Faculty

Jane Petrillo, Ed.D.

Associate Professor

Convocation Center 3020

phone: 770-423-6416

fax: 770-423-6561

Academic Degrees

Ed.D.	Curriculum and Instruction, Health Promotion, Higher Education	University of Cincinnati	1995
M.S.	Health Science	Slippery Rock University	1986
B.S.	Health and Physical Education	Slippery Rock University	1983

	2003-Date	Associate Professor, Department of Health Promotion and Physical Education, Kennesaw State University
	1996-2002	Assistant Professor, Department of Health, Physical Education, and Sport Science, Kennesaw State University
	1990-1996	Instructor, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY.
	1988-1990	Instructor, Butler Community College, Butler, PA.

Professional Presentations:

Petrillo, J., Johnson, P.H., Porter, K. (2010). American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance National Convention. HEDIR Technology Poster Seminar. Technology and Field-Based Strategies in Health Promotion Programming. Indianapolis, IN, March 16-20, 2010. (National)
Porter, K.J., Petrillo, J.A., & Johnson, P.H. (November, 2009). Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the American School Health Association. Using the HECAT to Develop Georgia’s Performance Standards and Curricular Framework. Denver, Colorado. (National)
Porter, K.J., Petrillo, J.A., & Johnson, P.H. (November, 2009). Using the HECAT to Develop Georgia’s Performance Standards and Curricular Framework. Poster presented at the 2009 Annual Convention of the Georgia Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Savannah, Georgia. (State)
Johnson, K., Johnson, P., Petrillo, J. American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance. Tampa, FL. “Priority Health Behaviors among South African University Students.” April 2009. (National)
Johnson, K., Johnson, P., Petrillo, J. American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance. Tampa, FL. “Finding Common Ground in Sexuality Education.” April 2009. (National)

Publications:

Johnson, P.H., Priestley, J., Johnson, K.M., Petrillo, J. (In Print). Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Attitudes and Use among Health Educators in the United States. American Journal of Health Education. (Research Article)
Porter, K.M., Johnson, P.H., Petrillo, J. (Accepted). Priority Health Behaviors Among South African Undergraduate Students. The International Electronic Journal of Health Education. (Research Article)
Johnson, K.M., Petrillo, J., Johnson, P.H. (2008). Finding common ground: Developing effective sexuality education in Georgia. The GAHPERD Journal, 41(2): 12-18. (Pedagogical Article)
Petrillo, J. (July-November 2008). (Contributor-Chapters 13-26 Power Point Presentations to Accompany Textbook). Anspaugh, D., Ezell, G. (2008). Teaching Today’s Health. 9th ed San Francisco, CA: Pearson Education Publishers

Additional Activities:

Eta Sigma Gamma Student Monograph. Reviewer. April 2010, April 2008. (Research Article).
Taking Sides: Clashing Views in Health and Society. Academic Advisory Board. New York: McGraw-Hill Higher Education Publishers. February 9, 2009-Present.
Annual Editions: Gender. New York: McGraw-Hill Higher Education Publishers. Academic Advisory Board. May 2009-Present.
Medical Library Association’s Guide to Health Sciences Information Resources. Advisory Board. In Print. December 2009.

Exercise and Health Science (EHS) Undergraduate Internship Placement and Supervision

Increasing Field-Based Learning Experiences for EHS Majors

Career and Professional Development among EHS students

Behavior Intervention and Change Strategies to Promote Health and Reduce Risk Behaviors

Health Education Curriculum Development and Pedagogy

Comprehensive Health Education and Comprehensive Health Education

Gender Issues and Women’s Health Issues

HPS 3250 – Family Health and Sexuality

HPS 3300 – Personal Health Behaviors

HPS 3850 – Health Promotion and Program Planning

HPS 4600 – Health Promotion Applications

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