An Introduction to Community & Public Health

Jim McKenzie is a Professor Emeritus at Ball State University. He earned his BS and MEd from Bowling Green State University, a PhD from The Ohio State University, and an MPH from the University of Michigan. During his professional career he also served on the faculties at Bowling Green State University, Mankato State University, and Penn State University–Hershey. He is a retired master certified health education specialist (RMCHES). While he was an active MCHES he served on NCHEC's Division Board for Certification of Health Education Specialists for 11 years. He is co-author of four textbooks: Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating Health Promotion Programs: A Primer (8th ed., in press), Introduction to Public & Community Health (10th ed., 2022), Principles and Foundations of Health Promotion and Education (8th ed., in press), and Research Methods in Health Promotion and Education (2nd ed., 2011). He is a Distinguished Fellow of Society of Public Health Education, and a Fellow of American Association for Health Education and Eta Sigma Gamma.

Robert R. Pinger is Professor Emeritus'in the Department of Physiology and Health Science at Ball State University, and Director Emeritus of the Department’s Public Health Entomology Laboratory. He earned his MS and PhD from Iowa State University and completed postdoctoral training in medical entomology at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. He has taught at the Federal University of Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil and Yeungnam University, Daegu, Republic of Korea. He is co-author of two textbooks: Drugs: Issues for Today (3rd ed., McGraw-Hill) and Introduction to Community and Public Health' (8th ed., Jones & Bartlett Learning), and more than 25 peer reviewed, scientific research articles. As a Ball State Faculty member, he taught courses in personal health, community health, epidemiology, biostatistics, environmental health, toxicology, and public health entomology.'

Denise Seabert is a public health educator and higher education administrator who has dedicated her career to improving the health of students and the community through her teaching, scholarship, service, and leadership roles.' She earned her PhD from the University of Florida, a MS from Indiana University, and a BAEd from Western Washington University. She has served on the NCHEC Division Board, American School Health Association Board of Directors, and Eta Sigma Gamma National Health Education Honorary Executive Board. Denise is co-author of three textbooks: An Introduction to Community and Public Health (11th ed., Jones & Bartlett Learning), Principles and Foundations of Health Promotion and Education (8th ed., 2023, Jones & Bartlett Learning), and Health Education: Elementary and Middle School Applications (11th ed., 2025, McGraw Hill).