[aahb] AAHB Names Incoming Editor-in-Chief for Health Behavior Research
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- Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2021 08:14:14 -0400
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The American Academy of Health Behavior (AAHB) announces that Paul
Branscum, PhD, RD, FAAHB, FSBM has been selected as the next
Editor-in-Chief (EIC) of *Health Behavior Research*
<https://newprairiepress.org/hbr/>* (HBR)*. Dr. Branscum was selected after
a rigorous review of his application materials as a talented and
well-qualified candidate. His scholarly achievements, experience in
research and publications and long-standing service to AAHB support his
forthcoming work as EIC of AAHB’s official journal.
Dr. Branscum currently serves as Professor in the Department of
Kinesiology, Nutrition & Health where he is also the Public Health Program
Leader and is an Affiliate Professor for the Department of Educational
Leadership at Miami University. He has published two books, one book
chapter, more than 95 peer-reviewed research articles and he has given over
95 presentations at international and national meetings. He has been
awarded over $158,000 in external research funding. Dr. Branscum has
attended AAHB Annual Meetings since 2010, officially joined AAHB in 2012,
became a Fellow in 2021 and has been Member Delegate since 2020.
Dr. Branscum will work with current EIC Rita DeBate, MPH, PhD, FAED, FAAHB,
and Co-EIC Anna Greer, PhD, MCHES, over the next several months and will
assume official duties as EIC beginning September 2021. Current AAHB
president, Katie Heinrich, PhD, FAAHB, FACSM said, “I am thrilled to have
Paul serve in this important leadership role and am excited about his
contributions to the future success of our journal.”
As leader of the *HBR *editorial board, the EIC has full content
responsibility, ensuring that the mission, scope and core information is
considered during the submission and publication of articles while working
with the editorial board and journal staff. *HBR *is a peer-reviewed
open-access scholarly journal that publishes original research articles,
current issues papers, commentaries, and abstracts from the annual meeting
of the Academy. The aim of the journal is to advance the science of health
behavior research. Published four-times per year, particular emphasis is
placed on papers that address new and emerging concepts and theory used in
health behavior research, conceptual frameworks, methods, and analyses.
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