Phone: 828-227-2428
Email: gwells@email.wcu.edu
Office Address: Reid 122K

Education:

• Doctor of Philosophy,  May, 2001 Human Ecology with a major in Community Health Education University of Tennessee, Knoxville
• Master of Science,  August, 1997 Health Education University of Tennessee, Knoxville
• Master of Education, December, 1992 Student Personnel Services University of South Carolina, Columbia
• Bachelor of Arts,  May, 1991 History, English, and Political Science Carson-Newman College, Jefferson City, Tennessee.

Professional Organizations:

• North Carolina Alliance of Health, PE, Recreation and Dance
• American College Health Association
• Southern College Health Association

Publications:

• The Effect of Religiosity and Campus Alcohol Culture on Collegiate Alcohol Consumption.  Knoxville:  University of Tennessee, 2001.
• Characteristics of Alcohol Use by Traditional Age Students at a Private, Four-Year, Liberal  Arts, Christian College in Tennessee.  Knoxville:  University of Tennessee, 1997.

Presentations:

• “Religiosity and Alcohol Use—How These Variables Affect the College Campus”.  Southern College Health Association, 2007.
• “Prevention and Foot Stomps:  Smart Steps for Preventing Sexual Assault”.  WCU Gender Conference, 2007.
• “How Public Policy Is Feeding the Obesity Epidemic” Appalachian Studies Conference, March, 2005.
• “Facing College Health Issues When You Would Rather Run and Hide” Baptist Association for Student Affairs Conference, March 1994.
• “Stress Management at Work” Tennessee Association of Registrars and Admissions Officers Support Staff Conference, 1996.

Research Interests:

Alcohol/drug issues and college students; eating disorders and college students; cultural influences on health behaviors; obesity in children.