Marion Howard, PhD - Professor
Marion Howard Chair in Adolescent Reproductive Health
Academic OfficeEmory University School of Medicine
Department of Gynecology & Obstetrics
Jane Fonda Center
Briarcliff Campus, Building A,
1256 Briarcliff Road, Atlanta, GA 30306
Phone · (404) 712-8734
Fax · (404) 712-8739
E-Mail · mhowa02@emory.edu
Education
Ph.D.: Union Graduate School for Experimenting Colleges and Universities
Doctoral Advisors: Saad Z. Nagi, Ph.D., Sociology Department, Ohio State University
William Alfred, Ph.D., English Department, Harvard University
Doctoral Consultant: T. Berry Braselton, MD, School of Medicine, Harvard University
Doctoral Field: Social Change
Areas of Specialization: Research Utilization and Innovation Diffusion; Institutional Change
BA: Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
Research Focus and Special Interests
At Emory, the focus of Dr. Howard's work has been on the development, evaluation, and dissemination of innovative interventions and service delivery models with respect to improvement in adolescent health. Particular attention has been paid to adolescent reproductive health
Howard, Marion, et al. Young Males’ Sexual Education and Health Services American Journal of Public Health, Vol.94, No.8, August 2004
Howard, Marion et al. Overcoming On-Line Health Education Disparities, Journal of Multicultural Nursing & Health, Vol.9, Number 3, Fall, 2003.
Howard, Marion. School-Based Programs to Reduce Sexual Risk Behaviors: A Review of Effectiveness in Public Health Reports, Kirby, Howard, et al. PHS, Washington, DC; May/June, 1994
Howard, Marion; Mitchell, Marie. Preventing Teenage Pregnancy: Some Questions to Be Answered and Some Answers to Be Questioned, In Pediatric Annals: Teenage Pregnancy, Vol. 22, No. 2, Slack Inc. Thorofare, New Jersey, February 1993.