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Steve Hawks serves as a Professor in the Department of Kinesiology & Health Science at Utah State University's Moab campus, operating within the university's Statewide Campuses system. His academic work bridges public health, global health, and cross-cultural psychology with a distinctive focus on measurement validation across diverse populations.
Dr. Hawks' research program centers on two interconnected domains: cross-cultural validation of psychological scales across 65+ nations (including Self-Compassion, Life Satisfaction, and Body Appreciation scales spanning 40 languages), and longitudinal investigations of nutrition transition and obesity patterns in culturally specific contexts like Japan, Jordan, and Thailand. His methodology emphasizes measurement invariance testing to ensure cross-cultural reliability of health assessment tools, with recent work examining natural environment exposure and connectedness to nature across global populations.
Analysis of his 15 most recent publications (2018-2025) reveals a pronounced shift toward decolonizing global health frameworks, particularly through innovative educational strategies. This includes developing applied practice experiences for global settings, reimagining study abroad programs, and designing online MPH curricula that address power imbalances in global health education. Concurrently, his research continues exploring yoga's integration into therapeutic practice and health promotion, alongside persistent investigations of body image and obesity in Asian women's populations.
No scientific awards were documented in the source materials. Information regarding student advising, research grants, laboratory facilities, or research teams was not included in the available documentation.
