STEVEN B. POKORNY, PH.D.
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. in clinical-community psychology, DePaul University (2000)
M.A. in clinical-community psychology, DePaul University (1992)
B.A. in psychology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (1986)
Curriculum Vitae

Office:		FLG 20
Address:		P.O. Box 118210 Gainesville, FL 32611-8210
Contact:		(352) 392-0583 ext. 1424 spokorny@hhp.ufl.edu

Biography:

Steven Pokorny, Ph.D., joined the Department of Health Education and Behavior as an assistant professor in the fall semester of 2006.

Before beginning his position at UF, Pokorny was at DePaul University. At DePaul University, he directed two studies on preventing youth access to tobacco (funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the National Cancer Institute). Pokorny also taught classes, supervised independent student research, served on Thesis Committees and mentored staff and students.

Pokorny has 20 years of experience in the field of mental health and more than 20 years of experience in research. He is currently conducting research in two areas: environmental smoking policies and women’s heart health.

Research Interests:

• • Health promotion & prevention science
• • Tobacco prevention & control
• • Women’s heart health
• • Social policy
• • Community-based intervention
• • Participatory research methods

Classes:
STA 2023 Introduction to Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
HSC 3201 Community and Environmental Health
HSC 6318 Planning Health Education Programs
HSC 6712 Evaluating Health Education Programs