Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences – Online Degree Completion
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Credentialing, Inc. Melissa oversees projects related to communicating messages about health education and promotion certification to various audiences. She serves as staff liaison to NCHEC’s Marketing Committee, the publication editor of NCHEC NEWS Bulletin, and the production editor for other marketing materials. She oversees the strategic planning and leadership on special NCHEC board projects. She received a Master of Public Health from East Stroudsburg University. Melissa is a Master Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES), and has presented at numerous local and national health conferences.
Jason Horay is the Strategic Account Executive for LabCorp Employer Services, a leading global life sciences Fortune 500 company, providing strategic comprehensive well-being solutions and insights that drive population health improvement nationwide.
Jason has also held well-being leadership roles at NC Medical Society Employee Benefit Plan, Duke University, IBM, and Cisco Systems and is a graduate of Leadership North Carolina.
He continually strives towards the active pursuit of enabling healthcare leaders to discover true wellness and realize their full potential, and through this work, he was featured as a WELCOA Member Spotlight and voted as a Top 100 Health Promotion Professional.
Jason earned a bachelor’s degree in Sports Medicine from High Point University and a master’s degree in Health Promotion from Mississippi State University. He is a Certified Member of the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. (CHES) and teaches a variety of undergraduate and graduate health promotion and public health courses.
In his free time, Jason enjoys deep sea fishing, exercising, gardening, and spending time with his two teenage sons, Caden and Cole.
Hi, I’m Melissa Cox! I’ve always enjoyed being active and exercising. When I was in college, I wasn’t sure what I wanted to major in so I kept going to my advisor and asking about different majors. Eventually she asked what I liked to do and when I told her I enjoyed exercising, she pointed me toward Kinesiology. I received my BS in Kinesiology from The University of Alabama. I continued my education at The University of Alabama and received my MA in Health Studies. Once I completed that, I decided I might as well get my PhD! So, I earned my PhD from The University of Alabama in Kinesiology. My dissertation focused on physical activity of rural adolescents. I’m so glad I found this area of study! It has led me to meeting wonderful people and working in many places. I’ve worked at a hospital-based wellness center then in academia for almost 25 years. Besides exercising, I enjoy traveling, reading, cooking healthy meals, and being with my family.
Theresa Islo, MBA CEBS, is the Academic Program Manager at the University of Wisconsin Extended Campus for the 100% online Master’s and Bachelor’s of Science in Health and Wellness Management and the Graduate Certificate in Sustainability and Well-being, which are offered through a collaborative model with several UW System campuses. Her experience also includes 20+ years of working with employers of all types and sizes in fostering healthier workplaces that promote employee and organizational well-being through consulting and development efforts. She is a Certified Employee Benefits Specialist (CEBS) and completed her MBA at Alverno College.
With a passion for improving the health of communities, Dr. Stefanie Krupp has worked in healthcare, higher education, and public health. After completing a bachelor’s in mathematics with a concentration in allied health, she pursued graduate degrees in chiropractic and nutrition. While in private practice, she recognized many in her community had difficulty accessing healthcare. She moved to Texas to serve as a faculty clinician at a college that filled that gap through college health clinics and afforded her the opportunity to inspire graduating doctors of chiropractic. After a move to Oregon, she still felt a calling to address access to care and community health outcomes on a broader scale. This led her to public health, first working for the Oregon Health Authority, and now serving as a data specialist (and quality improvement enthusiast) for a county health department in Oregon. She holds certificates in quality and safety from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement as well as a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt. She enjoys finding ways to live and share a healthy lifestyle with her husband in the scenic Pacific Northwest, including spending time in nature, home renovations, and being a creative cook.