2001 Alabama Adolescent Survey
State Report
Authors
Stephen Nagy,
Ph.D. is a Professor in the Department of Health Science at The University of
Alabama. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Oregon. His research
interest include issues of risk behavior and maltreatment in adolescents. Dr.
Nagy is also interested in curriculum development for at-risk minority youth.
Feel free to contact Dr. Nagy by phone at (205) 348-8373 or by e-mail at snagy@ches.ua.edu.
Rachel Abbott,
M.S. is a first year Ph.D. student in Health
Education/Health Promotion at The University of Alabama. She received a
B.S. in Exercise Science from Longwood (VA) College, and a M.S. in Nutrition and
Food Sciences from Florida State University. Her research interests
include breast cancer prevention and adolescent risk behaviors, primarily
focused on drug use among teens. Feel
free to contact Rachel by phone at (205) 348-2486 or by e-mail at abbot008@bama.ua.edu.
Don Chaney,
M.S. is a second year PhD student in Health
Education/Health Promotion at The University of Alabama. Don's research
interests include school violence prevention program development, adolescent
tobacco use prevention, technological applications in health education
interventions, and health promotion advocacy. Don also serves as the
Associate Editor for the American Journal of Health Studies, and the
webmaster for all Department of Health Science related websites. He has
worked with in cooperation with the Attorney General of Mississippi, the
Partnership for a Healthy Mississippi, and the American Cancer Society in needs
assessment, planning, implementing, and evaluating school health education
programs throughout the State of Mississippi. Feel
free to contact Don by phone at (205) 348-8366 or by e-mail at chane003@bama.ua.edu.
Mailing Address for the Authors:
The University of Alabama
Department of Health Science
204
Foster Auditorium
Box 870311
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0311