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HHP Faculty – Associate Professor541.962.3413krice@eou.edu
Kelly McNeil, is the primary advisor and Associate Professor for the Community Health concentration in the Health and Human Performance Department. Her classes prepare students with an in-depth knowledge of the role of conducting needs assessments, program implementation, and evaluation for program planning with the inclusion of behavior change theory in the development of health programs designed to improve both individual and community health. Dr. McNeil’s professional experience began at the Missoula City-County Health Department, working in tobacco prevention and and active living. Her research involves the use of community based participatory research strategies to support diverse communities as well as using the outdoor natural environment for health promotion. She works on community -wide intervention to change behaviors for the health and safety of the public. She developed the Get Outside After School Activity Program (GO-ASAP) to promote social connectedness, self-efficacy and connection to nature in adolescents. She is also an avalanche instructor and forecaster as well as a program evaluator, assessing the effectiveness of existing programs. Dr. McNeil is currently working on incorporating public health theories and practices within the avalanche industry.
Kelly grew up in northeastern Wyoming and loves skiing, snowmobiling, mountain biking, running, rock climbing, mountaineering, hiking and just about anything outside and active.
Courses Taught
HHP 350 Behavior Change TheoryCH 351 Intro to Community HealthCH 412 Program PlanningCH 413 Program EvaluationEXS 452 Physical Activity EpidemiologyCH 422 Gerontology and AgingCH 423 Aging and SocietyCH 250 Personal Skills for Healthy LivingCH 289 Health and FitnessCH 198 Outdoor Lifestyle Physical ActivityED 506 Special Independent StudyED 510 Certified Health Education Specialist PreparationED 510 Health Education Program PlanningED 510 Health Education Program EvaluationED 510 Ethics of Health Education and PromotionED 510 Grant Writing for Health Education and PromotionED 510 Disease PreventionED 510 Advanced Behavior Change TheoryED 510 Foundations of Health Behavior and Health EducationED 510 Health education and Promotion Directed ReadingsED 518 Research ProposalED 519 Research CompletionHHP 495 and 496 CapstoneHWS 522 Health Promotion in SchoolsHWS 523 Adolescent HealthOUT 409 Internship Outdoor Recreation Leadership