Department of Health Behavior

https://public-health.tamu.edu/departments/hb/index.html

Department Head: Adam E. Barry, PhD

The Department of Health Behavior prepares students to identify the interdependent impact of biological, behavioral, environmental, and social forces on population and personal health. Students will have the opportunity to explore these influences through application based learning focused on (a) understanding and assessing health needs, and (b) planning, implementing, and evaluating programs, services, and policies designed to improve the health and quality of life of individuals and communities.

Health behavior students have opportunities to work in a broad and diverse range of organizations, including but not limited to, local and state health departments; educational settings, such as schools and universities; for-profit businesses; government agencies; and non-governmental organizations. All undergraduate students in the Department of Health Behavior will be eligible to sit for both the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) exam and the Certified in Public Health (CPH) exam once the degree is completed.

Baetge, Claire, Clinical Assistant Professor
Health Behavior
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2014

Barry, Adam, Professor
Health Behavior
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2007

Blake, Jamilia, Professor
Health Behavior
PHD, University of Georgia, 2007

Burdine, James N, Professor
Health Behavior
DrPH, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1979

Chen, Lei-Shih, Associate Professor
Health Behavior
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2007

Clark, Heather, Research Assistant Professor
Health Behavior
DrPH, Texas A&M University, 2014

Colwell, Gregory B, Professor
Health Behavior
PHD, Indiana University at Bloomington, 1992

Fehr, Sara, Clinical Associate Professor
Health Behavior
PHD, University of Cincinnati, 2015

Flores, Krystal, Instructional Assistant Professor
Health Behavior
DrPH, Texas A&M University, 2019

Garney, Whitney, Associate Professor
Health Behavior
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2015

Gilreath, Tamika, Professor
Health Behavior
PHD, The Pennsylvania State University, 2007

Goodson, Patricia, Professor
Health Behavior
PHD, The University of Texas at Austin, 1996

Hanik, Bruce, Instructional Associate Professor
Health Behavior
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2011

Ma, Ping, Assistant Professor
Health Behavior
PHD, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 2013

McNeill, Elisa, Clinical Full Professor
Health Behavior
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2010

Mier, Nelda, Instructional Associate Professor
Health Behavior
PHD, University of New Mexico, 2002

Montemayor, Benjamin, Visiting Assistant Professor
Health Behavior
PHD, University of Kentucky, 2020

Owens, Christopher, Assistant Professor
Health Behavior
PHD, Indiana University-Bloomington, 2020

Patterson, Megan, Assistant Professor
Health Behavior
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2016

Prochnow, Tyler, Assistant Professor
Health Behavior
PHD, Baylor University, 2021

Rahn, Rhonda, Clinical Associate Professor
Health Behavior
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2014

Sandlin, Michael, Clinical Associate Professor
Health Behavior
PHD, Texas A&M University, 1992

Sharkey, Joseph R, Professor
Health Behavior
PHD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2002

Sherman, Ledric, Associate Professor
Health Behavior
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2013

Smith, Matthew, Associate Professor
Health Behavior
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2008

Stasi, Selina M, Instructional Assistant Professor
Health Behavior
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2018