A concentration in Health Promotion and Behavior equips you with a comprehensive understanding of the determinants of health and the skills necessary to direct programming efforts at influencing or facilitation health-related behavior, advocating public health policy, creating supportive environments, strengthening community action and reorienting health services in order to improve quality of life.

Health Promotion and Behavior

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Marsha Davis

Associate Professor, HPB Graduate Coordinator, MPH Coordinator
davism@uga.edu

317 Ramsey Center
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602
706.542.4369 (voice)
706.542.4956 (fax)

Educational Background

M.A. Teachers College, Columbia University
Ph.D. University of Minnesota
Post-doctoral Fellowship, University of Minnesota

Roles and Responsibilities

Designing, implementing, and evaluating community-based health behavior programs
Behavioral science theory
Program evaluation
Measurement of health behaviors

Research Interests

Using the child as change agent for health promotion in families
Taking National School Wellness Policy to Scale: Evaluating School Food Policy Implementation within an Urban School System
Cross-site and within-site evaluation of community organizations promoting healthy eating and physical activity among children

Curriculum Vitae

Directory Listings

Faculty Carol P. Cotton Marsha Davis David M. DeJoy Dionne C. Godette Katie Darby Hein Su-I Hou Jessica L. Muilenburg Pamela Orpinas Mark G. Wilson Staff Betty Blum Tammy Shelton Graduate Students No directory listing

Academic Unit Directories

CPH Directory EPIBIO Directory EHS Directory HPB Directory HPAM Directory GERON Directory IHMD Directory