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Research Professor

Clea McNeely

College of Nursing

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  • College of Nursing
  • University of Tennessee, Knoxville, College of Nursing, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA

BIO

Clea McNeely, MA, DrPH is a Research Professor in the College of Nursing. Her research focuses on how youth make successful transitions to adulthood. She has a particular interest in how schools can promote positive youth functioning. As part of this research agenda, she evaluates programs and policies to promote the health of young people. She is currently evaluating programs to improve school attendance.

She uses multiple research methods including survey research, causal models, and qualitative methods. Her work has been supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institute for Child Health and Development, the National Institute of Justice, the William T. Grant Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Jacobs Foundation, and many other foundations and organizations.

In addition to peer-reviewed publications, she is co-author of The Teen Years Explained: A Guide to Healthy Adolescent Development (2010, Johns Hopkins University). A free downloadable version of the book is available at http://www.jhsph.edu/adolescenthealth/.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Research Professor
    University of Tennessee, Knoxville, College of Nursing, USA30 Sep 2019
  • Professor
    University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Public Health, United States1 Jan 2018 - 30 Sep 2019
  • Associate Professor
    Univeristy of Tennessee, Knoxville, Public Health, USA2012 - 2018
  • Assistant Professor
    University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Public Health and the Center for the Study of Youth and Political Violence, United States1 Jan 2009 - 1 Jan 2012
  • Assistant Professor
    Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Population, Family and Reproductive Health, USA2004 - 2009
  • Assistant Professor
    University of Minnesota, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, USA2001 - 2004
  • Research Associate
    University of Minnesota, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, United States1997 - 2001

DEGREES

  • DrPH, Public Health
    University of California, Los Angeles, United States
  • MA, International Studies
    University of Miami, Coral Gables, Coral Gables, FL, FL, United States
  • BA, International Studies
    Carleton College, Northfield, Northfield, MN, United States

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • Postdoctoral Fellow
    RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA
    Postdoctoral Fellowship

LANGUAGES

  • Spanish - Latin American
    Can read, speak, understand and peer review

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