CONTENTS. I. The Department of Health Promotion & Education 3. II. Admission Requirements 4. III. Overview of Graduate Program 5

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1 Department of Health Promotion and Education College of Health University of Utah Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Degree PROGRAM GUIDELINES Fall 2010 The University of Utah is a sophisticated, progressive and innovative urban university located in an unparalleled natural setting in the foothills of the majestic Wasatch Mountains. Established in 1850 by pioneer settlers, it has a national reputation for academic excellence which attracts a diverse student body from every state in the nation and more than 70 foreign countries. Its regular faculty of 1,400 comes from major universities throughout the country. The University is accredited with an "excellent" rating by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges. Department of Health Promotion & Education PHONE: (801) FAX: (801)

2 CONTENTS Section Page I. The Department of Health Promotion & Education 3 II. Admission Requirements 4 III. Overview of Graduate Program 5 IV. Coursework Overview for Ph.D. Students 5-6 V. A Departmental Guide to the Ph.D. Program 7-12 VI. Department Faculty & Staff 13 VII. Graduate Policy for the Department of Health 14 2

3 I. THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PROMOTION AND EDUCATION The mission of the Department of Health Promotion and Education is to discover, refine, and facilitate the practical application of strategies that can assist individuals, organizations, and communities in adopting and maintaining healthy actions. The faculty is committed to the integration of teaching, research, and service into an inclusive process of planning, implementing, and evaluating successful health education policies, environments, and practices. Our focus is on community, school, worksite, and family-based, positive health promotion and education, and the instruction of community health educators, health care professions, and integrative health specialists to facilitate effective health promotion and education in these areas. The Department of Health Promotion & Education is an autonomous department within the College of Health. The Department provides professional programs at both the graduate and undergraduate levels (B.S., M.S., Ed.D. and Ph.D.). The graduate programs are designed to prepare professional health educators with specific skills and the ability to implement theoretical knowledge in a practical setting. The College of Health offers a variety of resources. It is part of the Health Sciences Center, which also includes the School of Medicine, Colleges of Pharmacy and Nursing, University of Utah Hospital, Eccles Health Sciences Library, and the Student Health Service. The College of Health is among the largest colleges on campus, and in addition to Health Promotion & Education, it has departments of Exercise and Sports Science, Communication Disorders, Parks, Recreation and Tourism, as well as Divisions of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Foods and Nutrition. The Ph.D. degree in Health Promotion and Education is awarded for exceptional achievement in an advanced and specialized area of study. It requires competence in independent research and a broad understanding of related fields of study. The Ph.D. is a research degree and is not awarded simply by fulfilling the residence requirements, coursework, and a simple research project. Specifically, in the Department of Health Promotion & Education, the Ph.D. is designed to prepare students to develop an area of expertise, engage in quality research, and provide leadership in university, worksite, community, and/or government agencies. The department has a Graduate Student Advisory Committee (GRAD SAC) that announces socials, meetings, and representation options at various meetings. Involvement with your fellow students in this program only increases the great graduate experience in the Department of Health Promotion & Education at the University of Utah. If you have specific questions, please feel free to contact the Director of Graduate Studies, Eric Trunnell ( ) 3

4 II. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS The Application for Admission to Graduate School in Health Promotion & Education is available through the Admissions Office in both hardcopy and electronic forms at Final recommendations for acceptance into the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) program in Health Promotion and Education are made by the departmental Graduate Admissions Committee upon completion of the initial admissions process. The department graduate admissions committee reviews applications to the doctoral program twice a year. Applications completed by February 12 will be considered for the subsequent fall admission and applications completed by October 12 will be considered for the subsequent spring admission. Prospective students must submit an Application for Admission to Graduate School including all transcripts of credits to the Admissions Office. In addition to the Graduate School requirements, the department requires applicants to provide the following application materials: 1. The Graduate Admissions Office requires official transcripts for an application to be complete. The Department of Health Promotion and Education requires a 3.0 undergraduate GPA and completion of a master s degree for admittance into the doctoral program. The minimum master s degree GPA should be no less than a 3.2. When your file is complete, The Admissions Office will forward the documents to the Department of Health Promotion and Education. This process may take four to six weeks. 2. A letter of application of approximately 1,000 words describing your background, your goals, and a potential research area is required. You may send this letter to the Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Health Promotion and Education. 3. Current resume 4. Take all three portions of the Graduate Record Exam (GRE). Older scores are acceptable (within 10 years). The standard for admission is a score of 1,000 or higher on the combined verbal and quantitative portions of the GRE and a 4" on the written analytical portion of the exam. 5. Three academic or professional letters of recommendation to be sent directly to DHPE on letterhead. The DHPE mailing address is: The Department of Health Promotion and Education University of Utah 1901 South Campus Drive, 2142 Annex Salt Lake City, Utah FOREIGN LANGUAGE COMPETENCY: The Department requires all international students to score at least 500 on the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language). The IELTS (International English Language Testing System) is also an accepted English proficiency test by the University Admissions office. Students must score a 5.0 (equivalent to TOEFL 500) in order to fulfill the departmental admissions requirement. Acceptance into the Program 4

