Madelyn J. Hill

Dr. Madelyn J. Hill is an Assistant Professor of Instruction, whose teaching areas include public and community health, epidemiology, social and behavioral theory, and health policy. She holds a PhD in Health Education; an MPH with a concentration in Health Promotion and Education; a certificate in Epidemiology; and is a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES). Prior to academia, Dr. Hill worked as a Health Promotion Specialist conducting biometric screenings and delivering community health education, as well as a Clinical Research Coordinator supporting pediatric clinical research. Her research employs quantitative methods to examine health behaviors, such as social media use and substance use among adolescents and young adults. Dr. Hill has published in the Journal of American College Health, Sleep Health, and Preventive Medicine, and has presented her work nationally and internationally. Her professional experiences enrich her teaching by emphasizing the application of public health theory to real world practice.

Publications

Hill, Madelyn J., Stephanie M. Flora, Adam P. Knowlden, Erin M. Mahabee-Gittens, and Alex L. Merianos. 2026. "Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Short Sleep Duration among U.S. School-Aged Children." Sleep Health 12, no. 2: 265–72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleh.2025.11.015.

Hill, Madelyn J., Keith A. King, Rebecca A. Vidourek, Matthew L. Smith, and Alex L. Merianos. 2026. "Exploration of Excessive Social Media Use with Loneliness among U.S. College Students." Journal of American College Health: 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2025.2573108.

Hill, Madelyn J., Rebecca A. Vidourek, Keith A. King, Matthew L. Smith, and Alex L. Merianos. 2025. "Exploration of Cannabis Use with Excessive Social Media Use among U.S. College Students." Behavioral Sciences 15, no. 11: 1455. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15111455.

Mahabee-Gittens, Erin M., George E. Matt, Laura Stone, Madelyn J. Hill, and Alex L. Merianos. 2025. "Perceived Health Concerns of Child Hand Nicotine Levels among Parental Smokers of Young Children." Hospital Pediatrics 15, no. 11: e530–e534. https://doi.org/10.1542/hpeds.2025-008374.

Merianos, Alex L., Madelyn J. Hill, Kaitlyn A. Gregory, Sevil Toraman Turk, Matthew L. Smith, and Erin M. Mahabee-Gittens. 2025. "Adverse Childhood Experiences and Tobacco Smoke Exposure among U.S. School-Aged Children." Child Protection and Practice 6: 100210. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chipro.2025.100210.

Gregory, Kaitlyn A., Madelyn J. Hill, Mercy Dzimbri, and Alex L. Merianos. 2025. "Exploring the Perspectives of Healthcare Professionals on the Most Significant Health Disparities Observed in Perinatal Settings: A Qualitative Study." Midwifery: 104366. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2025.104366.

Mahabee-Gittens, Erin M., George E. Matt, Laura Stone, Madelyn J. Hill, and Alex L. Merianos. 2024. "Perceived Health Concerns of Child Thirdhand Smoke Exposure and Potential Remediation Strategies among Nonsmoking Parents of Young Children." Health Behavior Research 7, no. 4. https://doi.org/10.4148/2572-1836.1263.

Merianos, Alex L., Erin M. Mahabee-Gittens, Madelyn J. Hill, Abimbola C. Olaniyan, Matthew L. Smith, and Kelvin Choi. 2023. "Electronic Cigarette Use and Cigarette Smoking Associated with Inadequate Sleep Duration among U.S. Young Adults." Preventive Medicine 175: 107712.

Presentations and Awards

Presentations

Hill, M. J., King, K. A., Vidourek, R. A., Smith, M. L., & Merianos, A. L. (November 3, 2025). Cannabis use and excessive social media use among U.S. college students. Oral presentation at the American Public Health Association’s 2025 Annual Meeting and Expo. Washington, D.C.

