John Clapp, PhD

Dr. John Clapp is the Director of the Center for Alcohol and Drug Studies, a Professor at the School of Social Work, and an Adjunct Professor at the Graduate School of Public Health at San Diego State University.  Clapp earned his MSW at San Diego State University and his PhD at Ohio State University focusing on health and social science research methods.  His interests include substance abuse prevention, administration and policy, as well as research and data analysis.  Clapp has published over 50 journal articles and authored over 75 conference papers and posters.

Gary Kreps, MA, PhD

Dr. Gary L. Kreps is a University Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication at George Mason University, where he holds the Eileen and Steve Mandell Endowed Chair in Health Communication and Directs the Center for Health and Risk Communication. He also serves on the Governing Board of the Center for Social Science Research. Kreps earned his MA at the University of Colorado, Boulder and his PhD at the University of Southern California. Kreps has published over 300 books, articles, and monographs on the applications of communication knowledge in society.

Ray Merrill, PhD

Dr. Ray Merrill is a Professor of public health in the department of Health Science at Brigham Young University.  Merrill earned his MS at Brigham Young University, his PhD in Applied Statistics at Arizona State University, and his MPH at Harvard University.  His interests include cancer epidemiology including the impact of advances in cancer treatment and screening tests and various biases on cancer statistics.

Lorraine Wallace, PhD

Dr. Lorraine S. Wallace is the Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine.  Wallace earned her PhD in Public Health Education from the Ohio State University.  Wallace’s professional interests include health literacy and patient-physician communication.