Return to Home PageJOHN P. KOWALCZYK, PhD, MPH, RS, CHES
3729 East Third Street, Duluth , Minnesota 55804
W- (218) 726-7340 Email <jkowalcz@d.umn.edu>
Ph.D., Walden University , Minneapolis , MN . Health Services degree with a focus on Community Public Health Education and Health Behavior; November 2001. Special interests include learning styles, multisensory learning and health behavioral change in community public health; alcohol prevention & social norming programs; primary public health and environmental health prevention.
Dissertation Topic: An impact of multisensory health education on the readiness to reduce high-risk drinking behavior among students at a midwestern university.
Master's of Public Health (M.P.H.), Environmental Health Administration and Health Education; University of Michigan School of Public Health. Additional 30 credits toward DrPH degree (ABD) also earned at the University of Michigan .
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
University of Minnesota-Duluth, Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation- 2003- present; teach community health, health & wellness, school health, drug education, environmental health, and other related health courses.
Ferris State University , College of Allied Health Sciences ; Environmental Health & Safety Management Program; August, 1994-97; Taught courses in the General Environmental Health Option: Epidemiology & Statistics, Public Health Administration, Communicable Disease, Water/Wastewater, Environmental Management, Food Technology; Nutrition; Foodservice Management/Hospitality courses. Taught Freshmen Transition Seminar and Food Microbiology at Ferris; 2000- present.
Washtenaw Community College, Ann Arbor, MI (20 yrs.); Schoolcraft College, Livonia, MI (7 yrs); Mercy College of Detroit, Detroit, MI (1 yr.); Monroe County Community College, Monroe, MI.(5 yrs.) Adjunct Faculty. Courses included Restaurant/Culinary Management.
Michigan Restaurant Association, Lansing , MI and Wayne Out-county Intermediate School District , Wayne , MI . Conducted Food Safety Management Certification Programs for restaurants, schools, and corporations.
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
Program Director, Structured Learning Assistance ( SLA ) Program, University College , Ferris State University , MI ; 1997- 2003. Administer $300,000 annual budget, along with writing and managing grant funds; hire, train, and supervise staff of 35 part-time para-professionals; provide academic support services to 3,500 students annually through a unique academic program. Provide on-going training to faculty and facilitators on utilizing improved teaching methods to instruct students; develop materials on learning inventories, learning strategies and study skills.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Member, Chemical Health Advisory Committee, University of Minnesota-Duluth , 2003- present. Member of Community Alcohol Task Force, Duluth , MN , 2003- present.
Member, Faculty Senate Substance Abuse Committee, Ferris State University; Development of Curriculum Infusion/Resources Program for Faculty; Wrote, coordinated, and reported faculty perceptions of alcohol among students survey; April 2000- present.
Current Member on Vice-President for Student Affairs Social Norming Committee; Development of campus-wide social norming campaign for students for Fall 2001-present.
Member, Campus-Community Alcohol Task Force; Development of Environmental Management Program Between Community and University on alcohol misuse; 2000- present.
Culinary Consulting Services; 1989- present. Sole proprietor/owner of restaurant food safety consulting and training business. Services to clients include private inspections for sanitary compliance & training of management and staff.
Washtenaw County Health Department, Ann Arbor , MI ; (3 yrs.) General Environmental Health Sanitarian responsible for food safety audits, training and compliance for 200+ food service establishments.
Meijer, Inc., Grand Rapids , MI ; (3 yrs.) Corporate Sanitarian responsible for training, compliance with Department of Agriculture laws, and consulting on supermarket food safety in the retail industry.
University of Michigan , Department of Occupational Safety & Environmental Health, Ann Arbor , MI ; (8 yrs.) Campus Environmental Health & Safety Sanitarian.
ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Serve as Chair, Nominations and Awards Committee, Health, Physical Education, & Recreation Dept, University of Minnesota-Duluth; 2003-present.
Have written 4 successfully awarded $100,000 grants. Served on the University Faculty Grant Review Committee, Ferris State University ; 2000- 2002.
Successfully wrote and procured a ½ million dollar grant with the U.S. Department of Education (FIPSE grant) to replicate and disseminate a successful academic support model. Currently serve as the Project Director of this FIPSE grant to four partner universities across the country. 2001- present.
Program Director- Environmental Management Studies Center, Ferris State University ; coordinated scheduling and projects; managed faculty and students in ten-week intensive senior level capstone program. 1995-1997.
