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Faculty that support the HEP Network are distinguished health educators from across the U.S.  Faculty have demonstrated expertise in both health content areas and the various processes used to effectively design, implement, and evaluate health education and health promotion programs. We believe you will find the faculty have the knowledge and practical application experience required to provide high-quality instructional materials in a distance education format.

Danni Ballard J. Don Chaney Steve Dorman James M. Eddy
Eugene C. Fitzhugh B. Lee Green Bonni Hodges Nick Iammarino
Michael A. Perko Buzz Pruitt James Robinson Becky Smith
Min Qi Wang Donna Videto G. Greg Wojtowicz


      Danny Ballard is a Professor in the Division of Health Education at the Texas A&M University. Her areas of interest are in school health and women’s health issues. Dr. Ballard has a long history of service to the profession and currently is the President-Elect for the AAHPERD. Her doctoral degree is in Health Education from Oklahoma State University.

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      J. Don Chaney is the Senior Administrative Coordinator at Texas A&M University and served as Coordinator of the Distance Education Program in Health Studies at The University of Alabama prior to moving to Texas.  Dr. Chaney is the Associate Editor of the American Journal of Health Studies and the creator of the Health Education Advocate (an interactive website designed to promote positive health legislation sponsored by the Coalition of National Health Education Organizations).  He received his Ph.D. in Health Education and Health Promotion offered jointly by The University of Alabama and the University of Alabama at Birmingham. 

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      Steve Dorman is a Professor of Health Education and Dean of College of Health and Human Performance at The University of Florida. Dr. Dorman is the lead instructor for the Applied Epidemiology course and is involved in school health education activities. Dr. Dorman holds a MPH and a Ph.D. degree from the University of Tennessee.

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     James M. Eddy is Professor and Chair of the Division of Health and Safety at Texas A&M University.  Dr. Eddy developed the very successful distance education maters program in health education at The University of Alabama and has developed a wide variety of instructional technological applications for the Alabama Power Company.  He holds a doctoral degree from Penn State University and was a former high school health educator in New York State. 

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      Eugene Fitzhugh is an Associate Professor in the Center of Physical Activity and Health at the University of Tennessee. Dr. Fitzhugh has an interest in epidemiology, GIS mapping, design and data management issues related to physical activity and health education. He holds a doctoral degree in health education and health promotion from The University of Alabama system.

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      B. Lee Green is an Associate Professor of Health Education and Executive Director of the Office of Institutional Diversity at the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, FL. His primary research interest areas are in the study of health disparities and health care services in underserved populations. Dr. Green holds a Ph.D. in Health Education and Health Promotion from the University of Alabama system.

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      Bonni Hodges is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Health Education at the State University of New York at Cortland. She was instrumental in the development of the “Health Education in the Secondary School” course offered by the HEP Network. She holds a doctoral degree in Health Education from the University of Maryland.

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     Dr. Mike Perko is an Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Health Education Program in the Department of Health and Applied Human Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Dr. Perko assisted in the development of the distance education masters program in health education at The University of Alabama and has served as a faculty member in that program for 5 years. Dr. Perko recently served on the Board of Directors for the American Association for Health Education and also chaired that organization's Professional Development Committee. He holds a doctoral degree from the University of Alabama; prior to that he was a practicing Health Educator in Newark, New Jersey.

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      Buzz Pruitt is a Professor of Health Education and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Health and Kinesiology at Texas A&M University. Dr. Pruitt’s research focuses on the history, principles and philosophy of health education, human sexuality, and teen pregnancy prevention program. He holds an Ed.D. degree in Health Education from the University of North Texas.

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      James Robinson is a Professor in the Department of Social and Behavior Health in the School of Rural Public Health in the Texas A&M System. Dr. Robinson has published several text books on health education and health education methodology. Dr. Robinson is an American Association for Health Education Fellow.

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      Becky Smith is the Executive Director of the American Association for Health Education. Dr. Smith is a recognized leader in advancing the health education profession through inter-organizational collaboration. She holds a Ph.D degree in Health Education form the University of Illinois.

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      Min Qi Wang is a Professor of Public and Community Health at the University of Maryland. Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Maryland, Dr. Wang worked at the University of Alabama and Pennsylvania State University as a faculty. Dr. Wang is one of the nations foremost experts on data management and computer applications related to health promotion. Dr. Wang is the Webmaster for the HEP Network and has supervised numerous similar activities for state and national agencies including Department of Health and Human Services and CDC. Dr. Wang received his Ph.D. from Arizona State University.

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      Dr. Donna M. Videto, CHES is an Associate Professor of Health at SUNY College at Cortland, in Cortland, New York. Dr. Videto teaches pedagogy classes to health education students, both graduate and undergraduate, and elementary education undergraduates. Her research interests include professional issues in health education and creating health education experiences for elementary and middle school students. Dr. Videto received her Ph.D. from Pennsylvania State University and her M.S. and B.S. from Southern Connecticut State University. Prior to working in higher education and professional preparation, Dr. Videto taught health education in a K-12 setting.

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      G. Greg Wojtowicz is an Adjunct Professor in the Health Science Department at The University of Alabama. Dr. Wojtowicz assisted in the development of the distance education maters program in health education at The University of Alabama and has developed a variety of community-based health behavior interventions. He holds a doctoral degree from Penn State University and was a former school health educator and coach in New York State.

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