Dr. Holliday received a Bachelor of Science in Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology from Purdue University in 2009. She then entered the Epidemiology MSPH/PhD program at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, completing the MSPH in 2011 and the PhD with a focus on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology in 2016. During this time, she also earned a Graduate Certificate in Geographic Information Sciences to facilitate completion of her dissertation, which focused on use of GPS to study spatial patterns of physical activity. Dr. Holliday then completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in Environmental Epidemiology at UNC and has been working on faculty in Duke's Department of Family Medicine and Community Health since August 2018.
Dr. Holliday's research interests encompass the cardiovascular health effects of the natural and built environments and the role of geospatial factors and health disparities in these relationships. With the BIRCWH award, she focuses on understanding individual, interpersonal and community level factors that influence physical activity among women attending community health clinics, building a foundation for future intervention development for these women. Her long-term goal is to lead interdisciplinary teams to translate knowledge of spatial patterns of physical activity into behavioral interventions that incorporate sociodemographically-relevant built environment factors.