Dr. Molly Waring

Associate Professor, Department of Allied Health Sciences
molly.waring@uconn.edu

Dr. Waring is an epidemiologist, Associate Professor in the Department of Allied Health Sciences and the Graduate Program Director of the Health Promotion Sciences MS/PhD programs. Dr. Waring is affiliated with the Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention, & Policy (InCHIP), including as the founding Chair of the InCHIP Pregnancy & Post-Partum Health Research Interest Group and Core Faculty in the UConn Center for mHealth and Social Media.

Dr. Waring’s research focuses on health promotion during pregnancy, the post-partum period, and motherhood, particularly related to health information-seeking, mental health, healthy eating, and physical activity. Dr. Waring has led multiple grant-funded projects in the areas of post-partum weight loss, gestational weight gain, perinatal/maternal mental health, and health information seeking. Dr. Waring is a collaborative methodologist and often serves as the statistical scientist on projects, particularly studies utilizing social media or other digital platforms for participant recruitment, intervention delivery, or public health surveillance. Dr. Waring mentors graduate and undergraduate students.

Outside of work, Dr. Waring enjoys spending time with family and friends, making colorful things with fabric and clay, hiking, and traveling.