Mailing Address:
Box 9805945 Stone Blvd.
Mississippi State, MS 39762
Education:
- Ed.D., University of Alabama
- M.A., University of Alabama
- B.S., Troy State University
Research/Extension Areas:
- Coordinated school health programs
- Alcohol and other drug prevention programs
- Worksite health programs
Courses Taught:
- FNH 8513 Theory and Practice of Health Education
- FNH 8553 Behavioral Epidemiology
- FNH 8990 Introduction to Health Science Research
- FNH 8143 Problems in Health Education
- FNH 8263 Seminar in School Health
Awards:
- Outstanding Business Retention and Expansion Program, Business Retention and Expansion International
Society Memberships:
- American Academy of Health Behavior
- American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
- American Association for Health Education
- American Public Health Association
- American School Health Association
- International Council for Health, Physical Education, Recreation Sport and Dance
Publications
2021
Anderson, J. C., A. J. Gardner, B. P. Hunt. 2021. Drinking behavior among college students: Interventions to increase mindfulness and social capital. Journal of Social, Behavioral and Health Sciences 15(1):76-87 Download
2019
Hurtado, I. J., B. P. Hunt, A. J. Gardner. 2019. Enhancing student success with a connectedness focused retention initiative: The LIFE program. Journal of Student Success and Retention 6:63-72. Download
2017
Walker, J., B. P. Hunt, B. D. Oliver, R. D. Williams. 2017. Overlapping responsibilities of certified health education specialists and certified athletic trainers. Journal of the Louisiana Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance 81(1): 24-30:
2016
Murphy, T. C., D. K. Tidwell, M. E. Hall, R. D. Williams, C. A. Briley, B. P. Hunt. 2016. Exploring a healthy living variable using theory of planned behavior. Health Behavior and Policy Review 3(3):187-197. Download
2015
Hall, M. E., R. D. Williams, B. P. Hunt. 2015. Assessment of attitudes regarding tobacco-free campus policy and secondhand smoke exposure among college students, faculty and staff. American Journal of Health Education 46(1):48-57. Download
2015
Hall, M. E., R. D. Williams, T. M. Penhollow, K. E. Rhodes, B. P. Hunt. 2015. Factors associated with discrimination among college students. American Journal of Health Behavior 39(3):318-329. Download
2015
Hung, L. S., D. K. Tidwell, M. E. Hall, M. L. Lee, C. A. Briley, B. P. Hunt. 2015. A meta-analysis of school-based obesity prevention programs demonstrates limited efficacy of decreasing childhood obesity. Nutrition Research 35(3):229-240. Download
2015
Lee, M. L., D. K. Tidwell, C. A. Briley, J. C. Loveless, B. P. Hunt, W. B. Mikel. 2015. A community-based obesity prevention program decreased the body mass index of university-affiliated participants. Journal of Human Sciences and Extension 3(3):93-106. Download
2013
Cossman, R.E., R.D. Williams, B.P. Hunt, S.B. Slinkard, C.A. Fratesi, T.F. Day. 2013. College students' sense of cycling capability deters helmet use: Implications for safety helmet ordinances. American Journal of Health Sciences 4(2):51-54. Download
2013
Howard, G.M., D.K. Tidwell, C. Briley, and B.P. Hunt. 2013. Vitamin D and Calcium Intakes of Participants With and Without Cancer. Journal of Human Nutrition and Food Science, Vol. 1(2):1015-1020. Download
2012
Dong, B.E., R.D. Williams, B.P. Hunt. 2012. Overlapping responsibilities of Certified Health Education Specialists and Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine. Topics in Integrative Health Care 3(2) ID:3.2007. Download
2011
Shaikh, M.A., and B.P. Hunt. 2011. Prevalence and correlates of tobacco use among class 8 to 10 students in Peshawar, Pakistan. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal 17(2):180-181.
2011
Williams, R.D., J. Barnes, B.P. Hunt, H.C. Winborne. 2011. Health beliefs related to secondhand smoke and smoke-free policies in a college community. American Journal of Health Studies 26(3):152-159.
2011
Williams, R.D., J. Barnes, R. Humphries, B.P. Hunt, and E. Henry. 2011. Beliefs and intentions of restaurant patrons regarding secondhand smoke exposure and smoke-free ordinances. Missouri Journal of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance 21(1):123-131.
2010
Shumpert, K., B.P. Hunt, and M.E. Hall. 2010. An examination of the role of health promotion in physical therapy. Journal of the Mississippi Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance. 17 pp.
2009
Brace, A.M., M.E. Hall, and B.P. Hunt. 2008. Social, economic and health costs of unintended teen pregnancy: The circle of care intervention program in Troup County, Georgia. Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association 1(1):33-46. Download
2008
Whitley, A.M., M.E. Hall, and B.P. Hunt. 2008. The status of certified athletic trainers and athletic protocols in Mississippi public high schools. Journal of the Mississippi Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.
