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Dr. Kimberly Horn
Department:
Community Medicine
Title:
Robert C. Byrd Associate Professor
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Biography:
Dr. Horn’s public health research has had national impact, especially her work on youth tobacco prevention and cessation.
Her collaborative research and development of the Not On Tobacco (N-O-T) program, a teen smoking cessation program, is just one example of her success. N-O-T has been highlighted in Parade magazine, Prevention magazine, Time, and the Ann Landers newspaper column.
An educational psychologist and WVU alumna, Dr. Horn teaches courses in program evaluation, research design, grant writing, and school- and community-based intervention on the WVU School of Medicine. She also is associate director of population health research at the Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center and director of the Translational Tobacco Reduction Research Program.
Her collaborative research and development of the Not On Tobacco (N-O-T) program, a teen smoking cessation program, is just one example of her success. N-O-T has been highlighted in Parade magazine, Prevention magazine, Time, and the Ann Landers newspaper column.
An educational psychologist and WVU alumna, Dr. Horn teaches courses in program evaluation, research design, grant writing, and school- and community-based intervention on the WVU School of Medicine. She also is associate director of population health research at the Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center and director of the Translational Tobacco Reduction Research Program.
Describe your proudest moment as a teacher.
I have had many proud moments—more than moments, in fact. Much of my teaching takes place outside of the classroom. I spend a lot of time with students conducting public health research. To the extent that I can take credit for student growth, I think that I am most elated when a student gets excited about research, and when that excitement influences career decisions. Many of my students, who were once reluctant about research, have moved on to successful careers in health-related research.
What advice would you give future students?
Education is something no one can ever take from you. To all students, I say: take responsibility for your education and seize every opportunity to learn and grow, in and out of the classroom. Develop constructive relationships with your professors: ask questions, seek clarification, be curious, think outside the box, participate in applied learning, and go beyond the grade.
What have you learned from your students?
Students come to WVU with a long history and experience that precedes being a student. As professors, if we don't tap into the wealth of information and knowledge students bring to the classroom, we miss out on opportunities for our own growth. Almost daily, students help to broaden my views on topics such as culture, ethnicity, family, religion, and politics.
In addition, many of our students work full-time or part-time. Their experiences in day-to-day life remind me how important it is to make sure theoretical constructs translate into real-world application.
In addition, many of our students work full-time or part-time. Their experiences in day-to-day life remind me how important it is to make sure theoretical constructs translate into real-world application.
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