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    The true strength of our program lies in the flexibility and creativity of our professors and the opportunities that they afford our students. As always, the faculty welcomes your inquiries and suggestions. Please feel free to email any of our outstanding faculty members.

    department chair

    Don Chaney, Professor and Chair, Department of Health Science, Design and delivery of online educational modalities; technological applications in health education and health promotion​

    doctoral program coordinator

    Michael L. Stellefson, Professor and PhD Coordinator Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) self-management education; Translational health communication in chronic disease management; Application of information and communication technologies in health promotion; Electronic health (eHealth) literacy assessment across the lifespan.

    UA Program faculty

    Elizabeth "Beth"  Chaney, Professor, Department of Health Science, UA, Instrument development and evaluation for health education and health promotion programs

    Elizabeth Elder, Associate Professor, Department of Health Science, UA, Athletic Training, Sports Medicine, shoulder injury biomechanics and injury prevention, athletic training clinical outcomes research

    Jessica Jaiswal, Assistant Professor, Department of Health Science, UA, LGBTQ health, HIV prevention and treatment, Substance use and Misuse, Racism and Health, Medical mistrust, Stigma.

    Deidre Leaver-Dunn, Associate Professor, Department of Health Science, UA, Athletic Training, Sports Medicine, Professional Preparation, Adolescent Health, Eating disorders, health behaviors of the physically active 

    Adam P. Knowlden, Associate Professor, Department of Health Science, UA, Childhood Obesity, Unintentional Injuries from Inadequate Sleep

    Ryan Moran, Assistant Professor, Department of Health Science, UA, Athletic Training, Sports-related concussions, epidemiology of mild traumatic brain injury

    Jen Nickelson, Associate Professor, Department of Health Science, UA, Maternal and Child Health, Parental Influences on Children’s Eating Behaviors, Breastfeeding, Childhood Obesity Prevention, Community-Based Participatory Research

    Lori Turner, Professor, Department of Health Science, UA, Osteoporosis Prevention, Nutrition in the prevention in chronic disease
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    ​Stuart Usdan,  Professor, Department of Health Science, UA, Dean, College of Human Environmental Sciences, UA, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention, College Health

    Jessica Wallace,  Assistant Professor, Department of Health Science, UA, Athletic Training, Sports Medicine, Sport-Related Concussion, Health Disparities.

    Amanda Wilkerson, Assistant Professor, Department of Health Science, UA, Focuses on the utilization of health behavior theoretical models to provide a deeper understanding of the factors influencing health behavior change in order to conceptualize preventative behavioral approaches to guide effective health promotion interventions.


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