Miruna Buta
Associate Teaching Professor, Health Systems and Population Health
Adjunct Assistant Teaching Professor, Sociology
206-616-4724 | mirunapp@uw.edu
Office HSB H-690C
Box 357660
1959 NE Pacific, Seattle, WA 98195
Box 357660
1959 NE Pacific, Seattle, WA 98195
Research Interests
Healthy aging; social network analysis; organizational collaboration; dissemination and implementation science; chronic disease prevention and control
Bio
Miruna Buta is the director of the Online MPH program and an affiliate investigator at the Health Promotion Research Center. She is an associate teaching professor in the Department of Health Systems and Population Health and adjunct faculty in the Department of Sociology. Buta’s research has mostly focused on healthy aging, social networks, and dissemination and implementation of evidence-based programs. She earned her doctorate in sociology from the University of California, Irvine.
Education
PhD Sociology, University of California (Irvine), 2009
MA European Social Policy, University of Bucharest, 2002
BA Social Work, Theology, University of Bucharest, 2000
Academic Programs and Affiliations
Recent Publications (PubMed)
Development and Feasibility Testing of the Clinical-Community Linkage Self-Assessment Survey for Community Organizations.
Fishleder S, Harris JR, Petrescu-Prahova M, Kohn M, Helfrich CD. Development and Feasibility Testing of the Clinical-Community Linkage Self-Assessment Survey for Community Organizations. Front Public Health. 2022 May 20;10:797468. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.
Development and Feasibility Testing of the Clinical-Community Linkage Self-Assessment Survey for Community Organizations
Fishleder S, Harris JR, Petrescu-Prahova M, Kohn M, Helfrich CD. Development and Feasibility Testing of the Clinical-Community Linkage Self-Assessment Survey for Community Organizations. Front Public Health. 2022 May 20;10:797468. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.797468. PMID: 35669755; PMCID: PMC9163549.
Clinical-community linkages as a strategy for increasing evidence-based program reach: Results of the PT-REFER randomized controlled trial with older adults and YMCA associations.
Petrescu-Prahova M, Harris JR, Leroux B, Kohn M, Kava CM, Zeliadt SB, Steinman L, Fishleder S, Basia Belza, Gakhar M, Hannon PA. Clinical-community linkages as a strategy for increasing evidence-based program reach: Results of the PT-REFER randomized cont
Partnerships for Blood Pressure Control in Washington State, December 2016-July 2017.
Vogel MT, Petrescu-Prahova M, Steinman L, Clegg-Thorp C, Farmer C, Sarliker SE, Baldwin LM. Partnerships for Blood Pressure Control in Washington State, December 2016-July 2017. Health Promot Pract. 2021 Jan;22(1):52-62. doi: 10.1177/1524839919853819. Epu
Provider-Patient Communication and Involvement in Physical Activity Programs Among Patients Receiving Physical Therapy Services: A Qualitative Study.
Kava CM, Fishleder S, Steinman L, Petrescu-Prahova M, Schrodt L, Harris JR. Provider-Patient Communication and Involvement in Physical Activity Programs Among Patients Receiving Physical Therapy Services: A Qualitative Study. J Appl Gerontol. 2020 Sep;39(
Older Adult Health-Related Support Networks: Implications for the Design of Digital Communication Tools.
Petrescu-Prahova M, Osterhage K, Taylor JO, Painter I, Choi Y, Turner AM. Older Adult Health-Related Support Networks: Implications for the Design of Digital Communication Tools. Innov Aging. 2020 Jun 9;4(3):igaa020. doi: 10.1093/geroni/igaa020. eCollecti
Building community-clinical linkages to increase older adult physical activity: The PT-REFER trial protocol and participant baseline characteristics.
Petrescu-Prahova M, Kohn M, Leroux B, Steinman L, Fishleder S, Pike M, Kava CM, Belza B, Schrodt L, Hannon PA, Harris JR. Building community-clinical linkages to increase older adult physical activity: The PT-REFER trial protocol and participant baseline
Predictors of Improvement in Physical Function in Older Adults in an Evidence-Based Physical Activity Program (EnhanceFitness).
Fishleder S, Petrescu-Prahova M, Harris JR, Leroux B, Bennett K, Helfrich CD, Kohn M, Hannon P. Predictors of Improvement in Physical Function in Older Adults in an Evidence-Based Physical Activity Program (EnhanceFitness). J Geriatr Phys Ther. 2019 Oct/D
Champions of an Older Adult Exercise Program: Believers, Promoters, and Recruiters.
Miyawaki CE, Belza B, Kohn MJ, Petrescu-Prahova M. Champions of an Older Adult Exercise Program: Believers, Promoters, and Recruiters. J Appl Gerontol. 2018 Jun;37(6):728-744. doi: 10.1177/0733464816645921. Epub 2016 Apr 27.
Bridging the Gap After Physical Therapy: Clinical-Community Linkages With Older Adult Physical Activity Programs.
Fishleder S, Petrescu-Prahova M, Harris JR, Steinman L, Kohn M, Bennett K, Helfrich CD. Bridging the Gap After Physical Therapy: Clinical-Community Linkages With Older Adult Physical Activity Programs. Innov Aging. 2018 Apr 10;2(1):igy006. doi: 10.1093/ge