Resume

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  Certificate of Completion: Protecting Human Research Participants

  National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Extramural Research

• 2008

  American Indicators

  Hoover

  Alabama

  American Indicators is devoted to tracking trends in politics

  health

  family

  education

  the environment

  and education.

  President

  American Indicators

• 1996

  Faulkner University

  Birmingham

  Alabama

  John serves as an adjunct professor at Faulkner University

  where he teaches introductory research methods

  statistics

  and quantitative business analysis at the undergraduate and graduate levels for executive programs across the state. Current and past classes taught include: \n\nEH 1303 – Speech Communication \nHRM 3300 – Research Methods in Management\nHRM 3305 – Business Analytics\nHRM 3306 – Statistical Reasoning\nHRM 3310 – Statistical Methods and Research\nHRM 3320 – Effective Interpersonal Relations\nHRM 4199 / 4299 / 4399 – Research Project

  Parts I-III\nBBA 4300 – Quantitative Analysis for Management\nBSB 4300 – Quantitative Business Analysis (online) \nBI 5382 - Family Research Methods

  Adjunct Professor

  Faulkner University

  Birmingham

  Alabama

  John authored more than forty publications and appeared on numerous radio and television programs across Alabama. He has written extensively about responsible environmentalism

  the social and economic effects of gambling

  and the effects of family structure and government spending on education outcomes.

  Senior Research Analyst

  Alabama Policy Institute

  My responsibilities include teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in communication

  statistics

  and research methods. Current and past classes taught include:\n\nMC 1410 - Speech and Written Communication Skills for Career Growth\nMC 1415 - Interpersonal Communication Skills\nMC 4404 - Human Relations and Problem Solving\nMC 4406 - Professional Public Relations\nRS 6339 - Research and Evaluation\nBA 6357 / LD 6357/6557 - Organizational Communication\nLD 6360/6560 - Negotiation and Conflict Management\nRS 9322 - Quantitative Research Methods \nRS 9323 - Advanced Quantitative Design and Analysis\nRS 9361 - Advanced Research Methods\nRS 9363/9364 - Design and Quantitative Analysis in Research

  I & II

  Amridge University

  Online Adjunct Instructor

  John serves as an adjunct instructor at Amridge University

  where he teaches introductory and advanced statistics classes courses.

  Amridge University

  Homewood Church of Christ: 1996 - present

  Chair

  Adult Education Committee

• 1992

  Ph.D.

  Mass Communication

• 1988

  MA

  Speech

• 1984

  BA

  Bible / Broadcasting

  Freed-Hardeman University

• 2013 Building Business in Alabama: How Business-Friendly Are Alabama's 50 Largest Cities?

  The Alabama Policy Institute (API) has collected data on Alabama's 50 most populous cities and ranked them based on criteria that both ensure business success and protect the entrepreneurial spirit. The four categories in which data are ranked are Economic Vitality

  Business Tax Burden

  Community Allure

  and Transportation Infrastructure.

  2013 Building Business in Alabama: How Business-Friendly Are Alabama's 50 Largest Cities?

  Follow the Money: Comparing the Governments of Alabama's Four Largest Cities

  In this report

  the Alabama Policy Institute examines the fiscal health of the state's four largest cities-Birmingham

  Montgomery

  Mobile

  and Huntsville-by comparing each of them to nine other cities of similar size in the southeastern United States.

  Follow the Money: Comparing the Governments of Alabama's Four Largest Cities : Alabama Policy Institute

  Homewood Church of Christ Day School

  Chairman

  Adult Education Curriculum

  Homewood Church Of Christ

  Public Policy

  Leadership

  Public Speaking

  Microsoft Office

  Teaching

  Statistics

  Teaching Adults

  Editing

  Grant Writing

  Higher Education

  Policy Analysis

  Research

  Policy Research

  SPSS

  Politics

  Policy

  Fundraising

  Legislative Relations

  Leadership Development

  Research Projects

  Cultural indicators for Mississippi and the United States: 2010.

  Cultural indicators for Mississippi and the United States: 2010.

  Divorce continues to play a significant and negative role in the collapse of American families. Over the past decade

  the amount of research on the effects of divorce in the United States and elsewhere has multiplied several-fold. This survey of the literature is an attempt to summarize some of the most recent and relevant research on divorce and its effects.

  Breaking up is hard on you: A look at the effects of divorce.

  Maria Stephens

  Childhood obesity

  parental perceptions and implementation of screening and prevention practices.

