Dr. Kele Ding

Health Sciences

Associate Professor

Campus:

Kent

Office Location:

Nixson Hall Room 142

Contact Information

Email:

kding@kent.edu

Phone:

330-672-0688

Fax:

330-672-3063

Biography

Dr. Kele Ding is an Associate Professor in the Health Education and Promotion program at Kent State University. His research interest is in drug addiction and mental health. He teaches advanced program evaluation, application of behavior theory, research methods, drug use and misuse, and many other courses, and has mentored over 20 doctoral students. Dr. Ding has been working with the homeless veteran program of Family and Community Service at Portage County, in developing an intervention program using Creative Art Therapy for mental health recovery.

Education

B.S. in Western Medicine, Wenzhou Medical University, China
M. S. in Health Education, Western Illinois University
Ph.D in Health Behavior, Indiana University at Bloomington

Expertise

Drug abuse
Risk Behavior
Measurement
data analysis
Health and Medicine
Medical Intervention Methods
Disease Prevention
Health related behavior patterns (in measurement and application)
Peer pressure in drug initiation
community program evaluation
psychological recovery

Affiliations

American Public Health Association

Awards/Achievements

Faculty Excellence Award-Teaching, Kent State University, 2013
Faculty Excellence Award-Research, Kent State University, 2013
Civic Engagement Award, Kent State University Undergraduate Studies, 2013
Faculty Excellence Award-Teaching, Kent State University, 2012
Faculty Excellence Award-Research, Kent State University, 2012
John R. Engweight Distinguished Alumni Service Award, School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, Indiana University, 2011
Faculty Excellence Award-Teaching, Kent State University, 2010
Faculty Excellence Award-Research, Kent State University, 2010

Research Institutes and Initiatives

Global Understanding Research Initiative Healthy Communities Research Initiative