Health Promotion Planning

Jean Marie S. Place is Associate Professor of Health Science at Ball State University. Her research and teaching areas include women’s health, maternal and child health, substance abuse and global health. She received her Doctorate in Health Promotion, Education, & Behavior from the University of South Carolina. Her community-based research focuses on addressing root causes of substance use disorder such as adverse childhood experiences and trauma. Jonel Thaller earned a Master’s and Doctoral degree in Social Work from Arizona State University. She is currently an Associate Professor of Social Work at Ball State University where she teaches coursework related to program evaluation and human behavior in the social environment. She also supervises social work students in community-based practicums within public health organizations and works closely with several prevention, treatment, and recovery programs that address substance use disorders. Scott S. Hall is a professor of family science in the department of Early Childhood, Youth, and Family Studies at Ball State University. He earned a Masters degree in Marriage and Family Therapy at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a Doctorate degree in Family Studies at Purdue University. He has taught various courses related to program planning, including grant writing and research methods, family stressors and crisis, and family relations, and has been involved with community-based programs related to foster care, suicide, and substance use disorders.