Hill, M. J., Mahabee-Gittens, E. M., Matt, G. E., Stone, L., & Merianos, A. L. (March 28, 2025). Perceived health concerns of child hand nicotine levels among parental smokers. Poster presentation at the Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions. San Francisco, CA.

Hill, M.J., King, K.A., Vidourek R.A., Smith, M.L., & Merianos, A.L. (March 26, 2025). Excessive social media use predicts loneliness among U.S. college students. Poster presentation at the Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions. San Francisco, CA.

Gregory, K. A., Smith, M. L., Hill, M. J., Dzimbiri, M., & Merianos, A. L. (March 17, 2025). Exploring healthcare professionals’ views on barriers to access and continuity of perinatal health care: A qualitative study. Poster presentation at American Academy of Health Behavior Annual Scientific Meeting. San Diego, CA.

Gregory, K.A., Hill, M. J., Dzimbiri, M., Merianos, A. L. (July 27, 2024). Experiences on the quality of perinatal mental health care: A qualitative study exploring healthcare professionals’ perspectives. Poster presentation at Postpartum Support International Annual Conference. Washington, D.C.

Merianos, A. L., Hill, M. J., & Mahabee-Gittens, E. M. (April 16, 2024). Home thirdhand tobacco smoke exposure associated with inadequate sleep duration among U.S. adolescents. Poster presentation at the American Academy of Health Behavior Annual Scientific Meeting. Savannah, GA.

Merianos, A. L., Hill, M. J., & Mahabee-Gittens, E. M. (March 21, 2024). Household-based and community-based adverse childhood experiences associated with home tobacco smoke exposure among U.S. school-aged children. Poster presentation at Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting. Edinburgh, Scotland.

Hill, M. J., Mahabee-Gittens, E. M., & Merianos, A. L. (March 14, 2024). Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and insufficient sleep duration among U.S. school-aged children. Poster presentation at Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions. Philadelphia, PA.

Merianos, A. L., Hill, M. J., Smith, M. L., & Mahabee-Gittens, E. M. (January 5, 2024). Cumulative adverse childhood experiences and home tobacco smoke exposure among U.S. school-aged children. Poster presentation at the Annual Hawaii International Conference on Education. Waikoloa, Hawaii.

Merianos, A. L., Mahabee-Gittens, E. M., Hill, M. J., Olaniyan, A. C., Smith, M. L., & Choi, K. (September 12, 2023). Exclusive and concurrent e-cigarette and cigarette use and inadequate sleep duration among U.S. young adults. Poster presentation at the 2023 Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Europe Annual Conference. London, England.

Merianos, A. L., Mahabee-Gittens, E. M., Olaniyan, A. C., Smith, M. L., Hill, M. J., & Choi, K. (April 21, 2023). E-cigarette use and cigarette smoking associated with inadequate sleep among U.S. young adults. Poster presentation at European Respiratory Society Sleep and Breathing Conference. Prague, Czech Republic.

Snyder, K., Hill, M., Orlowski, M., & Crawford, T. (April 26, 2018). Creating a culture of health starts with us: A staff wellbeing initiative. Oral presentation at the 2018 National Head Start Conference and Expo, Anaheim, CA.

Awards

Recipient, February 2026 Newsmaker. Award received at Ohio University’s College of Health Sciences and Professions, Athens, OH, February 2026.

Recipient, Best Poster Award received at the Ohio Society of Public Health Educators Health Education Institute. Mt. Sterling, OH. October 2025.

Recipient, Health Promotion and Education Outstanding Doctoral Student Award. Award received at University of Cincinnati’s College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services, and Information Technology Award Ceremony, Cincinnati, OH, April 2025.

Recipient, European Respiratory Society Best Abstract Award. Award received at the Sleep and Breathing Conference. Prague, Czech Republic. April 2023.

Recipient, 1st place Poster Presentation. Award received at the Spring Research Collaborative Conference among the University of Cincinnati, University of Kentucky, and University of Louisville. Cincinnati, OH. March 2023.