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The concentration in Health Promotion leads to a research-centered degree for students seeking to develop skills essential for designing, promoting, implementing, and evaluating wellness and health promotion programs in corporate and public settings. Course work emphasized theoretical and conceptual issues in health promotion. Career Opportunities Career opportunities in Health Promotion are diverse, ranging from personal fitness trainer to management positions. Specific positions include fitness leaders, aerobic instructors, fitness entrepreneurs, health and fitness consultants, and health educators in public and private health care settings. Research Emphases Research activities emphasize action research involving practical application including, but not limited to, descriptive studies on the health and wellness status of various population groups, scientific studies involving interventions. Efficacy studies involving health promotion strategies, prevention specialists, and program assessment and evaluation studies. Faculty
| Wasim Maziak, PhD.
Aleppo School of Medicine, [Syria] 1984; Kiev Medical Institute [Ukraine], 1990)
Research Associate Professor Global Health Promotion, Smoking, Obesity, Childhood Asthma, Cardiovascular Disease. |  |
| | Barbara McClanahan, PhD, EdD
(University of Mississippi, 1999; The University of Memphis, 1990)
Assistant Professor Health Promotion Planning and Implementation, Behavioral Health, Obesity prevention and treatment, Osteoporosis prevention and treatment, Physical Activity Assessment and Programming. |  |
| | Jebose Okwumabua, PhD
(University of New Mexico, 1985)
Professor Health Theories and Application in Prevention Intervention; Community-based Health Initiatives; and Evaluation with Emphasis on Adolescent and Elderly Populations. |  |
| | Frank Rosato, EdD
(University of Tennessee, 1973)
Professor Lifestyle Behaviors and Their Impact on Wellness with a Focus on Physical Fitness. |  |
| | Shelly Stockton, PhD.
(University of Memphis, 2005)
Assistant Professor >Health Counseling; Adolescent Obesity, Assessment and Prevention; Research Methodology and Statistics. |  |
| | Kenneth Ward, PhD.
(University of Memphis, 1998)
Associate Professor Health Psychology: Global Health Promotion, Smoking Cessation, bone Health and Osteoporosis Prevention, Cardiovascular Disease. |  |
| | For More Information Please Contact | Coordinator of Graduate Studies and Research
Department of Health and Sport Sciences
106 Elma Neal Roane Field House
The University of Memphis
Memphis, TN 38152-3480
Tel: (901) 678-4316
Fax: (901) 678-3591
http://coe.memphis.edu/hss |
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