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Health Promotion Faculty
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Stephanie Bennett, Lecturer, (vita in PDF) received her Ph.D. from Middle Tennessee State University in 2006. Her research interests are in the areas of human sexuality, poverty, and stress management. Dr. Bennett’s responsibilities include undergraduate teaching and coordinator for the KHP 577 practicum.
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Melinda Ickes, Assistant Professor, (vita in PDF) received her Ph.D. from the University of Cincinnati in 2010. Her research interests are in the area of child and adolescent health, particularly child obesity. Dr. Ickes teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in the area of health promotion. |
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Kristen Mark, Assistant Professor, (vita in PDF) earned her Ph.D. from Indiana University in Health Behavior in 2012 and also obtained an M.P.H. in biostatistics. Her research interests are in the area of sexual health promotion, sexual functioning, and sexual desire and satisfaction in romantic relationships. Dr. Mark teaches graduate courses in the areas of health promotion, human sexuality, research methods, and statistics. |
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Melody P. Noland, Professor, (vita) received her Ph.D. in Health Education from the University of Maryland in 1982. Her areas of research interest focus primarily on tobacco prevention with a special focus on tobacco prevention with youth who live in tobacco-producing areas. Dr. Noland teaches courses in school health education, specifically sexuality education, drug education, methods of teaching health and others. |
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Richard Riggs, Associate Professor, (vita) received his Ed.D. from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in 1975. Dr. Riggs' areas of research interest focus mainly on child and adolescent health issues, specifically in the areas of tobacco prevention, intentional and unintentional injury, sexually transmitted diseases, and the comprehensive school health program. |
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