Randall R. Cottrell, Ph.D. is Professor and Program Coordinator in the
Public Health Studies program at the University of North Carolina
Wilmington. He received his doctorate in Health Education from The
Pennsylvania State University in 1982. He has conducted research and
published over 70 articles in such areas as worksite health promotion,
coordinated school health, program evaluation and professional
development. He has authored or co-authored eight textbooks in the areas of
stress management, weight control, foundations of health education, and
research methods.
Dr. Cottrell has taught courses in Health Planning, Research Methods,
Global Health, Human Sexuality and Aging. From 2004 to 2006 he served a
two-year term as President of the American Association for Health
Education and is currently on the Board of the Foundation for the
Advancement of Health Education. Dr. Cottrell also served as a trustee for
the Society for Public Health Education, and currently co-chairs the National
Implementation Accreditation Task Force. Randy was named a Fulbright
Scholar in 2011 and spent six months teaching and conducting research at
Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China. Randy and his wife, Karen, are
fitness enthusiasts and enjoy participating in organized long distance
bicycling tours, hiking, tennis, and square dancing.