Ray M. Merrill, PhD, MPH - Brigham Young University, Utah

Ray M. Merrill, Ph.D., M.P.H. has been actively involved in epidemiology since his professional career began in 1995. As a Cancer Prevention Fellow at the National Cancer Institute, he worked with leading researchers in the area of cancer epidemiology. In 1998 he joined the faculty in the Department of Health Science at Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, where he continued his research in epidemiology. Since 1999 he has also held an adjunct faculty position in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine at the University of Utah. In 2001, he spent a sabbatical working in the Unit of Epidemiology for Cancer Prevention at the International Agency for Research on Cancer Administration, Lyon, France. He has won various awards for his research in cancer epidemiology.

Dr. Merrill currently teaches introductory and advanced level classes in epidemiology and biostatistics. He has over 100 professional publications in epidemiology and public health journals. He is currently a full professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at Brigham Young University.

Thomas C. Timmreck, PhD - California State University, San Bernardino, California

Thomas C. Timmreck, Ph.D., California State University, San Bernadino
Dr. Timmreck received a Ph.D. in Health Science from the University of Utah, an M.A. in Community Health from Oregon State University and an M.A. in Counseling Psychology: Human Relations and Behavior from Northern Arizona University, a B.S. in Health Science from Brigham Young University and a Graduate Certification in Gerontology from the Rocky Mountain Gerontology Center at the University of Utah.

Dr. Timmreck has been an administrator and planner of a county health and social services agency for the elderly and served as an assistant administrator in a nursing home.  He developed a Health Behavior Counseling Center; a Health Behavior Management consulting group; and in a major geriatric hospital, was director of planning, program development, and grants.  Dr. Timmreck has been a professor in Health Science and Health Administration and Gerontology at four major universities, including serving as Department Chairman of a Health Services Administration program in a School of Health Professions.  Additionally, he served as Department Head of Health Education and Health Promotion at a private college. Dr. Timmreck currently is a professor of Public Health and Health Administration and Planning at California State University, San Bernardino.