Dr. Alicia Wodika
Associate Professor
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FHS Felmley Hall Of Science
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- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Selected Research
Current Courses
HSC 292.001 Community Public Health
HSC 206.001 Global Health
HSC 206.004 Global Health
HSC 406.001 Global Health
BSC 287.056 Independent Study
HSC 400.003 Independent Study
HSC 290.001 Strategies In Health Education: Community Health
Teaching Interests & Areas
Global Health, Community Public Health, Research Methods, Health Education Strategies
Research Interests & Areas
Sustainability in K-12 schools, College student wellness including mental health and loneliness, Service-learning applications, Global Health advocacy and action
PhD Health Education
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
MS Biology
Western Illinois University
BA Biology
Aurora University
Living Our Values in Excellent (LOVE) Award
Strategic Planning Steering Team
2025
Outstanding Teacher Award (Tenure Track)
Illinois State University College of Applied Sciences and Technology (CAST)
2024
• ISU Athletic MVP Award
Athletics
2021
Impact Award
Office of the Provost and University College
2021
Educator of the Year Finalist
Truman State University
2018
Educator of the Year Finalist
Truman State University
2016
Faculty Fellow for Civic Engagement and Service Learning
Truman State University
2016
Educator of Year Finalist
Truman State University
2015
College of Education and Human Services Graduate Teaching Assistant of the Year
Southern Illinois University
2012
Dissertation Research Assistant Award
Southern Illinois University
2012
SIUC Nominee for MAGS Excellence in Teaching Award
Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools (MAGS)
2012
Donald N. Boydston Graduate Scholarship
Southern Illinois University
2011
Grants and Contracts
Green Futures: A Greenhouse at Glenn to Build Paths to Global Citizenship
Emily Drew, Ruby Garey, Autumn Chase, Alicia Wodika.
Senior Professionals, the Center for Civic Engagement and the State Farm Foundation. January 2025 - May 2025
Redbird Tobacco and Vape Free Program
Jacqueline Lanier, Alicia Wodika.
Truth Initiative. August 15 2025 - July 31 2027
Bloomington Normal Community Air Research and Education (BN-CARE)
Liangcheng Yang, Alicia Wodika.
EPA. August 1 2023 - July 31 2026
HSC 292 Community Service Projects with the Loft Rehabilitation and Nursin
Madison Heuer, Alicia Wodika.
Senior Professionals, the Center for Civic Engagement and the State Farm Foundation. January 2023 - May 2023
HSC 292: Wellness Tabling
Madison Heuer, Alicia Wodika.
Senior Professionals, the Center for Civic Engagement and the State Farm Foundation. January 2023 - May 2023
Building Community and Professional Development in Health Promotion and Education
Christy Bazan, Alicia Wodika.
CAST Diversity, Equity, Belonging, and Inclusion (DEBI). December 2022 - May 2023
Measuring loneliness on college campuses: Developing interventions that meet the needs of students
Aubrey Richter, Alicia Wodika, Jacqueline Lanier, Gabriella Schalasky.
ISU Undergraduate Research Support Program. 2022 - 2023
Qualitative Study Exploring Impacts of Food Insecurity Among College Students
Haley Lemp, Jackie Lanier, Alicia Wodika.
ISU Undergraduate Research Support Program. 2020 - 2021
Wellness packs for ISU students
Alicia Wodika.
Community Engagement Learning Grant, CTLT. 2020 - May 2020
Reduce and Recycle: An evaluation of school recycling systems in District 87
Alicia Wodika, Jacqueline Lanier.
Illinois Prairie Community Foundation. 2019 - 2019
Reduce and Recycle: How does the school’s messages impact the home environment? A photovoice study.
Alicia Wodika.
CAST, University Research Grant. 2019 - 2019
SoTL URG: Science Literacy for General Education at ISU: A Pilot Study with HSC 156: Environmental Health in the 21st Century
Guang Jin, Alicia Wodika, Jianwei Lai.
Illinois State University. August 2019
Assessing Climate Change Education on the SIUC Campus.
Alicia Wodika, Justin Schoof.
Southern Illinois University Sustainability Council, Southern Illinois University Carbondale. - 2013
Assessment of Service and Civic Engagement Opportunities in the Health and Exercise Sciences Department
Alicia Wodika.
Truman Academic Development Support Grant (TADS).. - 2014
Missouri Campus Compact Mini-Grant, International Education Week: Culture, Education, Awareness, and Global Health.
Alicia Wodika.
Missouri Campus Compact. - 2017
Journal Article
Helping Students Make Meaningful Connections: A Cross-Sectional Survey of College Student Loneliness
Alicia Wodika, Jacqueline Lanier, Jim Almeda, Aubrey Richter, Gabriella Schalasky.
American Journal of Health Education, (2024), https://doi.org/10.1080/19325037.2024.2396586
Fostering Scientific Literacy with Problem Sets that Generate Cognitive Presence and Fulfill Basic Psychological Needs
Guang Jin, Rebekka Darner, Alicia Wodika, Jianwei Lai.
Journal of College Science Teaching, 52 (7), 85-94, (2023)
Impact of food insecurity on the health and well-being of college students
Haley Lemp, Jacqueline Lanier, Alicia Wodika, Gabriella Schalasky.
Journal of American College Health, (2023)
Climate change advocacy: Exploring links between student empowerment and civic engagement
Alicia Wodika, Wendi K. Middleton.
International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, (2020)
Service Based Learning as a Tool to Develop Undergraduate Skills in Need Assessment.
Jackie Lanier, Alicia Wodika.