Team Leader for a 30-member multi-disciplinary team, coordinating monthly activities and community service projects for the Washtenaw County Health Department, Ann Arbor , MI ; served on Executive Council (Health Dept.) developing decision-making policies for the County. (1 yr.)
Served as Chair for Infection Control & Safety Committee, University of Michigan Health Services ; developed health and safety policies under Joint Commission for Accreditation of Hospitals (JCAH) guidelines. (5 yrs.)
Co-authored development of the Small Group Housing Food Service Sanitation Ordinance adopted as law by Ann Arbor (MI) City Council. Administered program upgrading & maintaining quality sanitary kitchens in 65 University-affiliated off-campus groups. (8 yrs.)
Michigan & National Environmental Health Associations (NEHA).
Michigan Developmental Education Consortium (MDEC).
National Association for Developmental Education (NADE).
American Public Health Association (APHA).
Culinary Arts Advisory Board Member, Ferris State University (4 years).
Served 3-year term, Secretary to Board of Directors, MI Environmental Health Assoc.
Served 4 yrs. Secretary & 2 yrs. Chair for the Continuing Education Board (MEHA).
Society For Public Health Education (SOPHE).
Michigan/Great Lakes Chapter of SOPHE.
National Wellness Institute
School Health Association
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
Registered Sanitarian (R.S.), State of Michigan .
Certified Pest Control Operator (PCO), Michigan Department of Agriculture.
Certified Dietary Manager (CDM), National Dietary Managers Association.
ServSafe- Managing Food Safety Systems, National Restaurant Association.
HACCP- Managing Food Safety, U. S. Food and Drug Administration.
HAZWOPER, 40 hrs. Certification- Occupational Safety & Health Administration.
Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES), National Council for Health Education.
Certified HIV/Aids Trainer, Michigan Department of Community Health.
Certified TIPS Trainer (alcohol interventions).
Risk Communication for Health Educators
Michigan Developmental Educational Consortium;
"The SLA Program"; Detroit , MI ; April 1998.
College Survival Workshop, Houghton-Mifflin Publisher
"The SLA Model"; Naperville , IL ; July 1998.
National Association for Developmental Education; March 1999;
Three hour workshop- "Developing a SLA Model"; Detroit , MI .
Trends Conf.- MI Dept. Career Services, E. Lansing , MI ;
"The SLA Program"; September 1999.
Restructuring Urban Student Success Capstone Conference
IUPUI, Indianapolis , IN ; "Best Practices"; May 2000.
National Council of Teachers of English Global Conversations on Language & Literacy, Utrecht , The Netherlands ; Aug. 2000.
"Reading Improvements with SLA Support".
National Conference on Research in Developmental Education; Charlotte , NC ; October 2001;
" SLA : It Really Works!"
National Tutoring Association; Las Vegas , NV ; April 2002;
"Two-year and four-year SLA Model".
North Central Association of Colleges & Schools- Higher Learning Commission; Chicago , IL ; April 2003;
"FIPSE Partnerships with the SLA Model".
Minnesota School Health Education Association; Bloomington, MN; February 2006
"Using Learning Styles to Enhance Health Literacy in the Classroom"
PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS
Doyle, T., & Kowalczyk, J. P. (1999). The SLA Model. NADE Select Conference Papers, 5 , 4-7. National Association for Developmental Education.
Kowalczyk, J., & Totten, J. (2003). FIPSE Partnerships with the SLA Model. Papers for 2003 Collection. Higher Learning Commission.
Kowalczyk, J. P. (2003). Manuscript in progress. Alcohol prevention through social norming on a university campus. Professional Health Education Journal publication.
COMMUNITY SERVICES
Toastmasters International, public speaking group; Big Rapids, MI. Have achieved second level of 'Accomplished Toastmaster'; (7 yrs.) Served as Secretary-Treasurer, 2002- 03.
City Planning & Zoning Board- Board member, (5 yrs.) Big Rapids, MI. 1997-2002.
Scoutmaster, Boy Scouts of America ; (10 yrs.)
Volunteer First Aid/CPR Instructor, American Red Cross; (10 yrs.)
Blossoming Rose, Cedar Springs , MI ; humanitarian/health mission work in Kiev , Ukraine ; 1998 & 2000.
Global Service Corps, San Francisco, CA; volunteer service work- HIV Prevention & preventive medicine; Arusha, Tanzania, East Africa; 2005, 2006
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