5 Potential Ph.D. students are accepted into the program on a competitive basis and they are assigned an individual faculty member as a mentor/sponsor. It is strongly encouraged that prospective applicants get acquainted with faculty members who have expertise in their area of interest. Students who have established potential research ties with faculty members are given preference to admission. It is important that applicants review the curriculum emphases and faculty areas of expertise. The desired area of specialization and faculty advisor should be included in the statement.. Our current emphases include: Community Health, Integrative Health, Health Services Administration, Integrative Health, Body Image and Eating Disorders, School Health and Emergency Response. III. OVERVIEW OF GRADUATE PROGRAM The Department of Health Promotion and Education generally accepts two distinct types of students. The first type of student has a more comprehensive knowledge of the current field of Health Promotion and Education practice and research, often with Masters Degrees in Health Promotion and Education or Public Health. The second type has a limited Health Promotion and Education backgrounds, but with substantial experience in other related fields of expertise that can greatly add to the current applied practice and research within the field. Experience and education are determining factors in the nature of the student s coursework. IV. COURSEWORK OVERVIEW FOR PH.D. STUDENTS The course classes reflect competencies necessary to become CHES certified. The program of coursework is designed to provide a background of information in which each health educator should be competent. This program of study also offers students the flexibility to develop their own area of expertise. Core Classes The core classes are taught as a cohort fall and spring semester. Petitions to substitute core classes must be approved by the Supervisory Committee and the Director of Graduate Studies, and they are based upon the premise that you already have the competencies included in the course material. An exception to a class does not imply a reduction in number of hours, but rather allows for more flexibility in course selection. One of the first activities as a doctoral student is to choose an emphasis area with your chair and committee members. You can work with not only your advisor, but also other doctoral students to create a cohesive graduate school research experience. The six emphases are: 1) Community Health 2) Integrative Health 3) Health Services Administration 4) Body Image, and Eating Disorders 5) Emergency Response 6) Health Pedagogy Other areas of specialization can be developed i.e. international health, economics of health, 5

6 etc. depending on interest levels that match your research and the faculty s areas of expertise. Core Classes Fall H EDU 6000 Foundations and Theory of Health Promotion (3) H EDU 6040 Positive Health Psychospiritual H EDU 6050 Program Planning and Intervention Mapping (3) H EDU 6500 Grant Writing Spring H EDU 6100 Program Evaluation (3) H EDU 6540 Health Communications (3) H EDU 6600 Health Research Design (3) + must be taken after HEDU 6050 Program Planning *Statistics and Design Series Recommended Course Options Quantitative Statistics I and II ED PS 7010 and 7020, FP MD 6100 series, (NURS 7201 and 7202) Additional Stats Semesters Qualitative ED PS 7420 Introduction to HLM and/or SEM Research Design ESS 7102 and 7103 Years 3-4 Two more Qualitative and/or Quantitative Research courses (6) Elective classes Elective classes are chosen, in cooperation with your Supervisory Committee, to help support your area of expertise and help with your dissertation research. You should select a specific emphasis area to enhance your doctoral experience. Total Hours to Complete the Ph.D. Program 58 hours core classes and 14 electives = 72 hours V. A DEPARTMENTAL GUIDE TO THE PH.D. PROGRAM 6

