Mike Stoots

 

College of Public Health

Mike Stoots

Mike Stoots 

Interim Chair and Full Professor 
Department of Community and Behavioral Health
Undergraduate Coordinator
Director of Operations, Project EARTH 
423-439-4456 / stootsj@etsu.edu 
Lamb Hall 457/ETSU Eastman Valleybrook Campus


EDUCATION

Doctor of Education, Health Education, University of Tennessee. Major: Health Education, collateral studies Exercise Science. (May 2001)

Master of Public Health, East Tennessee State University.  Concentration: Industrial Health Education. (May 1990)

Bachelor of Science, East Tennessee State University.  Majors: Physical Education and Psychology. Minor: Health Education. Met class requirements for K-12 teaching certification. (May 1987)

COURSES TAUGHT

  • First-Aid and Emergency Care 
  • Community Health 
  • Consumer Health Education 
  • Personal Health 
  • Principles and Practices of Health Education 
  • Principles and Methods of Health Education 
  • Emerging Technologies for the Health Professions 
  • International Health 
  • Overview of Public Health

RESEARCH FOCUS

Adolescent health and obesity 
Distance education and training

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Wykoff RF, Khoury A, Stoots JM, Pack RP (2015). Undergraduate Training in Public Health Should Prepare Graduates for the Workforce. Frontiers in Public Health. 2:285. doi:10.3389/fpubh.2014.00285

Stoots JM, Wykoff RF, Khoury A, Pack, RP (2015). An Undergraduate Curriculum In Public Health Benchmarked to the Needs of the Workforce. Frontiers in Public Health; 3:12. doi:10.3389.fpubh.2015.00012.

Wu, T., Florence, J., Stoots, M., McKamey, M. Intention for healthy eating among Southern Appalachian Teens. American Journal of Health Behavior, 2009.

JB, Floyd MR, Florence JE, Stoots JM, Mckamey MI. Intention for healthy eating among Southern Appalachian teens. American Journal of Health Behavior (submitted).

Wu T, Stoots JM, Florence JE, Floyd MR, Snider JB, Ward R. Eating Habits among Adolescents in Rural Southern Appalachia. Journal of Adolescent Health 2007; 40: 577-580.

RESEARCH PROJECTS

Stoots, M. Medline Plus Orientation and Instruction. NN/LM, 2010-2011

PERSONAL INTERESTS

Scuba diving instructor 
Construction 
Metal work 
Kite boarding and surfing