Faculty and Staff
Joseph Bilotti, B. S., EMP/P
Instructor
Stipes 459
Phone: 309/298-1093
Email: JM-Bilotti@wiu.edu
B. S. Western Illinois University
Teaching Interests: First aid, Emergency Medical Technician Training IA and IB
Michael Davey, Ed.D.
Professor
Phone: 309/298-2244
Email: MR-Davey@wiu.edu
Ed.D., Kansas University
Teaching Interests: Substance abuse-related issues, nutrition, ADHD, school health issues
Research Interests: Child/adolescent health risk behaviors, environmental issues
Curtis Doyle, Ph.D.
Instructor
Phone: 309/298-2402
Email: C-Doyle@wiu.edu
Ph.D., California Coast University
Teaching Interests: Health services management
Research Interests: Obesity and diabetes, access to healthcare, homelessness
Fetene Gebrewold, Ph.D.
Professor
Stipes 402H
Phone: 309/298-298-1531
Email: F-Gebrewold@wiu.edu
Web Page: www.wiu.edu/users/mffg
Ph.D., Oregon State University
Teaching Interests: Environmental health, occupational safety, multicultural health
Research Interests: Environmental health, occupational safety, international health
Joanna Graham, M.Ed.
Adjunct Instructor
Stipes 221
Phone: 309/298-1076
Email: JE-Thomas1@wiu.edu
M.Ed., The Pennsylvania State University
Teaching Interests: Drug Use/Abuse, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Women's Health, Reproduction
Diane Hamilton-Hancock, Ph.D., RD
Professor
Stipes 454
Phone: 309/298-1429
Email: D-Hamilton@wiu.edu
Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University
Teaching Interests: Sexuality education, application of health behavior theories, health education methods
Research Interests: Cultural diversity and gender equity, spiritual dimensions of health and wellness, women's health issues, qualitative research theory/design, eating disorders treatment, advocacy in sexuality education
Jamie L. Johnson, Ph.D, CHES, ATC/L
Associate Professor
Stipes 402M
Phone: 309/298-1013
Email: JL-Johnson12@wiu.edu
Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Teaching Interests: Worksite injuries and rehabilitation, community health, stress management, research methods, statistics, toxicology, health education theory, health and fitness
Research Interests: Occupational health and safety, violence in the community and schools, ergonomics, back injuries, head injuries, toxicology, flexibility of the lower extremities
R. Mark Kelley, Ph.D
Professor and Chair
Stipes 402D
Phone: 309/298-1076
Email: RM-Kelley@wiu.edu
Ph.D., University of Arkansas
Teaching Interests: Alcohol and drug education, mental and emotional health, research/statistics
Research Interests: Adolescent and young adult health issues including alcohol, tobacco and other drugs; sexuality issues including international HIV prevention; character education; physical activity and health
Hal Marchand
Associate Professor
Stipes 402K
Phone: 309/298-1416
Email: H-Marchand@wiu.edu
Ph.D., University of New Mexico
Teaching Interests: Environmental health, personal health, waste management
Research Interests: Environmental health policy, public participation in development of health and environmental initiatives related to hazardous and radioactive waste problems, preparedness education for post 9/11 emergencies, health behaviors and the environment, environmental health history
Fred May, Ph.D
Associate Professor
Stipes 402E
Phone: 309/298-1621
Email: F-May@wiu.edu
Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Teaching Interests: Governmental emergency management as applied through the integrated emergency management system. Teaching is based on an understanding of disasters as complete systems and an application of analyses to these systems. Primary teaching interests include the relationships between natural hazards and disasters, technical team building, hazard and risk analysis, planning, and risk reduction. Additional teaching interests include emergency preparedness and response and transportation security. Courses taught include: Foundations of Emergency Management, Research Methods in Emergency Management, Hazard Mitigation, Emergency Preparedness, Disaster Analysis, Maritime Transportation Security, Transportation Security, Modern Natural Disasters, and Principles of Narural Hazards Risk Reduction.
Research Interests: Natural hazards and mitigation/recovery and intergovernmental coordination. Approaches include disaster modeling, analysis and planning for most major natural hazards, based on field and literature research into disaster events, applying the four phases of comprehensive emergency management to complex disaster systems and models. Research interests in disaster preparedness/response include NIMS applications in public health sectors.
Susan Masden Moore, H.S.D., R.N.
Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator
Stipes 402I
Phone: 309/298-1447
Email: SM-Moore@wiu.edu
H.S.D., Indiana University
Teaching Interests: Personal health, human sexuality, stress management, community health, medical terminology, aging, death and dying
Research Interests: Maternal and child health, women's health, communicable diseases
Lorette Oden, Ph.D.
Professor
Stipes 401
Phone: 309/298-1698
Email: LS-Oden@wiu.edu
Ph.D., University of Toledo
Teaching Interests: Community health, health services management
Research Interests: Domestic violence and college students
Nancy Parsons, Ph.D,, MPH, CHES
Professor and Internship Coordinator
Stipes 402J
Phone: 309/298-1746
Email: NP-Parsons@wiu.edu
Web Page:
http://www.wiu.edu/users/mfnpp/
Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
MPH, University of Illinois at Springfield
Teaching Interests: Epidemiology, public health, methods and techniques of community health education, theories and concepts of health education
Research Interests: Social marketing, violence issues, public health and emergency preparedness
Diana Peck, M.S., R.N., SPHR
Instructor
Stipes 221
Phone: 309/298-1698
Email: DM-Peck@wiu.edu
M.S., Western Illinois University
Teaching Interests: Human Sexuality
Fred Randolph, Ph.D.
Professor
Stipes 457
Phone: 309/298-1642
Email: FM-Randolph@wiu.edu
Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Teaching Interests: Occupational safety
Dennis Sigwart, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Email: DF-Sigwart@wiu.edu
Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Teaching Interests: Occupational safety, general safety, environmental sanitation
Research Interests: Foodborne illness, confined space operations, safety training
Pamela Terry , Ph.D., CHES, CADP
Professor
Stipes 402L
Phone: 309/298-1736
Email: PK-Terry@wiu.edu
Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Teaching Interests: Human sexuality, grant writing, planning and evaluation, women's health, human diseases, alcohol and other drugs, violenceommunity health, health services management
Research Interests: Violence in schools, bullying/intimidation, conflict resolution, stress management, the impact of witnessing partner violence on children and learning
Staff
Nancy Thomson
Office Support Specialist
Phone: 309/298-2240
Email: NM-Thomson@wiu.edu
Pamela Wright, B.A.
Office Support Associate
Phone: 309/298-1076
Email: PV-Wright@wiu.edu
B. A., Western Illinois University