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About McKinley Thomas

McKinley Thomas is an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Science and Kinesiology at Georgia Southern University. He joined Georgia Southern in 2015.

Positions

Present Faculty Member, Georgia Southern University ‐ Department of Health Sciences and Kinesiology
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Curriculum Vitae

Disciplines

Grants

2008 - 2012 Integrating Population Health into the Medical School Curriculum
Association of American Medical Colleges and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Role: Consultant
$50,000
2010 Association for Prevention Teaching and Research
Undergraduate Course in Basic Epidemiology
$14,630
2009 Integrating Technology into the Classroom
Mercer University, Master of Public Health, Death & Dying
$1,500
2004 Faculty Research and Development
American Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
$180
2004 Special Initiative Funding: Technology in the Classroom
Augusta State University
$450
2000 Hand Hygiene: A Healthcare Quality Imperative
Medical College of Georgia
$34,250
1999 Special Initiative Funding: Technology in the Classroom
Augusta State University
$7,500
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Professional Service and Affiliations

2017 - Present Peer Evaluator, Center for Teaching and Learning
2017 - Present Member, College of Health Professions Consolidation Taskforce
2017 - Present Member, Consolidation Working Group with Georgia Southern – BHS / BPH Degrees
2016 - Present Member, Graduate Student Appeals Committee
2016 - Present Member, Pirates Prevention Coalition
2015 - Present Member, Accelerated Bachelor’s Master’s Degree Task Force
2018 Member, Research, Scholarship, and Awards Committee
2018 Chair, Search Committee, Department of Health Sciences and Kinesiology
2018 Member, Search Committee, Nutrition and Food Science
2016 Member, Content Committee
2016 MPH Representative, Institute for Healthcare Improvement Planning Committee
2016 Member, Search Committee, Master of Public Health
2016 Member, Search Committee, Sports Medicine
2015 Member, New Faculty Development, Lunch & Learn: Teaching Online Courses
2015 Member, New Faculty Support Group
2015 Member, Search Committee, Health Informatics
2001 - 2006 Chair, Oversight Committee on Human and Animal Research (IRB)
2003 - 2004 Chair, Community Health Council
2002 - 2003 Chair, Intellectual Properties Committee
1998 - 2003 Chair, Faculty Development Institute
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Honors and Awards

  • Recipient, Certificate of Merit, American Association for Health Education, HIV Prevention and CSHE Program (1998)
  • Recipient, College-University Health Educator of the Year, Georgia Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (1999)
  • Recipient, Recognition of Professional Excellence and Meritorious Service, Southern District of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (2000)
  • Recipient, Faculty Member of the Year, Community Medicine (2011)
  • Recipient, Governor's Teaching Fellows Program, University of Georgia (2012)
  • Recipient, Faculty Member of the Year, Community Medicine (2013)
  • Recipient, Delta Omega, Honorary Society in Public Health (2016)
  • Honoree, Armstrong State University (2018)

Courses

  • Advanced Epidemiology
  • Community/Environmental Health
  • Graduate Epidemiology
  • Health and Illness Continuum
  • Human Sexuality
  • Independent Study
  • Research Methods
  • Undergraduate Epidemiology

Education

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1995 Ed.D. in Health Education, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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1989 M.Ed. in Health and Physical Education, Georgia College at Milledgeville
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1988 B.S. in Community Health Education, Georgia College at Milledgeville
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Contact Information


Georgia Southern - Armstrong Campus
Savannah, GA 31419
Phone: (912) 344-2656
Office: University Hall 154K

Email:

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Published Works (25)