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James Emery, MPH
James Emery, MPH
Research Associate
Department of Health Behavior
My main professional interest is to help improve physical and social environments for healthy living by working behind-the-scenes with government agencies and other organizations to enhance the infrastructure that creates healthy living opportunities.
Staff/Administrative Duties
Manage policy, systems and environmental change interventions.
Provide in-person and internet-based training and technical assistance to federal, state and local organizations working on policy, systems and environmental change.
Assess health and safety systems in federal agencies using soft-system methodology.
Develop policy-based curricula for public health professionals and university graduate students.
Train and coach professional trainers, facilitators, and managers.
Facilitate strategic planning sessions, stakeholder meetings, and inter-agency collaborations.
