Associate Professor of Health Promotion
434.544.8962
mckinney.b@lynchburg.edu
Experience
- Fall 2013 – present, Associate Professor of Health Promotion, University of Lynchburg
- Fall 2007 – Spring 2013, Assistant Professor of Health Promotion, University of Lynchburg
- Fall 2005 – Spring 2007, Graduate Teaching/Research Assistant at the University of Florida
- Summer 2002 – Spring 2004, Graduate Research Assistant at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Education
- PhD – the University of Florida, 2007
Doctor of Philosophy in Health & Human Performance
Concentration in Health Education & Behavior
Minor in Spiritual Health Counseling and College Student Development - MPH, Community Health Education – The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG), 2004
- BS in Exercise Science, minor in Health Education – Longwood College (now Longwood University), 2002
- Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) – The National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (NCHEC)
- Certificate in Spirituality and Health Studies – The University of Florida Center for Spirituality and Health
Awards
- 2014 Virginia College/University Health Educator of the Year Award, VAHPERD
- 2011 Mary Frances Turner Award, Zeta Nu Chapter of Kappa Delta Sorority at University of Lynchburg
Teaching Areas
- Life Choices for Health and Wellness
- Dimensions of Health and Wellness
- Foundations of Health Promotion
- Nutrition
- Spirituality and Health
- Women’s Health Issues
Professional Interests
- Wellness (balance among the dimensions of wellness)
- Social Health (social support)
- Spiritual Health (calling, vocation, meaning and purpose in life)
- Emotional Health (personal development, stress)
- Young Adult / College Population