Randy Cottrell, DEd, CHES - University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio

Dr. Randall R. Cottrell is professor, program coordinator and graduate program director in the Health Promotion and Education Program at the University of Cincinnati. He received his doctorate in Health Education from The Pennsylvania State University in 1982. He has conducted research and published over 50 articles in such areas as worksite health promotion, coordinated school health, program evaluation and professional development.  He has authored or co-authored eight textbooks in the areas of stress management, weight control, foundations of health education, and research methods. Dr. Cottrell teaches graduate courses in Health Planning, Research Methods, and Health Behavior Change. From 2004 to 2006 he served a two-year term as President of the American Association for Health Education and is currently on the Board of Trustees for the Society of Public Health Education. Randy and his wife are avid bicyclists and enjoy participating in organized cycling tours.

James F. McKenzie, PhD, MPH, CHES - Ball State University

Jim McKenzie, Professor in the Department of Physiology and Health Science at Ball State University, earned his PhD from The Ohio State University, and a MPH from the University of Michigan. He has also served on the faculties at Bowling Green State University and Mankato State University. He is a certified health education specialist (CHES) and currently serves on NCHEC's Division Board for Certification of Health Education Specialists. He is co-author of four textbooks: Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating Health Promotion Programs:  A Primer   (5th ed., in press, Benjamin Cummings), Introduction to Community Health  (6th ed., in press, Jones & Bartlett Publishers), Principles and Foundations of Health Promotion and Education (4th ed., in press, Benjamin Cummings), and Research Methods in Health Promotion and Education (1st ed., 2005, Jones & Bartlett). He is a member of Society of Public Health Education, American Association for Health Education, American School Health Association, Eta Sigma Gamma, and the North American Primary Care Research Group.