CURRICULUM VITA
Kenneth R. McLeroy, Ph.D.Emeritus Professor and
Retired Regents Professor and Distinguished Professor
Department of Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences
School of Public Health
Texas A&M University Health Science Center
1266 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843
(979) 436-9359 (work)
(979) 862-8371 (fax)
(internet)
EDUCATION
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Public Health. June 1979 - November 1982.
Ph.D., Health Education (Epidemiology Minor)
Major Area(s): Health Psychology, Social Epidemiology, Program Evaluation
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina. September 1974 - May 1979
Doctoral Student in Human Resources Development
Major Area: Program Evaluation
California State College at Los Angeles, Los Angeles California. November 1968 - February 1969.
Peace Corps Training Program.
University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma. September 1967 - August 1968.
M.S., Social Psychology
University of Houston, Houston, Texas. September 1965 - May 1967.
B.S., Psychology
Tyler Junior College, Tyler Texas. September 1963 - May 1965.
Associate of Arts
Kenneth R. McLeroy, Ph.D.
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2017 – Present: Emeritus Professor and Retired Regents Professor and Distinguished Professor, Department of Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-1266.
Co-Investigator on: subcontract to the American Heart Association for the evaluation of the National Implementation and Dissemination for Chronic Disease Prevention Project funded by CDC; the Office of Adolescent Health funded Supporting and Enabling Early Innovation to Advance Adolescent Health and Prevent Teen Pregnancy. Served as Departmental Editor of the Public Health Perspectives from the Social Sciences Department of the American Journal of Public Health, Editor for the Social Health Section of the American Journal of Health Promotion, and Associate Editor for the Journal of Primary Prevention. Served as an external reviewer for tenure and promotion. Served as a member of NIH external review panels.
2007-2017 Tenured Professor, Department of Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-1266.
Served as Principal Investigator or Co-Principal Investigator for the: CDC-funded Prevention Research Center for Community Health Development (CCHD); the NCMHD funded Program (P-20) for Rural and Minority Health Disparities; subcontract to the American Heart Association for the evaluation of the National Implementation and Dissemination for Chronic Disease Prevention Project funded by CDC; subcontract for the evaluation of the Minority Youth Tobacco Elimination Project (MYTEP) Technical Assistance and Evaluation Support Center funded by Legacy Foundation; the Evaluation of Tobacco Control Programs, Legacy Foundation; and the Office of Adolescent Health funded Supporting and Enabling Early Innovation to Advance Adolescent Health and Prevent Teen Pregnancy. Taught and advised masters and doctoral students. Service to the profession, including journal editorial boards; serving as Editor of the Framing Health Matters Department of the American Journal of Public Health, Editor for the Social Health Section of the American Journal of Health Promotion, and Associate Editor for the Journal of Primary Prevention; served as a member of the American Public Health Association Governing Council; external reviews for tenure and promotion; and serving as a member of NIH, CIHR, and CDC external review panels. Appointed as Regents Professor, 2010, Distinguished Professor, 2013, and served as Interim Department Head 2013-2015.
1999-2007 Tenured Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, School of Rural Public Health, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-1266.
Directed the Office of Academic Affairs; developed school bylaws and operating procedures; served on university, school, and departmental committees, including the Health Science Center (HSC) Accreditation Steering Committee for the Southern Association of Colleges and School (SACS), coordinated the Council for Education in Public Health (CEPH) accreditation, served as a member of the HSC Research Committee, the School Executive and Department Heads committees, and the School Curriculum Committee; served as Interim Head of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics; organized and directed the distance education program for the school; coordinated school-wide curriculum development; participated in the development of additional graduate programs, including the M.S.P.H., M.H.A., Ph.D., and Dr.P.H. degrees, including the approval process through the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board; served as acting regional Assistant Dean for the South Texas Center for Rural Public Health; and chaired and served on both faculty and staff search committees; and co-taught courses including Public Health Interventions, a core social and behavioral course for non-majors, and Community Assessment and Organization. Presented at local, state, and regional meetings on the history of public health, health education values, community approaches, and program evaluation.
Worked on grants and contracts, including evaluation of a HRSA/RWJF funded health access program, serving as Co-Principal Investigator on a CDC funded Prevention Research Center, public health workforce development, community collaborations with Texas Agricultural Extension Service, and adolescent pregnancy prevention. Service to the profession, including journal editorial boards, external reviews for tenure and promotion, external review panels, CEPH accreditation site visitor, and leadership development.
