Roy F. Oman, PhD
Dr. Roy F. Oman is Professor and Vice-Chair of the Department of Health Promotion Sciences, College of Public Health, at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. Dr. Oman received his doctoral degree from the University of Oregon in 1992 and completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Stanford University Medical School in 1994.
Dr. Oman’s research agenda includes investigating associations among youth assets, neighborhood context, demographic factors, and youth risk and positive health behaviors. He has also conducted several studies investigating associations among psychosocial factors and physical activity behavior. One of Dr. Oman’s current research projects focuses on evaluation of a randomized controlled trial, with 6- and 12-month follow-ups, of a pregnancy prevention program for youth living in group care foster homes located in Maryland, California and Oklahoma. Dr. Oman has secured more than $8 million in federal and state grant funding to support his research agenda. He also served for 6 years as reviewer for an NIH study section.
Dr. Oman teaches health promotion theory, program evaluation, advanced research methods, social and behavioral sciences, introduction to health promotion sciences, and physical activity and public health.
Rita Debate, PhD