Kansas Health Foundation University Distinguished Professor
4058 Dole Human Development Center
Department Phone: 785.864.4840
Office phone: 785.864.0522
Fax: 785.864.5202
E-mail: sfawcett@ku.edu
B.A. Providence College (Biology), 1969
M.A. University of Kansas (Human Development and Family Life), 1973
Ph.D. University of Kansas (Developmental and Child Psychology), 1974
Undergraduate Specialty Area
Undergraduate and Graduate Courses
Research, Teaching, and Public Service Interests
I am interested in understanding and improving how communities change conditions that affect health and development.
Our Work Group for Community Health and Development has the mission of promoting community health and development through collaborative research, teaching, and public service. Recent research projects have been in several areas of application: a) Community and Public Health (e.g., prevention of adolescent pregnancy), b) Child and Youth Development (e.g., caring relationships for children), and c) Community Development (e.g., neighborhood development).
Our KU Work Group consists of an intergenerational group of colleagues—including Ph.D.s, professional staff, graduate students, and undergraduate interns—with training and experience in applied behavior analysis, community psychology, anthropology, and public health.
In early 2004, our KU Work Group was designated as a World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Community Health and Development. Objectives for the WHO Center include building capacity for this work (e.g., community assessment, strategic planning, evaluation) and expanding the evidence base for community health efforts. To support this effort, we will expand capabilities of the Community Tool Box, a widely used Internet-based resource for community work.
For those interested in combining study in applied behavioral science and community health promotion, consider the new Ph.D.-M.P.H. Program offered in collaboration with the Department of Preventive Medicine of the KU Medical Center.
Representative Publications
Fawcett, S. B. (1991). Some values guiding community research and action. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 24, 621-636.
Fawcett, S.B. et al. (1994). Conducting intervention research: The design and development process. In J. Rothman and E. J. Thomas (Eds.), Intervention research: Design and development for human services (pp. 25-54). New York: Haworth Press.
Fawcett, S. B., et al. (1997). Evaluating community coalitions for the prevention of substance abuse: The case of Project Freedom. Health Education and Behavior, 24, 812-828.
Fawcett, S. B., Francisco, V. T. et al. (2000). Building healthy communities. In A. Tarlov and R. St. Peter (Eds.), Society and population health: A state perspective. (pp. 75-93). New York: New Press.
Fawcett, S. B., et al. (2000). The Community Tool Box: A Web-based resource for building healthier communities. Public Health Reports, 115, 274-278.
Fawcett, et al. (2003). Using Internet-based tools to build capacity for community-based participatory research and other efforts to promote community health and development. In M. Minkler and N. Wallerstein (Ed.), Community-based participatory research for health. (pp. 155-178). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers.
For PDF files of these and other reprints from the KU Work Group for Community
Health and Development, go to “Services and Publications” on the
website http://ctb.ku.edu/wg/