Journal of Health Education Teaching, 11 (1), 10, (2020)
Explicit verbal sexual consent communication: Effects of gender, relationship status, and type of sexual behavior.
Malachi Willis, Mary Hunt, Alicia Wodika, Darson Rhodes, Jessica Goodman, Kristen Jozkowski.
International Journal of Sex Research, 31 (1), 67-70, (2019)
Local to global: Civic engagement with education, awareness, and global health
Alicia Wodika.
Science Education and Civic Engagement: An International Journal, 11 (1), 45-50, (2019)
Teaching program planning and evaluation: Measuring acquired skills of alumni in health education settings.
Alicia Wodika, Darson Rhodes.
Journal of Health Education Teaching, (1), 1-13, (2019)
Assessing climate change education on a Midwestern college campus.
Alicia Wodika, Justin Schoof.
Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 1-14, (2017)
Measuring the effectiveness of experiential learning strategies in an undergraduate program planning and evaluation course.
Alicia Wodika.
Journal of Health Education Teaching, 12 (1), 15-24
Social emotional learning and preservice teachers: Assessing perceived knowledge, benefit, confidence, and competence.
Megan Weemer, Alicia Wodika.
The Journal for Research and Practice in College Teaching
Using the WSCC Model to address Covid-19: A call to action for Health and Physical Educators
Megan Weemer, Alicia Wodika, Jackie Lanier, Christy Bazan.
IAHPERD Illinois Journal
Presentations
BNCARE Presentation
Alicia Wodika, Liangcheng Yang, Michael Bay, Michael Brown.
EPA Regional Meeting, Online, December, 2025
Prioritizing Air Quality for All: Updates from the BNCARE Project
Amelia Ennis, Abbie Gorsage, Alicia Wodika, Liangcheng Yang, Michael Bay, Michael Brown.
Illinois Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Normal, IL, September, 2025
Bloomington-Normal Community Air Quality Research and Education (BN-CARE)
Abbie Gorsage, Alicia Wodika, Liangcheng Yang.
Illinois Innovation Network Sustainability Research Conference, Normal, IL, October, 2024
Building Connections: Reflecting on an Intervention to Address Student Loneliness.
Alicia Wodika, Jim Almeda.
SOPHE National Conference, St. Louis, MO, March, 2024
Implementing "ProjectConnect" to enhance student social-emotional connections.
Alicia Wodika, Jim Almeda.
Illinois State University Teaching and Learning Symposium, Normal, IL, January, 2024
Exploring the Present with the Past: Incorporating Archival Exploration in Teaching Disease Prevention
April Karlene Anderson-Zorn, Alicia Wodika.
Society of American Archivists Annual Meeting, Research Symposium, Online, August 3, 2022
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Well-Being of College Students
Jackie Lanier, Laher Oberoi, Alicia Wodika.
Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) National Conference, Online, March, 2022
Integration of the WSCC model: Focusing on the In-Service Needs of K-12 School Health Teachers.
Alicia Wodika, Megan Weemer, Jackie Lanier, Christy Bazan.
Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) National Conference, Online, March, 2022
Recommendations to Address Food Insecurity among College Students
Haley Lemp, Jackie Lanier, Alicia Wodika.
Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) National Conference, Online, March, 2022
Exploring the past and present: Incorporating archival materials with disease prevention efforts.
Alicia Wodika, April Anderson-Zorn.
ISU Teaching and Learning Symposium, Normal, IL, January, 2022
The versatility of health promotion and health education practitioners: Impacts of COVID-19 in the workplace
Jackie Lanier, Alicia Wodika.
American Public Health Association (APHA) National Conferenc, Online, November, 2021
What do they see? Youth interpretation of sustainability using photovoice.
Alicia Wodika, Jacqueline Lanier, Rebecca Phillips, Williams.
Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) National Conference, Virtual, April, 2021
Reflections from a photovoice project: Lessons learned in working with schools and youth.
Alicia Wodika, Jacqueline Lanier, Ariel Williams, Rebecca Phillips.
Society of Public Health Education (SOPHE) National Conference, Online, April, 2021
SEL and preservice teacher education: knowledge, perceptions, and SEL competence of teacher candidates
Megan Marie Weemer, Alicia Wodika, Carly.
SoTL Commons Conference, Savannah, Georgia, February, 2021
Pedagogical Tools Developed to Foster Accuracy-Oriented Reasoning
Guang Jin, Alicia Wodika, Rebekka Darner, Jianwei Lai, Jared Cihlar, Maddie Moore.
20th SENCER (Science Education for New Civic Engagements and Responsibilities) Conference (Virtual), online, August, 2020
Grant writing with undergraduates: Reflections from a service-learning course project
Alicia Wodika.
University Teaching and Learning Symposium, Normal, IL, January, 2020
"Science Literacy for General Education at ISU: A Pilot Study"
Guang Jin, Alicia Wodika, Rebekka Darner, Jianwei Lai, Jared Cihlar, Maddie Moore.
Illinois State University Annual Teaching & Learning Symposium, Normal IL, January 8, 2020
“That's What the World is Today?” A Phenomenological approach to understand environmental advocacy of students.
Alicia Wodika.
Qualitative Inquiry Conference, Champaign, IL, May, 2019
The practicality of program planning courses: Lessons learned from health education practitioners.
Alicia Wodika, Darson Rhodes.
Society of Public Health Education (SOPHE) Conference, Salt Lake City, March, 2019
Implicit vs. explicit cues: A comparison of sexual consent communication among college students from three universities in the United States.
Kristen Jozkowski, Alicia Wodika, Rhodes, Hunt Hunt, Jessica Goodman.
American Public Health Association, 144th Annual Meeting and Expo, Denver, CO, November, 2016