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Education:
- M.P.H., Boston University (1984)
- Ph. D., Clinical Psychology, West Virginia University (1978)
- M.A., Clinical Psychology, West Virginia University (1975)
Professional Memberships/Affiliations:
- American Public Health Association
- American Academy of Health Behavior
- Society for Behavioral Medicine
Scholarly Areas:
- Behavior Modification Applied to Health Promotion and Prevention of Chronic Disease Risk Factors in Children Adolescents
- Latino Community Health
- Child Survival and Infectious Disease Control in Underdeveloped Countries
Biography: John P. Elder, Ph.D., M.P.H, is Distinguished Professor in the Division of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences at San Diego State University Graduate School of Public, and Adjunct Professor of Family and Community Medicine at the University of California-San Diego. He received his Bachelors degree from the University of Nebraska, a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from West Virginia University and an MPH from Boston University in international health. He currently serves as Principal Investigator of an obesity prevention research project funded by NIH/NIDDK, and of the CDC-funded San Diego Prevention Research Center.
He has authored 3 books and 290 other publications in the areas of health promotion, disease prevention, and behavioral epidemiology. Dr. Elder has consulted for USAID, DoD, the Rockefeller Foundation and WHO projects in 34 different countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe. His international work has been in the areas of child survival, MCH, AIDS/HIV, dengue fever and malaria control, research design, and social marketing.
Selected Publications:
- Elder, J.P., Ayala, G.X., Parra Medina, D., and Talavera, G.A. (2009) Health promotion in the Latino community: Communication issues and approaches. Annual Review of Public Health. 30: 227-251.
- Elder, J.P., Lytle, L., Sallis, J., Young, D., Steckler, A., Simons-Morton, D., Stone, E., Jobe, J., Stevens, J., Lohman, T., Webber, L., Pate, R., Saksvig, B., and Ribisl, K. (2007) A description of the social-ecological framework used in the Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls (TAAG). Health Education Research. 22: 155-165.
- Elder, J.P., Ayala, G.X., Campbell, N.A., Slymen, D., Lopez-Madurga, E.T., and Engelberg, M. (2005) Interpersonal and print nutrition communication for a Spanish-dominant Latino population: Secretos de la Buena Vida. Health Psychology. 24(1): 49-57.
- Elder, J.P., Broyles, S.L., Brennan, J.J., Zuniga de Nuncio, M.L., and Nader, P.R. (2005) Acculturation, parent–child acculturation differential, and chronic disease risk factors in a Mexican-American population. Journal of Immigrant Health. 7(1): 1-9.
- Elder, J.P. (2003) Reaching out to America's immigrants: Community health advisors and health communication. American Journal of Health Behavior. 12: 196-205.
- Elder, J. Behavior Change and Public Health in the Developing World. Newbury Park, CA: Sage, 2001.
- Elder, J., Hovell, M., Mayer, J., and Geller, G. Motivating Health Behavior. New York: Delmar, 1994.
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