1994 - 1999 Tenured Professor and Chair, Department of Health Promotion Sciences, College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73190.
Taught graduate courses; administered the Department of Health Promotion Sciences; and served on university, college, and departmental committees.
Served as: Executive and Associate Editor of a professional journal; Guest Editor on theme issues of refereed journals; Editorial Board member and reviewer for public health and health education journals; author of refereed and non-refereed journal articles; external reviewer for tenure and promotion; and author of presentations at professional meetings.
Service to professional organizations, including: Co-Chair and Co-Organizer of a CDC sponsored mini-conference on community capacity; Co-Chair and Co-Organizer, Joint CDC/SOPHE Conference on Future Research Directions in Health Education and Health Promotion; Chair, Long Range Planning Committee, Public Health Education and Health Promotion Section (PHEHP), American Public Health Association (APHA); Awards Committee, PHEHP, APHA; Section Council, PHEHP, APHA; and faculty for the Oklahoma Public Health Leadership Institute, and the National Public Health Education Leadership Instiute.
Service to local and state organizations, including: Community Council of Central Oklahoma; Schools for Healthy Lifestyle; Board of the Heartland Coalition; Turning Points Steering Committee; Program Committee for the Oklahoma Affiliate of the American Cancer Society; Executive Board of the Cleveland County Affiliate of the American Cancer Society; and Tobacco-Free Oklahoma Coalition.
Worked on grants and contracts, including: Principal Investigator on the evaluation of a CDC funded H.E.A.R.T. of Oklahoma adolescent pregnancy prevention project; Investigator on an AHCPR funded project to help rural Oklahoma communities plan health services; Co-Investigator on the Oklahoma Prevention Research Center for Native Americans, funded by the Centers for Disease Control; Principal Investigator of a state-funded adolescent pregnancy prevention program; and Principal Investigator on a project to evaluate 15 state-funded adolescent pregnancy prevention projects.
Served as a consultant on: an Evaluation Review Panel for the Annual Review Report on Evaluations, U.S. Public Health Service, 1994-98; and preparation of reports to the ALERT Partnership in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
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1988 - 1994. Associate Professor with tenure.
1983 - 1988. Assistant Professor, Public Health Education, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina 27412.
Taught graduate and undergraduate courses; chaired and served on master's thesis committees; served on doctoral committees; and served on university, faculty senate, school, and departmental committees.
Served as Associate and Executive Editor of a professional journal, Guest Editor on theme issues of refereed journals, Editorial Board member and reviewer for public health and health education journals. Also, served as author or co-author on refereed journal articles, book chapters, technical reports, and refereed and non-refereed presentations at professional meetings.
Service to professional organizations, including: Program Planning Committee, Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) Mid-Year Conference; Immediate Past Chair, Public Health Education and Health Promotion Section (PHEHP), American Public Health Association (APHA); Awards Committee, PHEHP; Chair, PHEHP Section, APHA; Section Councilor, Public Health Education and Health Promotion Section, American Public Health Association; Legislative Committee, North Carolina Public Health Association (NCPHA); Executive Committee, Adult Health Section, NCPHA; Governing Council, APHA; Chair, Nominations Committee, PHEHP; Chair, Membership Committee, PHEHP; Ethics Committee, Society for Public Health Education; Chair, Student Involvement Committee, PHEHP; Health Promotion/Disease Prevention Task Force, Piedmont Health Systems Agency; Stroke Work Group, American Heart Association; Committee to revise the APHA policy statement on health education and health promotion; and Journal Task Force Committee, PHEHP.
