Donald J. Breckon, MA, PhD, MPH

Donald J. Breckon, MA, MPH, PhD, is president emeritus of Park University in Parkville, Missouri, a suburb of Kansas City. Dr. Breckon served in a variety of faculty and administrative positions at Central Michigan University over a 24-year period.  He was a professor of health education and health science while holding consecutive appointments as Assistant Dean of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Athletics; Associate Dean of Education, Health, and Human Services; and Acting Dean of Graduate Studies/Associate Vice Provost for Research. He developed the undergraduate and graduate degree programs in public health education and health promotion, hospital health education and health promotion, and allied health education.  He was also instrumental in developing the Master of Science in Health Administration, and taught in the program for many years. He has published approximately 150 articles in more than 30 professional journals, along with 12 chapters in various books of readings, 15 monographs, and 3 college textbooks, one of which was the first edition of this book.