I’ve been a Certified Health Education Specialist for over 30 years. At York, I am the chair for Health, Physical Education and Gerontological studies. Most of my research work has been in the area of HIV/AIDS including HIVCLINICAL TRIALS, HIV among the elderly and the prison population. I serve on a number of Boards for Community based Organizations. Also, I serve as a specialist on the following areas:

1. Health disparities among minorities.
2. Special needs for the Elderly.
3. Health Management/Administration.

Health promotion across the life span: emphasis on promoting wellness in the community, the classroom and and the work place. Improving self-management of chronic illnesses. Program planning and assessment of community-based health education interventions and delivery systems. Course syllabi development and evaluation intended for health education.

Human Sexuality pertains to gender issues, gender roles, sexual orientation, sexual behaviors, communication, etc. Family Life Education pertains to preparing students to develop positive behaviors that encourage healthy family living. Men’s Issues pertains to all things involving living life as a male in this society.

Debra Glaser is an Assistant Professor of School Health Education K-12. She holds degrees in Health Education (EdD, ’07, MA, 02) from Columbia University and Fine Arts (BA, ’01) from SUNY Binghamton. In addition, she holds a NYS Heath Teacher (K-12) Certificate. Dr. Glaser’s research focuses on the associations between social relations, quality of life, and chronic illness. She is interested in how the social context of children’s lives may influence health behaviors and the well-being of children who have asthma and allergies. Dr. Glaser has a strong interest in improving the quality of life of children that have asthma and allergies, particularly though the development and implementation of evidence-based educational, behavioral, and social interventions

Dr. Grosskopf has extensive experience working in community health settings, specializing in HIV prevention and education with urban youth and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) health.  He has held positions with Hunter College's Center for HIV Educational Studies and Training (CHEST), the Bureau of HIV/AIDS at the New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, and the New York City Department of Education. Dr. Grosskopf periodically serves as a reviewer for many sexual health journals such as Journal of Homosexuality, Journal of Sexual Medicine and Archives of Sexual Behavior. His scholarly interests also include research ethics and human research participant protection as he serves as Vice-Chair on the CUNY University-Intergrated Institutional Review Board (UI-IRB) #1.

 

Dr. Charlene Lane is a licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW-R) with many years of clinical as well as administrative experiences in various Social Work, Nursing home and Home care settings. Dr. Lane’s field of expertise is Geriatric Mental Health with specific emphasis on older adults ageing well in Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities. Dr. Lane’s dissertation research focused on Older Adults’ Perceptions of Aging and the Primary Care Experience. Dr. Charlene Lane continues to maintain positive affiliations with senior centers on Long Island and Jamaica Queens.

I am at York College of the City University of New York as a Lecturer in the field of Physical Education and Movement Science School’s, and joining professional organizations such as National Youth Sports Coaches Association and the New York State American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD). I attended Lynchburg College Va., before studying Adaptive Physical Education at New York University. I coached in the Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) and the Floral Park Indian Athletic Association and advanced to the senior level coaching soccer. At York College I am a teacher of many sport skills classes along with curriculum and methodology classes. In keeping with the desire to graduate a well rounded, physically active adult, I assisted in designing a wellness proposal being considered for a General Education requirement in the academic programs.

At the beginning of my academic career my research focused on cardiac rehabilitation, but in the past few years I shifted my interest to a population in danger of developing cardiac disorders, that of obese children.  Since about half of obese school-aged children become obese adults, I decided to address the risk factors for cardiac disease from the primary prevention domain.