Caile Spear

Caile E. Spear, Ph.D., MCHES
Service-Learning, Health Education & Promotion, Student Basic Needs
Email: cspear@boisestate.edu
Office: Health Science Riverside #104
Keywords: service-learning, health education and promotion, student basic needs
Research Profile:
Bolter, N., Gao, Y., Conger, S., Spear, C., Radlin, A., & Flint, H. Parents’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviours Related to Children’s Beverage Consumption in Youth Soccer: A Qualitative Analysis” (in press)Health Education Journal
Spear, C., Brascia, K. Bailey, A., & Stefancic, M. (2018) Supporting Professional Development for Community Engagement: Three Institutional Case Studies. In Berkey, B., Meixner, C., Green, P., & Eddins, E. (Eds.) Re-conceptualizing Faculty Development in Service-Learning/Community Engagement. Sterling VA: Stylus.
Anderson, A., Spear C., Pritchard, M., George, K., Young, K., & Smith, C. (2017) A formative evaluation of Healthy Habits, Healthy U: A collaborative school-based cancer education program. Journal Health Education Teaching 8(1) 40-60.
Yang, D., & Spear, C. (2017). The effects of faculty status, faculty gender, field of study, and class size on the use of blogs, wikis and discussion boards. International Journal of Information Communication and Technology Education 13(2) 52-65.
Chaney, E., Charvarria, E., Steffeson, M., Birch, D., Spear, C. (2012). American Association for Health Education (2011) Membership Survey: Summary of Findings. American Journal of Health Education, vol. 43, 6, pp. 322-326.
Spear, C., & Hale, A. (2010) Increasing cultural competency through refugee focused service-learning projects: Bringing the world home. In M. A. Cooksey & K. T. Olivares (Eds.), Quick Hits for Service-learning: Successful Strategies by Award-winning Teachers. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press.
Current Research and Research Goals:
Collective Impact as a way to meet Student Basic Needs, Evaluation of Healthy Habits, Healthy U: School-based Cancer Education Program
Honors and Achievements:
Faculty-in-Residence Health Professions Living and Learning Community
2007-2008, 2016-2018
Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) Board of Directors
2014-2016
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Division Board for Certification of Health Education Specialists
2010-2014
American Association for Health Education (AAHE) Board Member and President
2010-2013
AAHE Fellow
2014
College of Education Service Award
2010