Associate Professor
640Q Aldevron Tower
701.231.8681

Andrea.Huseth-Zosel@ndsu.edu

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Gerontology, 2014
North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 

Bachelor of Science, Secondary Social Studies Education, 2002
Minnesota State University Moorhead, Moorhead, MN 

Master of Science, Sociology, 2000
North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 

Bachelor of Arts, Sociology, 1997
North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND

Certification

Certified in Public Health

Responsibilities

Associate Professor, Master of Public Health Program

Areas of Expertise

• Aging
• Demographics
• Rural/Urban Disparities
• Injury Prevention
• Impact of COVID-19 on older populations
• Impact of COVID-19 on educators (higher ed and K12)
• Social/Behavioral Sciences in Public Health 
• Gender and Public Health
• Menstruation Hygiene Management

Professional Memberships

Gerontological Society of America
American Public Health Association
North Dakota Public Health Association 
Society for Public Health Education

Committees

Injury Control and Emergency Health Services Policy Committee, American Public Health Association
North Dakota Statewide Occupant Protection Task Force
North Dakota Child Passenger Safety Advisory Committee
North Dakota Injury Prevention Coalition 

Courses

PH 101: Introduction to Public Health 
PH 741: Social and Behavioral Sciences in Public Health
PH 761: Injury Prevention
PH 765: Cultural Competence in Health Professions
PH 785: Women’s Health

Publications

Huseth-Zosel, A., & Fuller, H.  (2024).  Changes in quality of life and health across the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic: A mixed methods, longitudinal study of older adults.  Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics Plus.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aggp.2024.100081

Huseth-Zosel, A. L., Fuller, H., Hicks, A., & Carson, P. J. (2024). Reliance on sources of immunization information and vaccine uptake among older adults in a rural state: The mediating role of trust. Vaccine, 42(12), 3107-3114.

Huseth-Zosel, A., Fuller, H., & Carson, P. (2024).  Vaccination motivators and deterrents among under-vaccinated older adults in North Dakota. Journal of Community Health, 49, 848-856, https://doi.10.1007/s10900-024-01351-8          

Huseth-Zosel, A., Crary, S., & Orr, M. (2024). Long-term impacts of COVID-19 on stress and depression among teachers: Differences by gender. Journal of Teaching and Learning, 18(1), 19-37.

Huseth-Zosel, A. L., & Secor-Turner, M. (2024). The Impact of Menstrual Flow Intensity on Daily Activities for College Students in the United States. Women’s Reproductive Health, 11(1), 182–193. https://doi.org/10.1080/23293691.2023.2209086 

Fuller, H., Huseth-Zosel, A., Kinkade, E., Van Vleet, B., & Hajdar, M. (2024).  "“Stronger than I thought I was”: Older Adults’ Coping across Two Years of the COVID-19 Pandemic. The Gerontologist , 64, 1-11.  https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnad164  

Fuller, H. R., Huseth-Zosel, A., Van Vleet, B., & Carson, P. J. (2024). Barriers to vaccination among older adults: Demographic variation and links to vaccine acceptance. Aging and Health Research, 4(1), 100176.

Van Vleet, B., Fuller, H., Hofmann, B., & Huseth-Zosel, A. (2024). Older adults' future perspectives and attitudes amid uncertainty: Shifts across 2 years of COVID-19. Journal of Adult Development.  Advanced online publication: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10804-024-09486-7   

Van Vleet, B., Fuller, H., Kinkade, E., & Huseth-Zosel, A. (2024).  Lacking   family ties during COVID-19: A small-scale qualitative study of older adults’ conceptualizations of social support. Personal Relationships, 31(2), 379-396.  https://doi.org/10.1111/pere.12538

Fuller, H., Huseth-Zosel, A., Van Vleet, B., Hajdar, M., and Carson, P. (2023). Vaccine attitudes and acceptance among older adults in North Dakota: Understanding demographic characteristic variability. Vaccine.

Lothspeich, E., Werremeyer, A., Chase, S., & Huseth-Zosel, A.  (2023).  Patient Experience and Satisfaction with Opioid-related Screening and Intervention in the Community Pharmacy. Journal of pharmacy practice, 36(5), 1217-1224.

Huseth-Zosel, A. & Secor-Turner, M. (2022).  Teacher perceptions of and experiences with  student menstruation in the school setting.  Journal of School Health, 92(2), 194-204.

Secor-Turner, M., Huseth-Zosel, A., & *Ostlund, R. (2022). Menstruation experiences of middle and high school students in the Midwest: a pilot study. The Journal of School Nursing, 38(6), 504-510.

Fuller, H. R., Huseth-Zosel, A., *Hofmann, B., *Van Vleet, B., *Kinkade, E., *Carlson, S. L., & *Sturn, E. (2022). Shifts in older adults’ social connections throughout the initial year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Gerontologist, 62(8), 1160-1172.

Fuller, H. R., & Huseth-Zosel, A. (2022). Older adults’ loneliness in early COVID-19 social distancing: Implications of rurality. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 77(7), e100-e105.

Soliman, N., Huseth-Zosel, A., & Soliman, A. (2022). Epidemiological criteria and risk factors for type two diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in children and adolescents: Can we modify them? World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 16(1), 174-186.

Van Vleet, B., Fuller, H.R., *Hofmann, B., & Huseth-Zosel, A. (2022). Untapped insight: A longitudinal qualitative analysis of older adults’ advice during the COVID-19 pandemic. Innovation in Aging, 6(7), 1-12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igac071