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Diane K King, Ph.D.

Professional Title(s)
Director of CBHRS
Research Associate Professor

(907) 786-1638
dkking@alaska.edu

Diane King is a Research Associate Professor and the Director of the Center for Behavioral Health Research and Services (CBHRS), located within the Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies (ICHS) at the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA). Dr. King received her Ph.D. in Health and Behavioral Science from the University of Colorado Denver in 2006 while employed as a staff researcher at the Institute for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Colorado.  Dr. King joined CBHRS/UAA as a Research Assistant Professor in June of 2011. Dr. King’s research focuses on preventing chronic disease and promoting population health and well-being through programs, practices and policies that target behaviors, including eating, physical activity, alcohol and substance use. Dr. King’s current research includes State and Federal funding to study the implementation and dissemination of preventive interventions within healthcare and community settings.  Dr. King uses partnership approaches and implementation theory and frameworks in her research, involving key stakeholders in proposal writing, data collection, and data interpretation, to maximize its reach, relevance and feasibility, and accelerate the adoption of the evidence-base into practice.

Additional Information

Curriculum Vitae:
King CV 6.1.2026.doc
Department:
Department
Center for Behavioral Health Research and Services

Selected Publications:

  • Hiratsuka, V.Y., King, D.K., Day, G.M., Koller, K., Takeno, T., Stillwater, B., Beans, J.A. Barriers and Facilitators at Pre-implementation of a Type 2 Diabetes Screening Program in Dental Care Using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research and the Theoretical Domains Framework. BMC Health Services Research. DOI:10.1186/s12913-026-14902-7.
  • King DK, Ondersma SJ, McRee BG, German JS, Loree AM, Harlowe A, Alford DP, Sedotto RNM, Weber MK. Using Planned and Unplanned Adaptation to Implement Universal Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention to Prevent Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancies in Four Primary Care Health Systems. Epub 2024 Sep 20. PMID: 39305032; PMCID: PMC11910335. Substance Use & Addiction Journal. 2025 Apr;46(2):439-451. doi: 10.1177/29767342241271404
  • King DK, Shoup JA, Raebel MA, Anderson CB, Wagner NM, Ritzwoller DP and Bender BG (2020) Planning for Implementation Success Using RE-AIM and CFIR Frameworks: A Qualitative Study. Front. Public Health 8:59. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2020.00059
  • King, A.C.; King, D.K.; Banchoff, A.; Solomonov, S.; Ben Natan, O.; Hua, J.; Gardiner, P.; Rosas, L.G.; Espinosa, P.R.; Winter, S.J.; Sheats, J.; Salvo, D.; Aguilar-Farias, N.; Stathi, A.; Akira Hino, A.; Porter, M.M.; Our Voice Global Citizen Science Research Network. Employing Participatory Citizen Science Methods to Promote Age-Friendly Environments Worldwide. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 1541. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17051541 .
  • King DK, Gonzalez SJ, Hartje JA, Hanson BL, Edney C, Snell H, Zoorob RJ, Roget NA. Examining the sustainability potential of a multisite pilot to integrate alcohol screening and brief intervention within three primary care systems. Translational Behavioral Medicine 2018 Jan 23. DOI: 10.1093/tbm/ibx020.  PMID: 29370421
  • King, DK, Faulkner, SA, Hanson, BL (2017).  The Feasibility of Adopting an Evidence-Informed Tailored Exercise Program within Adult Day Services: The Enhance Mobility Program.  Activities, Adaptation and Aging, 42(2): 104-123. DOI: 10.1080/01924788.2017.1391030.
  • King DK., Allen P, Jones DL, Marquez DX, Brown DR, Rosenberg D, Janicek S, Allen L, Belza B. Safe, Affordable, Convenient: Environmental Features of Malls and Other Public Spaces Used by Older Adults for Walking. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 2016, 13, 289 -295.
  • King, D.K., Litt, J., Hale, J., Burniece, K.M., Ross, C. ‘The Park a Tree Built’: Evaluating how a park development project impacted where people play. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2015; 14(2):293-299.
  • King AC and King DK. Physical activity for an aging population. Public Health Reviews, 32(2). Published online, October 2010.
  • King, DK, Glasgow, RE, Leeman-Castillo, B. RE-AIMing RE-AIM: Using the model to plan, implement, evaluate, and report the impact of environmental change approaches to enhance population health. American Journal of Public Health 2010, Nov;100(11): 2076-2084.