  Drawing inspiration from William Bennett’s The Index of Leading Cultural Indicators

  and the work of one of our sister organizations

  Alabama Policy Institute

  The Center for Policy Studies at Georgia Family Council has compiled and analyzed data relative to nearly 30 indicators of cultural health

  including marriage and divorce rates

  household types

  infant mortality

  incarceration

  etc.\nWhile some measures

  like educational achievement

  reveal how some of our citizens are doing

  such measures taken in isolation can rarely provide a truly accurate picture of the health of the state. Taken together

  however

  the metrics in this study provide a much clearer picture about how we are doing as Georgians -- relative to past decades and in comparison to the nation as a whole.

  Cultural Indicators: Georgia-specific measures of societal well-being.

  Austin Campbell

  Rescuing Alabama's PACT program.

  Options in education: Building effective charter schools in Alabama.

  The Montana Policy Institute and American Indicators collected data on Montana’s 25 most populous incorporated areas and ranked them based on criteria that both ensure business success and protect the entrepreneurial spirit.

  How Business-Friendly are Montana's 25 Largest Cities?

  J. Holston

  Cyndi Cortes

  Developing a Health Promotion Program for Women in Rural Jamaica: How We Began and Implications for Practice.

  Distance learning has the potential to change the lives of students and communities. ACCESS has already made tremendous progress in creating a world-class distance learning program. ALSDE must continue to ensure that parents across Alabama are aware of ACCESS opportunities available to their children. As parents

  teachers

  and legislators look for answers to improve education in Alabama

  expanding and improving ACCESS should be an integral part of the solution.

  Classes without walls: ACCESS distance learning works for Alabama.

  Gambling in Alabama: Costs and consequences.

  Rural Jamaican women's self-perception of health and health education needs.

  This report tracks various Alabama-specific and national measures of societal well-being dating back to 1960

  as statistics are available. Chapters are devoted to vital statistics; crime; education; family; health; poverty and welfare; and business and government.

  Cultural Indicators 2014 for Alabama and the United States

  Debra P. Whisenant

  Evaluation of church-based weight loss programs.

  In this research paper

  featuring a foreword by Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal

  the Alabama Policy Institute explores the issues and challenges facing charter schools in Alabama and solutions to overcoming those challenges.

  Charter Schools in Alabama: Challenges and Opportunities

  Cultural Indicators 2011 tracks various Alabama-specific and national measures of societal well-being dating back to 1960

  as statistics are available. Chapters are devoted to crime

  education

  natality

  and the family.

  Cultural indicators for Alabama and the United States: 2011.

  South Carolina cultural indicators.

  Charter schools in Alabama.

  Cyndi Cortes

  Obesity and related chronic diseases are on the rise in the United States. At the same time

  69% of the Americans are religious

  while 40% attend church regularly. This study evaluated the health benefits of two different biblically based health promotion programs offered through rural and metropolitan churches with varying resources. Participants in both programs experienced weight loss and positive health changes

  supporting that churches can be an effective way to promote health in America.

  Is Faith-Based Health Promotion Effective? Results from Two Programs

  Affordable energy

  alternative energy subsidies

  cap and trade

  and energy deregulation.

  This report provides statistical data for 37 cultural indicators in seven different categories including vital statistics

  crime

  education

  family

  health

  poverty and welfare

  and business and government. Each indicator compares Florida's status to the rest of the country by using charts

  graphs and images to accompany the raw data.

  State of Florida Cultural Indicators Report

  Poster presented at the Alabama Department of Public Health’s

  Office of Women’s Health

  Sixth Annual Women’s Health Update.

  Cyndi Cortes

  America Speaks: What We Wish to Tell Churches of Christ (Parts 1 and 2).

  Presentation at the Pepperdine Bible Lectures

  Malibu

  CA (May 2015).

  SPN Conference Presentation

  Hill

  J. R. 2009 environmental indicators. Paper presented at the 7th Annual Environmental Policy Luncheon & Conference

  Washington Policy Center

  Seattle

  WA (July 2009).

  Statistical Assistance

  Adams

  C. S. (2012). Demands of dualism: Literacy and content area instructional beliefs in Alabama high schools. The University of Alabama at Birmingham. Unpublished doctoral dissertation thesis.

  Cindy S. Adams

  Impact of local school wellness policy on Body Mass Index.

  Presentation given at the Sigma Theta Tau International Research Dinner

  Tallahassee

  Florida.

  Miriam McLarty

  John

  Hill

  Alabama Policy Institute

  Amridge University