Jeffrey J. Hatala, PhD
Instructional Associate Professor
MPH Program Director
Contact
Health Policy & Management
212 Adriance Lab Rd.
1266 TAMU
College Station,
TX
77843-1266
jhatala@tamu.edu
Phone: 979.436.9489
Education and Training
- University of South Carolina, Arnold School of Public Health., Doctor of Philosophy, Health Services Policy & Management, 2013
- University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Course work toward Graduate Certificate in Public Health, 2007
- University of South Carolina, Master of Mass Communication (MMC), 1994
- West Virginia University, BA, English (cum laude), 1988
Research Interests
- Public Health Workforce
- Public health systems & service research
- Rural health, health policy & vulnerable populations
- Nutrition, physical activity, obesity & related conditions
- Educational pedagogy, particularly around writing skills in health professions
Representative Publications
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Factors associated with Southern and non-Southern LPHA participation in obesity prevention. Hatala, J. & Fields, T. (2014, June). Southern Medical Journal. 108(5): 283-289.
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That, That, But Not That…Using a Cafeteria Plan to Enhance Writing Skills: Fields, T., Hatala, J. Administrative Issues Journal. 4(2):3-11.
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Assessing Health Services Organizations’ Perceptions of Students Writing Skills: A Pilot Study. Fields, T., Hatala, J., Nauert, R. Administrative Issues Journal, 4(1):19-29.
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Factors Associated with LPHA Participation in Core Public Health Functions Related to Obesity Prevention, 2008. Hatala, J., Probst, J., Byrd, M., Hale, N., Hardin, J. Journal of Management Policy and Practice 14(6):92-106.
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The collaboration of not-for-profit hospitals and public health departments to perform community needs assessments that meet PPACA requirements. Fields, T., Johnson, P., & Hatala, J. Journal of Management Policy and Practice 14(5):39-46.
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Challenges and Opportunities within a University/Community Partnership: Development of the Soldier Health Promotion to Examine and Reduce Health Disparities (SHPERHD) Project Coordinating Center. Williams EM, Lee MD, Preston G, Williams A, Wigfall LT, Wilkinson L, Hatala J., Hassan R, Glover SH. Military Medicine, 2011 Jul;176(7):757-62.