Department of Health and Kinesiology
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Adam E. Barry
Assistant Professor
| Education: | Ph.D. (2007), Health Education, Texas A&M University, College Station M.S. (2003), Health Education, Florida State University, Tallahassee B.S. (2002), School Health, Florida State University, Tallahassee |
| Office: | LAMB 111D |
| Office Phone: | (765) 49-66723 |
| Office Fax: | (765) 49-61239 |
| Email: | |
| Website: | MPH Program -- http://www.cla.purdue.edu/hk/mph |
| Specializations: | Health Education |
| Courses: | Purdue University HK 319 - Teaching Health & Safety in Middle / Junior High Schools HK 320 - Health Education in Elementary Schools HK 366 - Health Behavior and Health Promotion EDCI 432 - The Teaching of Health and Safety in Secondary Schools HK 590 - Public Health Ethics Other Institutions HLTH 210 - Introduction to the Discipline of Health Education and Promotion HLTH 221 - Safety HLTH 331 - Community Health HLTH 425 - Health Program Evaluation HLTH 632 - Health Program Evaluation (graduate level) |
Academic Appointments:
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Assistant Professor, Department of Health and Kinesiology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN (2008-present)
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Lecturer, Texas A&M University, College Station (August 2007-May 2008)
Research Interests:
Dr. Barry’s primary research interest included examining the alcohol-related behaviors, beliefs, perceptions and attitudes of college students. Furthermore, he has an interest in examining how technology can be utilized to enhance the delivery of health education content in a classroom setting.
Recent Scholarly Activities:
Refereed Publications
- Barry, A.E. & Honore, H. (Accepted May 18th, 2009). Everyday Theory: A Practical Application of the Ecological Perspective. American Journal of Health Education.
- Barry, A.E. & Goodson, P. (Accepted March 3rd, 2009). Use (and misuse) of the responsible drinking message in public health and alcohol advertising: A review. Health Education and Behavior.
- Barry, A.E. (2007). Utilizing theory based constructs to explore the impact of greek membership on alcohol-related beliefs and behaviors: A systematic literature review. Journal of American College Health, 56(3), 307-315.
- Barry, A.E. (2007). A theory-based commentary on the hypothesized impact of alcohol-industry sponsored responsible drinking campaigns. The Health Education Monograph, 24(1), 37-40.
- Barry, A.E., Misra, R., & Dennis, M. (2006). Assessing driving while intoxicated (DWI) offender characteristics and drinking problems utilizing the numerical drinking profile (NDP). Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 50(3), 66-79.
- Barry, A.E. (2005). How attrition impacts the internal and external validity of longitudinal research. Journal of School Health, 75(7), 268-271.
Non-Refereed Publications
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Barry, A.E. (2008). Alcoholism. In W.A. Darity, Jr. (Ed), International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, Vol. 1 (2nd ed., pp. 70-71). Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA.
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Barry, A.E. (2008). Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT). Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior, (3rd ed.). Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA.
Presentations
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Barry, A.E. & Goodson, P. (2008, August 12-14). The potentially harmful elements associated with college students’ interpretation of responsible drinking.2nd Annual National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing and Media – Atlanta, GA.
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Barry, A.E. & Eddy, J. (2008, April 8-12). Implications of utilizing eBooks in the delivery of health education course content. American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (AAHPERD) National Convention and Exposition – Fort Worth, Texas.
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Barry, A.E. & Goodson, P. (2007, November 8-10). Playing into the hands of the alcohol industry: A comparative analysis of brewer-sponsored and scholarly applications of responsible drinking. 31st Annual Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse (AMERSA) National Conference – Washington, DC.
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Barry, A.E. & Goodson, P. (2007, October 31-November 3). Exploring the Behavioral Beliefs College Students Associate with Responsible Drinking. 58th Annual Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) National Conference – Alexandria, Virginia.
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Barry, A.E., Tompkins, L., Chaney, J.D., Chaney, E.H., & Icke, A. (2007, March 13-17). Increasing accessibility to lectures outside the classroom: A demonstration in podcasting. American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (AAHPERD) National Convention and Exposition – Baltimore, Maryland.
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Hanik, B., Voyer, N, Barry, A.E., Chaney, E.H., Chaney, J.D., & Eddy, J.M. (2007, March 13-17). Powering up the classroom: Podcasting in health education. American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (AAHPERD) National Convention and Exposition – Baltimore, Maryland.
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Barry, A.E. (2005, May 31-June 4). Alcohol-related factors as impacted by fraternity & sorority membership: A literature review. American College Health Association (ACHA) – San Diego, California.