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Dr. Anderson combines scholarly research with applications at the local, state and national level. As Director of the Center for the Advancement of Public Health, he directs numerous research and community service projects. His research emphasizes college students, school and community leaders, youth, program planners, and policy makers.

Dr. Anderson co-authors national surveys on drug/alcohol prevention efforts, at the college, community college and secondary school level. He co-directs the Promising Practices: Campus Alcohol Strategies project which includes a family of resources (Sourcebook, Task Force Planner, and Action Planner). His award-winning project Healthy Expectations, with COMPASS: A Roadmap to Healthy Living, emphasizes life health planning and healthy transitions to college. Prior to arriving at Mason in 1987, he served as a student affairs administrator at Ohio University, Radford University, and The Ohio State University.

• College and youth substance abuse prevention strategies
• Technology and health promotion
• Health and safety communication
• Holistic health
• Strategic planning and organization change
• Needs assessment
• Program evaluation
• Accountability

• Loudoun Youth Study 2006: Report of Findings
• 2006 College Alcohol Survey
• The Alcohol Summit: A Roadmap for Fraternities and Sororities
• Best Practices: Strategies, Insights and Applications for Addressing Alcohol Issues with Fraternities and Sororities on America’s College and University Campuses
• Sourcebook 2001, Promising Practices: Campus Alcohol Strategies
• Distracted Driving: Review of Current Needs, Efforts and Recommended Strategies
• “Drugs, Alcohol and Youth: Strategies to Make a Difference”
• “Virginia’s College Students: Reversing Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Problems”
• “Virginia College Alcohol Abuse Prevention Standards”
• “Drugs, Alcohol and Youth: Strategies to Make a Difference”
• Steps for Developing a Comprehensive Campus Alcohol Abuse Prevention Program: An Action Planner

Websites:

• Center for the Advancement of Public Health www.caph.gmu.edu
• Promising Practices www.promprac.gmu.edu
• Healthy Expectations www.healthyexpectations.gmu.edu
• Community Traffic Safety Awareness www.safety.gmu.edu

• School of Recreation, Health and Tourism
• Center for the Advancement of Public Health
• Center for Education Policy
• Exercise Science & Health Promotion

• Drugs and Health (HEAL - 310)
• Health and Wellness Choices (HEAL - 312)

• Advanced Topics in Education (EDCD - 797)
• Health Communication (HEAL - 372)