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Worked on grants and contracts, including: Evaluation of the Kate B. Reynolds Health Care Trust Special Project in Community Development for the Reduction of Infant Mortality and Morbidity, funded by the Division of Maternal and Child Health, N. C. Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources; Evaluation of the Alert Partnership for a Drug Free Valley, funded by the U.S. Office of Substance Abuse Prevention (OSAP); A study to evaluate 4 pregnancy prevention projects, funded by the North Carolina Division of Health Services; A tobacco curriculum institutionalization project funded by the National Cancer Institute; A feasibility study for a lay advisor approach to the prevention of adolescent pregnancy, funded by the University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Evaluation of the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Worksite Health Promotion Programs for the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (HHS); and the Nationwide Evaluation of Medicaid Competition Demonstrations for the Health Care Financing Administration
Served as a consultant on: preparation of a Community Health Status Assessment for the Southeastern Regional Medical Center; the Centers for Disease Control (CCDPHP) Models Project; the evaluation of Project Lean by the Pawtucket Heart Health Project; the preparation of an ASSIST proposal to the National Cancer Institute by the North Carolina Division of Human Resources; the evaluation of the HealthEast Hospital Corporation health promotion program; the HealthEast Smoke Free Lehigh Valley project, including the analysis of an area wide probability sample telephone survey on tobacco use; preparation of a small area mortality data base for 3 five year intervals: 1974-1989, for HealthEast; the evaluation of the Mid-County Medical Center health promotion program for the elderly; a review of the Dorothy Rider Pool Health Care Trust funded stoke project; a review of the IBM guidelines for weight loss programs prepared by Johnson and Johnson; an Ad Hoc Review Committee for the Office of Cancer Communications, National Cancer Institute; and a Water and Sanitation for Health (WASH) Project in the Dominican Republic.
1973-1983. Senior Health Services Analyst, Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709.
Directed: the evaluation of the North Carolina Comprehensive Stroke Center Program; the combined data analysis of the three Federally funded Comprehensive Stroke Center Programs in North Carolina, Oregon, and New York; the preparation of a bibliography and resource document on health education materials produced and used in water and sanitation projects in developing countries; the development of an information system for the U.S.A.I.D. Health Sector Loans in the Dominican Republic including participating in the design of an impact evaluation for the Health Sector Loans, and a demonstration of the utility of microcomputers in managing the Health Sector Loans; a study to provide baseline measures for assessing the effects of the new medical school and hospital at Stony Brook, New York, funded by New York State; and a feasibility study for the development of a comprehensive stroke center for North Carolina with the North Carolina Heart Association under contract to NINDCS. Other international work included serving as coauthor on a report on the review by an expert panel of the Food Wastage/Sanitation Cost Benefit Methodology project in Guatemala for the Office of Health in U.S.A.I.D.
Staffed: a study to assess acute care bed needs in a one-county urban area in North Carolina; a Targeted Study of Catastrophic Illness Addressing Spinal Injury for the National Center for Health Services Research (NCHSR); the medical Provider Survey of the National Medical Care Expenditure Study (NMCES) funded by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and the NCHSR; a mail survey of youth services provided by grantees of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA); a study on the effects of multiple drug use among alcoholic persons for NIAAA; development of a self-evaluation manual for the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA); grant directories for NIAAA; national survey of the context of drinking for NIAAA; prepared a report on the current status of minorities in the allied health professions in the southeast area of the U.S. for the Bureau of Health Research and Development(BHRD); and participated as a member of evaluation teams assessing the organizational and operational effectiveness of alcoholism treatment centers.
1971-1973. Mental Hygiene/Social Work Specialist, McAfee Army Hospital, WSMR, New Mexico, 88002.
Administered psychological tests and treatments for adult, child, and adolescent persons; maintained treatment records; conducted classes in drug abuse, treated drug dependent patients; coordinated referrals and follow-ups to the halfway house at Ft. Bliss; developed prevention programs for the Army's drug treatment program; supervised medication of patients requiring chemotherapy; designed research programs and collected data; treated alcoholic patients, conducted classes, and conducted follow-ups in the Army's alcohol program; and assisted in the coordination of social work programs.
1968-1970. Peace Corps Volunteer, Tarija, Bolivia, Peace Corps, Washington, D.C.
Worked on the design, implementation, and record keeping for a Tuberculosis Control Program in Southern Bolivia; designed and implemented various community development programs, including Project Heifer, in a large rural area; trained Bolivian Nationals to continue the TB control work; served as liaison with various community development agencies; obtained school-to-school funds; assisted the local Community Development Worker in the organization of agricultural cooperatives; and assisted in the development of sanitary posts in various localities.
1967-1968. Graduate Research Assistant, Psychology Department, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma.
Participated in the design, literature search, gathering of data, and statistical analysis of three research projects in verbal learning; and assisted in the grading and record keeping for two undergraduate classes in Psychology.