Karen Geletko MPH

Karen Geletko MPH

Research Faculty

(850) 645-1490
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Mrs. Geletko has been a faculty member and instructor at the College of Medicine since 2005. She received her Masters in Public Health from the University of North Carolina and over her professional career she has worked in both the public and private sectors. Prior to joining the College of Medicine, Mrs. Geletko was an exercise analyst for an international consulting and management company providing services for governmental organizations. Preceding her consulting work, she was an epidemiologist for the Florida Department of Health specializing in reportable disease surveillance projects.

As a faculty member in the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine, Mrs. Geletko’s research focus has been in addiction, particularly as it relates to tobacco/nicotine dependency in persons with behavioral health conditions, adolescents, and novel tobacco products. In addition to her research, she provides statewide leadership to the Florida Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Network in the development of model programs for training providers and other health professionals to treat tobacco/nicotine dependency. Part of this leadership includes involvement in FSU AHEC’s accredited tobacco treatment specialist training program and serving as the lead facilitator for a statewide learning collaborative focused on tobacco policy and service integration in behavioral health organizations. Mrs. Geletko also assists in program evaluation for several state and federal programs and serves as a mentor for students in their research endeavors. 

 

BA, University of Northern Iowa
MPH, University of North Carolina

 

 

Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine Department Representative, Faculty Council 2015–2017
Leon County Health Assessment/Improvement Steering Committee 2015–2017
Florida Tobacco Cessation Alliance 2010–2015
Florida Chronic Disease Prevention Coalition 2013–2015
Capitol Coalition for Health 2011-2013

 

Mary Dailey Award of Excellence, Florida Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Network 2018 

 

Academy Health
American Public Health Association
Association for the Treatment of Tobacco Use and Dependence
Florida Public Health Association
Florida Rural Health Association

 

Tobacco dependency prevention and cessation
Medicine and public health collaboration and coordination
Disaster/emergency preparedness and response
Performance management and workforce development
 

 

 

  1. Geletko KW, Mills J, Goff C, & Harman J. (under review) Exposure to secondhand vaping on willingness to try e-cigarettes among adolescents who have never vaped. Journal of Adolescent Health.
  2. Acosta-Peñaloza, JS, Geletko KW & Mills J. (2025). Demographic characteristics associated with adolescent receipt of provider e-cigarette screening and advice and the impact on harm perception. American Journal of Preventative Medicine Focus. 4(1):100309.
  3. Targhi K, Villafane C, Shah A, & Geletko KW. (2024). 49360 The Skin-Deep Truth: An analysis of oral isotretinoin's portrayal on Tik Tok. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. Sep 1;91(3):AB336.
  4. Geletko KW, Graves K, Hogans-Mathews S, & Harman J. (2024). Healthcare visits by smokers: Does cessation treatment differ based on clinical condition? Nicotine Tobbaco Research. 2024 Jun 7:ntae144. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntae144. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38847741.
  5. Goldfarb S, Graves K, Geletko KW, Deichen-Hansen M, Kinsell H, & Harman J. (2023). Racial/ethnic differences in ED wait times for patients with substance use disorder. Journal of Emergency Medicine. Apr;64(4):481-487. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2023.02.015. Epub 2023 Mar 21. PMID: 36997432.
  6. Geletko KW, Graves K; Lateef H; & Harman J. (2022). Tobacco cessation counseling and medications provided by physicians to tobacco users during primary care visits. Journal of Primary Care and Community Health, 13, 21501319221093115. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/21501319221093115.
  7. Beitsch L, Geletko KW, Bellamy GR, Aubrey A, Myers K, Dunn L, Littles A, & Fogarty J. (2017). Student and Preceptor Perceptions of the Summer Clinical Practicum: An Assessment of the First Year Clinical Skills Capstone. MedEdPublish, Aug 2;6:140. doi: 10.15694/mep.2017.000140. PMID: 38406394; PMCID: PMC10885285.
  8. Geletko KW, Myers K, Brownstein N, Jamison B, Lopez D, Sharpe A, & Bellamy G. (2016). Medical residents' and practicing physicians' e-cigarette knowledge and patient assessment activities: Do they differ? Health Services Research and Managerial Epidemiology, 3, 1-6.
  9. Geletko KW, Brooks R, Hunt A, & Beitsch L. (2014). State Scholarship and Loan Forgiveness Programs in the US: Forgotten Driver of Access to Health Care in Underserved Areas. Health, 6, 1994-2003.
  10. Geletko KW, & Bellamy G. (2014). Tobacco: A Literature Review (In: Bolin, JN, Bellamy G, Ferdinand AO, et al. eds. Rural Healthy People 2020: Volume 1). College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Southwest Rural Health Research Center.
  11. Saunders C & Geletko KW. Adolescent Cigarette Smokers’ and Non-cigarette Smokers’ Use of Alternative Tobacco Products. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 2012 February 7, 2012.
  12. Geletko KW, Hunt A & Beitsch LM. Impact of the Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association (NICA) on Obstetrician and Attorney Practices. Florida Public Health Review, 2012; 9, 110-114.
  13. Geletko KW, Beitsch LM, Lundberg M, & Brooks RG. Reducing the impact of the health care access crisis through volunteerism: A means, not an end. American Journal of Public Health 2009 Jul;99(7):1166-9.



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