7 A. Starting Your Ph.D. Experience Your graduate committee chair is your sponsoring mentor. This faculty member must have a doctoral degree and be either a full-time tenure track faculty member or auxiliary faculty with expertise in the student s area of interest. You are encouraged to visit with faculty members as you finalize options for the chairperson of your committee. Feel free to discuss options with the Director of Graduate Studies in order to assure compatibility of your interests with the faculty member s expertise. In cooperation with your committee chair, you will select your graduate committee. The committee must consist of at least five members. At least three committee members must be from the Department of Health Promotion and Education either as full-time or adjunct auxiliary faculty. The following are some considerations when organizing your committee. 1. The chair should have expertise in your area of interest 2. One committee person should have expertise in the type of research and statistics that you will be using in your research. 3. Outside members should be content or research experts. B. First Meeting of the Committee After the committee has been selected, you should have your first committee meeting. This meeting typically includes the following recommended agenda items: A brief proposal (1-3 pages) of what you would like to do for your research project and tentative approval to pursue the chosen area of interest. Complete the Program of Study for Ph.D. form available from the graduate school and submit to the department office. Your committee will approve this form electronically. Have a discussion on the format, timeline, and expectations of committee members responsibilities for the Qualifying Examination. C. Qualifying or Comprehensive Exams The Qualifying Examination is the capstone experience for your coursework in the Ph.D. program. Successful completion of the examination signifies expertise in the field of health promotion and education and indicates your readiness to engage in independent research. The Qualifying Examination consists of both a written and oral component. The examination is planned and administered by your supervisory committee under the direction of the committee chairperson. Each member of the supervisory committee may be assigned an area to test your competency. The written examination will be graded by your committee. A minimum score of 80% is required for each portion of the examination. The standard areas of competency are: (1) Program planning and Evaluation, (2) Health Behavior Theory, (3) Research Design (including qualitative designs), (4) Statistics, and (5) specific content to the student s area of study. The written portion of the examination is administered at a convenient time during the semester and must be completed within five weeks. Members of the Supervisory Committee will grade their 7

8 portion of the written examination and consider whether the student is prepared to orally defend the Qualifying Examination. After successful completion of the written portion of the Qualifying Examination, each student will progress to the oral defense of the Qualifying Examination. The oral examination may be taken at any time following the successful completion of the written portion. Grading of the written portion of the Qualifying Examination takes approximately two weeks, and the department highly recommends that the oral examination be taken as soon as possible following the completion of the written examination. If your supervisory committee deems your responses as adequate, you will receive a passing score. You will be required to retake all, or part, of the Qualifying Examination at the discretion of the supervisory committee if they deem your responses as inadequate. If your responses are still inadequate after the second testing, you will be dismissed from the Ph.D. program and unable to further pursue a doctoral degree from the Department of Health Promotion and Education. Students not eligible for the Ph.D. degree may qualify for the degree of Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.), at the discretion of the Supervisory Committee, Director of Graduate Studies, and Department Chair and faculty. Upon successful completion of the examination, you are required file a Report of the Qualifying Examination form and Recommendation to Candidacy form through the department office. Your committee chair will approve the Qualifying Exam based on the committee s decision. The suggested time to take your Qualifying Examination is during the last semester of your coursework and prior to beginning your dissertation research. You must have completed 75% of your coursework to be eligible for the Qualifying Examination. Additionally, if you elect to take the exam before the completion of all coursework, you are still responsible for all content not taken. D. A Suggested Meeting to Review First Stage of Data Collection Following your pre-proposal meeting and after obtaining preliminary data from your pilot study, you may want to recall your committee to review your progress and make any suggestions for your proposal. This meeting is sometimes more informal than the others and may only involve some of the more critical members on your committee, usually chosen because of their specific expertise. E. Research and Proposal Meeting The research meeting (2nd meeting) is a forum for presenting your proposal to the faculty and students in the department. When it is given depends on when you feel ready to present your idea publicly. Usually, the research meeting follows your pre-proposal meeting with your committee and before your more formal proposal meeting. This is an informal presentation with a discussion with the faculty. A guideline for this presentation is available from the Graduate Coordinator. The proposal meeting (3rd meeting), either done in conjunction with the research meeting or following the research meeting, is the final approval by your committee for your dissertation. During this meeting you present the first few chapters of your dissertation and discuss any problems occurring in working with subjects, collecting data, and data analysis. This meeting occurs after the completion of the pilot study. F. Oral Defense 8

