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Education:
- Ph.D., Health Education, Southern Illinois University, 1992
- M.S., Health Education, Southern Illinois University, 1989
- B.S., Health Science, Mankato State University (MN), 1987
Bio:
Dr. Sheila M. Patterson serves the Interim Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Scholarly Collaboration in CSU's new College of Health. She has also held the role of Department Chairperson at CSU and another university. Dr. Patterson is a graduate faculty and primarily teaches health behavior, research methods, epidemiology, professional ethics and food politics. Dr. Patterson is a past editor for The Health Educator: Journal of Eta Sigma Gamma and served on the national Board of Directors for Eta Sigma Gamma. Her research interests include survey research, health equity, ethics training, professional preparation of health educators and worksite health promotion. Dr. Patterson has served on the CSU IRB Committee and served as Faculty Athletic Representation for CSU Athletics/NCAA.
Dr. Patterson is a former Board Chair of the National Commission of Health Education Credentialing (NCHEC) and has served on a variety of national committees for the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE)and the American Association for Health Education (AAHE). She has published her research in a variety of health education-related journals and has made over 50 presentations at the national and state levels. Her academic background is in community health; and she also has worked as a community health educator in a county health department. Dr. Patterson has served as a consultant in the areas of needs assessment, survey research, program evaluation and as an external reviewer for health-related programs in higher education.
Research Interests:
- Worksite Health Promotion, especially in institutions of higher education
- Accreditation of health-related programs
- Professional Preparation in Health Education
- Ethics and Health Behavior Change
- Health Disparities and Community Programs
Teaching Areas:
- Introductory Wellness (online learning)
- Measurement and Evaluation
- Ethics and Health
- Worksite Health Promotion
- Human Sexuality
- Survey Research
- Qualitative Research
Professional Affiliations:
- American Associate of Health Education
- Society for Public Health Education
- Eta Sigma Gamma
Professional Experience:
- Department Chairperson
- Former Associate Provost in a comprehensive Masters I University
- Former Public Health Educator in local health department in Illinois
- Consultant for agencies in Program Evaluation & Survey Research
University Service:
Co-Faculty Athletic Representative (FAR)
Professional Service:
- 2007-2009: Board of Associate Editors, Journal of Health Education
- 2007: Co-Chair, SOPHE Strategic Planning Implementation Committee
- 2006-2009: Editorial Associate, Eta Sigma Gamman
- 2006 - Present: Specialty Association (SPA) Coordinator to NCATE (for AAHE)
- 2006 - Present: Unit Accreditation Board(UAB) NCATE
- 2005 - Present: Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of American College Health
- 2005 - 2007: American Association of Health Education (AAHE), Student Scholarship Committee