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.