9 After completion of the data collection and analysis of your study, you may want to meet informally with some or all of your committee to prepare for your oral defense. The oral defense on the other hand is a formal presentation of your research announced to the public at large (4th and/or final meeting). All five chapters (with traditional five chapter format) or all three articles with accompanying introductions and concluding chapters are presented. Approval or disapproval by your committee follows your defense. Usually your committee makes suggestions on your dissertation that you complete with your chair's approval. Following approval the Supervisory Committee Approval and the Final Reading Approval forms are signed. One copy of your dissertation is then submitted to the thesis editor for Format Approval. Format approval serves as a clearance to duplicate the final copies of your dissertation. G. How Many Meetings Are Necessary? How many meetings you have is up to you, the type of study you're doing, and your supervisory chair. We are trying to have your graduate education be a process with a variety of experiences along the way. Some students only require four meetings, while others feel more comfortable with more. H. The Research Proposal Having received guidance from the supervisory committee, the formal research proposal can be developed and generally completed after all or most of the course work is completed and the Qualifying Examination has been successfully completed. Posting for the Research Proposal must be made public two weeks prior to the proposal (using the Posting for Dissertation Proposal form). The proposal should include the following: An introduction with theoretical foundations and the most significant supportive literature, statement of the problem, and proposed methods. An article that has already been submitted, or is ready to submit, to a peerreviewed journal that is either a theoretical paper, position paper, results of a pilot study, or other appropriate article as approved by your graduate committee. This may serve as an article of the TAD format. Formal Research Proposal Colloquy The proposal draft must be distributed to the chair of the supervisory committee and least three weeks before the formal research proposal colloquy. Other committee members must receive the proposal draft two weeks before the formal research proposal colloquy. Students will be expected to present their formal research proposal to the graduate faculty, graduate students, and other auxiliary faculty and guests. Directly following the Colloquy, the student s graduate committee will convene to approve the proposal or recommend that you resubmit a modified proposal at a later time. I. The Dissertation The majority of Ph.D. students will format their dissertation using the Three or More Article (TAD) format. Although this is the recommended format, students may also wish to pursue a traditional dissertation format. The decision of which format to use is a serious consideration that students should discuss with their sponsoring mentor. Three Article or More Dissertation (TAD) Guidelines 9

10 In order to allow you ample opportunity to publish your work, the Department supports the TAD format for dissertations. TAD format usually involves the joining of three or more fulllength manuscripts (published or to be published) with introductory and summarizing sections. Mandatory TAD guidelines are listed below: 1. The dissertation should have a coherent topic with an introduction presenting the general theme of the dissertation research and a conclusion summarizing and integrating the major findings. 2. The student should be primary author on the published or publishable works. 3. In order to fulfill the dissertation requirements, at least one paper should be submitted to a journal for possible publication. All other papers should at least be ready to submit for publication. 4. If an article(s) is multi-authored, you should clearly justify or clarify the contributions of the other authors in relationship to the research project. Issues of clarification should include origins of the conceptualization and design, the collection of data, analysis and interpretation of the data, and other significant areas of contribution. As the student, you should be involved with every aspect of the dissertation. The nature of the study and guidelines from the journal will dictate the format (s) and nature of each of the articles. The specific TAD format may vary and should be discussed with your academic mentor and the supervisory committee. The following represents some examples of how the TAD may unfold. TAD Format models 1. Single Experiment Format. The dissertation is one experiment but with unique theoretical implications, adequate independent or dependent variables or sufficient data to support three articles. The flow of the TAD will vary with each study but consider the following flow. a. Introduction: This describes purpose and nature of each the three or more articles. If the articles do now allow for a comprehensive review of literature, the literature review can be included in this introduction. b. Article I: This article could either be a form of met analysis, a theoretical paper or could be a finding from the study. c. Articles II & III: The remaining articles could represent findings and secondary analyses of data collected during the single experiment. d. Summary: A concluding section should include a general discussion, conclusion, applications, and ideas for future research that comes from the three or more articles. 2. Independent Experiments Format: You may want to conduct three or more independent experiments with different populations, independent variables, or dependent measures. The three independent experiment areas should all be within your desired area of expertise. Each can be reported independently. The dissertation format would be the following. a. Introduction: This describes the purpose and nature of each article. If the 10

11 articles do now allow for a comprehensive review of literature, the literature review can be included in this chapter. b. Article I: Is a complete article with introduction, methods, results, and conclusions for Experiment A and written within the guidelines for the identified journal. c. Article II: This is a complete and independent article with introduction, methods, results, and conclusions for Experiment B. d. Article III: This third article is also independent for Experiment C. e. Summary: A concluding section should include a general discussion, conclusion, applications, and ideas for future research that comes from the three experiments A, B, and C. 3. Interdependent Experiments Format: In the case of progressive experiments, you may want to use the interdependent format. You may want to determine the outcomes of part of the experiment before proceeding with the next portion of the experiment. Again, there may be unanswered questions that could be determined with a third experiment. a. Introduction: This describes purpose and progressive nature of each article. If the articles do now allow for a comprehensive review of literature, the literature review can be included in this chapter. b. Article I: This article would be an independent article with introduction, methods, results, and conclusions for Experiment A. c. Article II: The experiment would build on Experiment A and lead into Experiment B. It would be an independent article with an introduction, methods, results, and conclusions for Experiment B. d. Article III: Article C would build upon experiments A and B as an introduction to Experiment C. e. Summary: A concluding section should include a general discussion, conclusion, applications, and ideas for future research that comes from the three experiments A, B, and C. Formal Dissertation Defense Colloquy I. Upon completion of the dissertation, students defend the dissertation in a formal colloquy. This is a meeting of the Graduate Research Faculty, the graduate committee, other students and faculty, and guests. You will be expected to present the results of your research in a formal 25 to 35 minute presentation followed by questions and answers from those attending. The colloquy will be followed by a meeting with the supervisory committee to determine whether the dissertation defense was adequate or not. In most cases, there are some required corrections. II. You are required to post the time, date, and meeting place of the formal proposal two weeks prior to the defense. The Posting for the Dissertation Defense template can be obtained from the department office. 11

