ROBERT M. WEILER, PH.D., MPH
Professor
Ph.D. in health education, Southern Illinois University (1991)
MPH in community health education, University of Tennessee (1984)
B.A. in school health education K-12/safety education 7-12, Marshall University (1983)
Curriculum Vitae

Office:		FLG 14
Address:		P.O. Box 118210 Gainesville, FL 3261-82010
Contact:		(352) 392-0583 ext. 1282 rweiler@hhp.ufl.edu

Biography:

Robert M. Weiler, Ph.D., holds a bachelor’s degree from Marshall University, a master of public health degree from the University of Tennessee and a doctor of philosophy degree from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. From 1984-1987, he served as Coordinator of School Health Education for the Cumberland County (North Carolina) schools, and from 1991-1993 he was appointed Visiting Assistant Professor of Human Services at George Mason University.

In 1993, Weiler joined the faculty in the Department of Health Education & Behavior at the University of Florida. He was promoted to associate professor with tenure in 1998 and again promoted to full professor in 2005. From 2003 to 2007 he served as the chair of the department.

Weiler’s research interests include adolescent risk behaviors, school health programs, substance abuse prevention with emphasis on prescription drugs and survey research and evaluation. He has published some 35 papers in professional journals such as Journal of Adolescent Health, Journal of Drug Education, Public Health Reports, Health Education & Behavior, and American Journal of Health Behavior, and the Journal of School Health. Moreover, he has presented more than 70 papers at international and national scientific meetings. He has served as co-investigator/evaluator on three NIH grants and as principal investigator on numerous state and private contracts. In May 2004, he co-founded the Addictive and Health Behaviors Research Institute at the University of Florida. Weiler’s professional affiliations include American Academy of Health Behavior, American Public Health Association, The Society for Public Health Education and the American School Health Association. He is a Fellow of the American School Health Association, and in April 2002, Weiler received a University of Florida Research Foundation Professorship.

Research Interests:

• • Adolescent risk behaviors
• • School health programs
• • Prescription drug abuse
• • Survey research and evaluation

Classes:
HSC 3032 Foundations of Health Education
HSC 3201 Community and Environmental Health
HSC 4302 Methods and Materials in Health Education
HSC 6216 Environmental Health
HSC 6318 Advanced Methods of Health Science Education
HSC 6507 Epidemiology
HLP 6515 Evaluation Procedures
HLP 6535 Research Methods
HSC 6712 Evaluating Health Education Programs