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  1. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
  2. Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health
  3. Departments and Units
  4. Departments
  5. Health Behavior and Health Education

Health Behavior and Health Education

The mission of the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education (HBHE) is to improve individual and population health through research, workforce training, and community-based programs in the health promotion arena. Faculty conduct research and implement health improvement programs affecting diverse population in a variety of clinical and community settings. These initiatives target diseases that include cancer, stroke, hypertension, obesity, and sexually transmitted diseases.

The department’s educational programs provide students with a foundation in key HBHE concepts, methodologies, theories and planning models. Students learn how to identify causes and solutions to behavioral health problems that take individual, family, community, cultural, and policy determinants into account. Building on that foundation, students develop their skills in effective planning, implementation, management, and evaluation of health behavior and health education interventions. Their learning experiences are designed to develop the skills needed to select and apply appropriate and culturally responsive behavioral and social change strategies to enhance health in communities and at-risk populations. Integral to that training is exposure to current communications theory, practice, and research as applied to public health problems.

Our master’s level graduates specializing in HBHE are prepared for entry-level positions in health promotion in a variety of settings – the Arkansas Department of Health, UAMS, hospitals, universities, schools, businesses, non-profit agencies, clinics, and other community settings. Their work may be in program design, implementation, and evaluation; heath promotions writing; health and wellness education in the workplace; one-on-one health coaching, or as a project manager or assistant for a research project. Graduates are encouraged to obtain national certification as a Certified Health Education Specialist.

Our faculty welcomes the opportunity to discuss with prospective and current students the various degree program options and associated career paths. An appointment can be arranged by calling 501-526-6707. HBHE Offices are located on the third floor of the COPH Building.


About Us

Our department faculty have research interests in the following areas:

  • Adolescent/Child Health
  • Cardiovascular Behavioral Medicine
  • Community-Based Public Health
  • Community-Based Participatory Research
  • Community-Based Participatory Health Promotion Programs
  • Coordinated School Health Programs
  • Concepts of Human Sexuality
  • Faith-Based Health Promotion
  • Health Disparities
  • Survey Research
  • Women’s Health

Faculty

Carol Cornell, PhD
Professor and Chair of Health Behavior and Health Education
Location: RAHN 3268
Phone: 501-526-6708
Email: CCornell@uams.edu
Mary Kathryn (Katy) Allison, PhD, MPH, CHES
Assistant Professor
Phone: (501) 686-8747
Email: kallison@uams.edu
Keneshia Bryant-Moore
Keneshia Bryant-Moore, PhD, RN, FNP-BC
Associate Professor
Location: RAHN 3262
Phone: 501-526-6698
Email: KJBryant@uams.edu
Tom Chung, PhD, MPhil, BSSc
Professor
Location: RAHN 3253
Phone: (501) 686-8122
Email: chungtoml@uams.edu
Ashley Clawson, PhD
Assistant Professor
Location: RAHN 6201F
Phone: 501-526-6413
Email: aclawson2@uams.edu
Pebbles Fagan, Ph.D., MPH
Pebbles Fagan, Ph.D., MPH
Professor
Location: RAHN 6201B
Phone: 501-526-2294
Email: PFagan@uams.edu
Tiffany Haynes, Ph.D.
Tiffany Haynes, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Location: RAHN 3264
Phone: 501-526-6613
Email: tfhaynes@uams.edu
H. Horton
Heather Horton, MA
Program Manager
Dina Jones, PhD
Dina Jones, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Location: RAHN, 6201F
Phone: (501) 526-4472
Email: dmjones2@uams.edu
Alexandra Marshall, PhD, MPH, CPH, CHES
Alexandra Marshall, PhD, MPH, CPH, CHES
Associate Professor
Location: RAHN 3256
Phone: 501-526-6623
Email: smarshall@uams.edu
Ashley McNatt, DrPH, MA
Instructor
Email: abmcnatt@uams.edu
Craig Molgaard, Ph.D., MPH
Professor
Location: RAHN 3269
Phone: 501-526-6703
Email: CAMolgaard@uams.edu
Brooke Montgomery, Ph.D
Brooke E.E. Montgomery, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Location: RAHN 3260
Phone: (501) 686-6801
Email: BEMontgomery@uams.edu
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George Pro, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Location: RAHN 3258
Email: gcpro@uams.edu
T. Washington
Taylor Washington, MHA
Program Manager
Email: twashington@uams.edu
Mark Williams, PhD
Mark Williams, PhD
M. Joycelyn Elders Professor of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Dean
Location: RAHN Building Suite 2266
Phone: (501) 526-6600
Email: mlw@uams.edu

Links and Resources

  • Society for Public Health Education
  • Society of Behavioral Medicine
  • Arkansas Center for Health Disparities
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