12 III. IV. The written FINAL reading copy of the dissertation must be provided to the Supervisory Committee Chair at least three weeks prior to the scheduled defense. All other Supervisory Committee members must receive their copy at least two weeks prior to the defense. After passing the examination, you will need to file a Report of the Final Oral Examination form and obtain an electronic approval from your committee chair. V. After the corrections are made, 6 hard copies of the Final Reading Form and 6 copies of the Final Supervisory Committee form are signed by the committee, Chair, and the Department Chairperson. Dissertation Format Approval The Dissertation is delivered to The Graduate School - Thesis Office where the dissertation editor assures that the formatting is consistent with University Standards. 12

13 VI. DEPARTMENT FACULTY AND STAFF Tenure -Track Faculty Karol Kumpfer, Ph.D., Professor, Annex 2130-B, TEL: , Justine Reel, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Annex 2135, TEL: , Glenn E. Richardson, Ph.D., Professor, Department Chair, Annex 2114, TEL: , Eric Trunnell, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Annex 2130-D, TEL: , Graduate Auxiliary Faculty Mike Ditolla, M.S., Program Director, Center for Emergency Programs, Annex 2069, TEL: , Gerrie Dowdle, MSPH, Disease and Outbreak Management Director, Utah Department of Health, Gary Edwards, M.S., Associate Instructor, Executive Director, Salt Lake Valley Health Department, JB Flinders, MPH, MBA, Assistant to the Chair, Teaching Assistant, Annex 2134, TEL: , Nick Galli, Ph.D., CSCS, Assistant Professor, Lecturer, Annex 2140, Rick Graham, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Lecturer, Leon Hammond, M.Phil., M.A., M.B.A., Associate Instructor, Annex 2137, TEL: , Jim Johnston, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor, Associate Instructor, Beverly Hyatt, Ph. D., Assistant Professor, TEL: , Anita M. Leopardi, M.Ed., CHES, Associate Instructor & Coordinator of Student Internships, Annex 2117, TEL: , Julia Summerhays, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Research Annex 2130-F, TEL: , Staff Lindsey Malheiro, Administrative Assistant, Annex 2142, TEL: , David Jenkins, Associate Accountant, Annex 2115, TEL: , 13

14 VII. GRADUATE POLICY FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PROMOTION & EDUCATION A. Policy on Comprehensive Examinations Failure of the comprehensive or qualifying exams is defined as not achieving 80% or above competency on any or all portions of the questions submitted by the student's supervisory committee. Failure of the examination is reported to the Graduate School by submitting the Report of Comprehensive Examination. Retesting, which may be either oral or written as determined by the supervisory committee, may be over the entire area or part of any question not receiving a passing percentage. As per Graduate School guidelines, only one retest will be permitted, and it must be completed by the end of the subsequent academic semester of the first examination attempt. B. Registration Policy for Graduate Students If a student misses one semester of registration, without an approved leave of absence (must be submitted in writing by the department to The Graduate School), the student will be automatically dropped from the program. If a student is dropped by the department, he or she must reapply. C. Guidelines for Comprehensive Exams Following are the general competencies upon which comprehensive exam questions will be built. Students will be expected to draw from their knowledge of the literature, the research and their classroom experience to address comprehensive exam questions. All exam questions will be graded on the basis of 100%. Less than 80% will be considered failure. A student may fail parts or all of an exam question. Grading will be based upon the criteria indicated below, and evidence of area competency and writing skill. D. Time Limitation The Department of Health Promotion & Education follows the same policy of the Graduate School, which states that a master s candidate has 4 years after admittance into the program to complete all requirements for the degree. 14