sleep Dynamics and Neck
Morphology in Severely Obese Adults. Obesity, 17 (1): 84-91, 2009. PMID 18948968.
Honors and Awards
Outstanding Faculty Award, Center for Human Enrichment, University of Northern Colorado,
2014
