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Thomas O'Rourke, Ph.D., MPH, CHES

Professor Emeritus

Department of Kinesiology and Community Health
College of Applied Health Sciences
Email: torourke@illinois.edu
Phone:(217) 333-3163
Fax:(217) 333-2766

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Degree

Ph.D., Health Education, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, 1970
MPH, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, 1970

Area of Professional Interest

Health Policy. Health Promotion/Disease Prevention. Health Services Research and Methodological Research

Research Interests

Dr. O'Rourke's research interests are twofold: one is health policy analysis in the area of health promotion/disease prevention and the other is evaluation, including methodological evaluation of the planning and implementation of health promotion/disease prevention programs and health services. He recently was a co-author of a research article, which was the first to rank doctoral programs in health education in the United States. Dr. O'Rourke holds a concurrent appointment in the College of Medicine. He has also served as visiting professor at several other universities.

Publications

See curriculum vitae for list of publications, proceedings, books, and articles.

Professional Associations and Certifications

See curriculum vitae for professional associations and certifications.