STEVE DORMAN, PH.D., M.P.H.
Professor and Dean
Ph.D. in health education, University of Tennessee (1984)
M.P.H. in community health education, University of Tennessee (1982)
B.S. in biology, Lee College (1979)
Curriculum Vitae

Office:		FLG 200
Address:		P.O. Box 118200 Gainesville, FL 32611-8210
Contact:		(352) 294-1601 sdorman@ufl.edu

Biography:

Steve Dorman, M.P.H., Ph.D., was appointed as the Dean of the College of Health and Human Performance Aug. 1, 2006. Dorman was chairman of Texas A&M University’s Department of Health and Kinesiology before he accepted the dean’s position at HHP. Under his leadership, the college’s faculty has been the most productive in the nation and on the UF campus, according to a national study by the Chronicle of Higher Education.

Dorman is an internationally recognized scholar who has devoted much of his life to health education at the local, state, national and international levels. His awards include National Health Educator of the Year from the American Association of Health Education and the 2007 William A. Howe Award from the American School Health Association.

A prolific author, Dorman has published numerous peer-reviewed articles. In addition, he has published many technology briefs in peer-reviewed professional journals about the role technology can play in research. Dorman’s personal research specialty is in health education and spans issues such as obesity, alcohol consumption and interpersonal violence as they relate to personal risk, especially in adolescents and college-age people.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in biology from Lee University in Cleveland, Tenn., his Master of Public Health and his doctorate in health education both from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. Upon completion of his doctorate, he served as a health education coordinator for the Onslow County Schools in Jacksonville, N.C.

Dorman has deep ties to UF. From 1986 to 2000, he was a faculty member in the Department of Health Education and Behavior, serving as director of the Master of Public Health Program shortly before he left for TAMU.

Research Interests:

• • Public health
• • Health education

Classes:
HSC 2400 Personal and Family Health
HSC 3000 Foundations of Health Education
HSC 3002 Community and Environmental Health
HSC 4302 Methods & Materials in Health Education
HSC 6006 Principles and Philosophies of Health Education
PHC 6105 Organization & Administration of Public Health Programs
HSC 6318 Advanced Methods in Health Science Education
HSC 6507 Epidemiology
HSC 6586 Health Promotion Implementation and Evaluation
HSC 6635 Health Behavior Change Theories
HSC 6635 Issues and Trends in International Health
HSC 6935 AIDS/HIV: Issues and Strategies