Health Education and Promotion

Faculty Profile


  Owusu, Andrew
  Assistant Professor, Ph. D.
   
  Contact Information
  Address: Middle Tennessee State University Murphy Center P. O. Box 96 Murfreesboro, TN 37132 USA
  Office: Murphy Center Rm. 125
  Tel:(615) 898-5878
  Fax:(615) 898-5020
  Email: Andrew.Owusu@mtsu.com
   
 
Education
Ph.D. Middle Tennessee State university 2004 Ms.Ed. Wayne State College 1998 B.A. University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa 1996
 
Research Interest
Research Interests: Global School-Based Student Health Survey [Country Coordinator (Ghana)]
Adolescent health risk behavior
Childhood Lead Poisoning
Technology and Health Education
Classroom Response Systems.
 
Courses
Health and Wellness, Technology Applications, Community and Public Health, Evaluation and Measurement in Health.
 
Selected Publications and Presentations
1. 2007: Owusu A., O'Hara Murdock P., & Weatherby N. Measuring Nutritional Intake of Adolescents in Ghana, West Africa (International Electronic Journal of Health Education) Published July 2007.

2. 2006: Owusu A, & Hayes J. Using Brain Based Principles of Learning to Maximize the Impact of a Classroom Response System. (AECT Annual International Convention, Dallas, Texas)

3. 2006: Owusu A, & Hayes J. Beyond Jeopardy: Getting the most of Classroom Response Systems. (Instructional Technology Conference, Murfreesboro, Tennessee)

4. 2006: Owusu A. Focus Group: Instructor review of FitnessNOW software. Contributing author. (American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance National Convention)

5. 2006: Owusu A. Classroom Response Systems: A Clear Solution for Making Your Classroom Interactive and Grading Easier. (American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance National Convention)

6. 2005: Owusu A., O'Hara Murdock P., Weatherby N., and Colson J. Assessing Reliability and Validity of an Acculturated Food Frequency Questionnaire with McNemar's Test.

7. 2004: Weatherby, N., A. Owusu, P. O'Hara Murdock. TNCLPP: Evaluation. Presented at the Advisory Committee meeting of the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, Nashville, TN.

8. 2004: Weatherby, N., A. Owusu, P. O'Hara Murdock, TN State Health Department conference, Nashville, TN. (TN CLPPP: State risk assessment).

9. 2001: Stultz, E.S., A. Owusu, A. Weaver and N. Weatherby. Evaluation of the Tennessee Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program. Poster presentation at the annual TAPEHRD meeting, Jackson, TN.
 
Personal Information
• Ghana National Triple Jump Record Holder, 17.23 meters
(1998)
• African Championships Triple Jump Record Holder
• Silver Medalist, Commonwealth Games, Triple Jump
Malaysia, 1998)
• 2-Time World Championships Finalist (Triple Jump, Athens
1997, France, 2003)
• 4-Time African Champion, Triple Jump (1998, 1999, 2000, 2003)
• 2-Time All-African Games Triple Jump Champion (South Africa 1999, Nigeria 2003)
• 2-Time African Silver Medalist, (1995 Long Jump, 2002 Triple Jump)
• 4th Place Finish, World Cup in Athletic, Representing Africa, Triple Jump, Johannesburg, South Africa (1998)
• 7th Place World Ranking, Track and Field News Magazine (USA, 1998)
• 3-Time Olympic Games Participant, , Sydney, Greece, (Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004)
• 4-Time World Championships Participant (Sweden 1995, Greece 1997, Spain 1999, France 2003)
• Kumasi Sports Stadium Triple Jump Record Holder, 16.91 meters (1997)
• Accra Sports Stadium Long Jump Record Holder, 8.10 meters (1995)
• United States National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Champion, Long Jump (1996)
• 2-Time and Double National Secondary Schools Athletics Championship, Long and Triple Jump (Accra, 1990 and Tamale, 1991)
• International Athletic Foundation (IAF) Project 03.4.5 Director (2003)
• Member, African Athletes Commission, Western Region (2002-Present)
• Participant, Olympic Games, Sydney (Triple Jump)
• Olympic Games International Olympic Committee (IOC) candidate for the Athletes Commission (2000).
• World Championships, International Association of Athletic Federations (IAAF) candidate for the Athletes Commission (2003).
• Runner up, NCAA outdoor (Long Jump) • 4-Time African Champion (Triple Jump)