Application Information

Graduate Programs

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention PhD

The doctoral program in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention provides students with an opportunity to study the complex relationships between behavior, biomedical measures, environment and health policy on the health status of individuals and populations. Faculty in this area offer a wide range of expertise that include the basic health and behavioral sciences, health policy, epidemiology and evaluative methodologies. The program is designed to prepare students for academic and research careers in health promotion. Students utilize contemporary theories of health behavior to plan, implement and evaluate innovative interventions designed to enhance the health status of individuals throughout the life course. Current areas of research have included investigations of risk-reducing behavioral methodologies in children and the elderly, health policy development, workplace interventions, and patient education.

For general degree requirements for all Health and Kinesiology graduate programs, see Graduate Programs Degree Requirements.

Faculty Mentors

• David R. Black
• Gerald C. Hyner
• Roseann M. Lyle
• Roger W. Seehafer