Campbell, David
Title: Distinguished Professor of Health Sciences / Director of Health Services
College: College of Science, Mathematics, and Health
Department: Department of Health Sciences, Student Health Center
Phone: 304-384-5331
Discipline: Health
Room: Fines Arts M04
Box: F-30
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Campbell, David
Biography
I serve as the Director of Health Services, Director of EDPD, & Distinguished Professor of Health Sciences. I hold a BS in Health and Physical Education from Virginia Tech, an MA in Health Education and Promotion (research emphasis) from East Carolina University, and a PhD in Health Behavior from Virginia Tech. For the past twenty years, I have worked in higher education. Previously, I was employed as a community health specialists (specializing in adolescent pregnancy prevention programming) and served as a public school educator. I have published on the relationship between spirituality, religion, death, and risk taking behaviors in college underclassmen. I have received over one and a half million dollars in grants and contracts. I have also been an invited speaker at over ninety state, regional, national, and international meetings. Personally: I am a married with four children (ages 20, 19, 16, & 15). I enjoy travel, outdoor activities and sports card investing.
Education
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA
Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction; Cognate: Health Behavior
Dissertation Title: An Examination of the Relationship between Spirituality and Religion and Selected Risk-Taking Behaviors in College Underclassmen.
Major Advisor: Kerry Redican, Ph.D., MPH, CHES, FASHA
GPA: 4.0/4.0
Morehead State University – Morehead, KY
Post-Graduate Studies – public health, program design, development, and evaluation,
GPA: 4.0/4.0
East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
M.A., Health Education and Promotion – Research Emphasis
Thesis Title: The Association among Selected Factors and Death Anxiety in College Underclassmen.
Major Advisor: W. Michael Felts, Ph.D.
GPA: 3.5/4.0
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA
B.S., Health and Physical Education
Teaching Endorsement P-12th Grade
GPA: 3.2/4.0
Research
Teacher Perceptions of FITNESSGRAM® and Application of Results” Miller, W.M., Buldger, S. Lilly, C.L., Campbell, H.D., Elliott, & Wiegand, R. International Journal of Exercise Science 2016, Vol 9, Iss. 2
Campbell, H. D. (2009, November). Spirituality and Religion and Selected Risk-Taking Behaviors in College Underclassmen. The International Journal of Education, Research and Innovation (ICERI 2009) ISBN: 978-84-613-2953-3. ISBN: 978-84-613-2955-7.
Campbell, H. D., & Felts, W. M. (2004). A Comparison of Death Anxiety in College Underclassmen before and After the Catastrophic National Event of September 11th, 2001. Psychological Reports, 2004, 95, 1055-1058.
Tompkins N, Giacobbi P, Nolan JA, Campbell HD, Miller WN, Meeteer, W (October 2020) A hard obstacle to overcome: Barriers to support for child physical activity in a sample of rural parents. Paper presented at the 2020 American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Expo. San Francisco, CA.
Nolan JA, Beasley, S, Campbell HD (April 2020) The Relationship Between BMI and First Semester GPA at a Rural University. Poster presented at the 2020 SHAPE America National Convention, Salt Lake City, UT.
Nolan JA, Miller, WM, Campbell HD, Meeteer, W (April 2020) Facilitators of Parent Support for Physical Activity in Rural Appalachia. Poster presented at the 2020 SHAPE America National Convention, Salt Lake City, UT.
