Education

• Ph.D., Health Education, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon; secondary emphasis in community service and public affairs; awarded August 1978.
• M.S., Health Education, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois; awarded August 1975.
• B.S., Biological Sciences, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois; awarded August 1973.

Post-Doctoral Education, Certifications and Awards

• Leadership Kentucky, 2006.  http://www.leadershipky.org/
  
  
• Management Development Program, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard University, Summer 2000.
• Coalition for Allied Health Leadership, Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions (ASAHP), Spring 2000.
• Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES), charter member (#0143).
• Ithaca College Choice Award recipient, 2001, for work as chair, President’s Task Force on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Prevention.
• Ithaca College Choice Award recipient, 2000, for contirbution as member of the On-Line Registration Committee.
• Certified Chemical Dependency Counselor, Ohio Chemical Dependency Counseling Credentialing Board, #902786, May 1990

Professional Experience

• Dean , College of Health and Human Services , Western Kentucky University, July 2003 to present.

• Associate dean, School of Health Sciences and Human Performance; Ithaca College; courtesy appointment, professor, Department of Health Promotion and Human Movement, Ithaca College, July 2002 to June 2003.
• Acting dean, School of Health Sciences and Human Performance, Ithaca College, June 2001 to July 2002.
• Assistant dean, School of Health Sciences and Human Performance; Ithaca College; professor, Department of Health Promotion and Human Movement Ithaca College, August 1993 to June 2001.
• Project Director, Drug-Free Rockford Community Partnership, Office of the Mayor, Rockford, IL, July 1990 to August 1993.
• Associate professor, School of Health and Sport Sciences, College of Health and Human Services, Ohio University, August 1978 to July 1989.
• Teacher, biological sciences and general science; Chicago Board of Education, 1973 to 1976.

Selected Publications and Presentations

• Bonder B, Hulisz D, Marsh S & Bonaguro J (2006).  An Interactive Electronic Instructional Unit on Substance Abuse.  Journal of Allied Health, 35 (2): e215. 

• The Seasons of Health Education.  Third National Congress for Institutions Preparing Health Educators: Linking Program Assessment, Accountability, and Improvement.  February, 2006, Dallas, Texas.

• English G, Bonaguro J, Madison S (2005).  Existing Abilities and the Perceived Importance of Skill Development for Establishing Coordinated School Health Programs.  American Journal of Health Education, 36 (5): 295-301.

• The Seasons of Gerontology: Perspectives for Health and Human Services Professions. International Conference on Social and Health Care in Aging Society, November 2005, Meiho Institute of Technology, Taiwan.

• Administrative Challenges Facing Health Education in University and College Settings.  American Association for Health Education Annual Meeting, April 2004, New Orleans

• Characteristics of Substance Abuse Curricula in Allied Health Professions.  ASAHP Annual Meeting, October 2003, Toronto, Canada.

• Bonaguro J, Nalette E., Seibert ML. (2002). The role of allied health professions in substance abuse education. In Strategic Plan for Interdisciplinary Faculty Development: Arming the Nation’s Health Professional Workforce for a New Approach to Substance Use Disorders (Mary Haack and Hoover Adger, Editors). Substance Abuse, 23 (3): 169-183.
• The Role of Allied Health Professions in Substance Abuse Education. Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse, September 20, 2002, Washington, D.C.
• Education of Health Professionals in Substance Use Disorders: Challenges and Benefits of Faculty Development. Panel presentation at Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse, September 19, 2002, Washington, D.C.
• Interdisciplinary Project to Improve Allied Health Professional Education in Health Communication. (Bonaguro, J. and Hedberg, K.) Annual Meeting of the Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions, Las Vegas, October 2000.
• The Role of Allied Health Professions in Substance Abuse Education: A Case Study Approach. College and University Administrative Council Annual Meeting, St. Simons Island, GA, July 2000.
• Research Techniques for Evaluating Community Coalitions. Pre-Convention Workshop, American Association for Health Education, Boston, MA, April 1999. Four hour workshop conducted with Robert Valois, University of South Carolina, and Peter Mulhall, Univerisity of Illinois - Champaign

External Funding/Grants and Contracts

• Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky.  Bowling Green Smoke-Free Communities Project.  January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007; $2,000.

• Council on Post-Secondary Education, Public Health Initiative with University of Kentucky, University of Louisville, Eastern Kentucky University, and Western Kentucky University. July 2005 to June 2007, $25,000.

• Center for Life Skills: An Interdisciplinary Model for Student Training. Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration, September 2002 to August 2005, $279,977; wrote outcome evaluation plan for grant application and served as project evaluator.
• Co-Investigator, Allied Health Geriatric Interdisciplinary Team Training, Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration, September 1999 to August 2002; $297,223.
• State Justice Institute, Drug Court, Ithaca City Court, $350,000.00, January to December 1998; wrote evaluation sections of grant and critiqued the application for the Ithaca City Court.
• State Justice Institute, Technical Assistance Grant, Ithaca City Court, $30,000, August 1996 to July 1997; provided leadership in writing a grant application on behalf of the Ithaca City Court for a technical assistance grant from the State Justice Institute.
• Principal Investigator, Office for Substance Abuse Prevention, Drug-Free Rockford Community Partnership, $638,000.00, August 25, 1991 to July 30, 1996.

Professional Organizations and Consultantships

• Foundation for the Advancement of Health Education, Vice President.  March 2007 to present.
  
  
• Third National Congress for Institutions Preparing Health Educators: Linking Program Assessment, Accountability, and Improvement.  Jointly sponsored by American Association for Health Education and Society for Public Health Education.  Member, Planning Committee, 2004 to 2006.
  

• American Association for Health Education (member since 1974), elected to board of directors 2002-2005; editorial board, health education, 1983-1986. Reviewer for manuscripts for Journal of Health Education; member of the Research Coordinating Board (1996-1999), chair of Research Coordinating Board, 1999-2001.
• Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions, chair, Task Force on Substance Abuse, Education, October 2001 to 2003; manuscript reviewer for Journal of Allied Health.
• Evaluator, Comprehensive School Health Project, New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance; October 2001 to September 2003.
• Project Mainstream, Strategic Planning Advisory, and Faculty Advisory Committee, AMERSA/HRSA project on the role of health professionals in substance abuse education. January 1999 to December 2004.