Title:
Faculty Research Associate , Regional Research Institute
Director, West Virginia Rural Health Research Center
Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, WVU
Education:
Post Doc, Behavioral Sciences, University of Chicago
Ph.D., Psychology, Northwestern University
M.S., Psychology, Northwestern University
B.A., Psychology, University of Nevada, Reno
Research Interests:
public health disparities, especially as they relate to Appalachian coal mining communities.
Recipient of a 2008 RRI Seed Grant Award: “Proximity to Coal Mining and Health” with graduate research assistant, Kathryn O’Donnell. (May 2008)
Biography
Dr. Michael Hendryx is an Associate Professor in the Department of Community Medicine, West Virginia University. He is also the Director of the federally-funded West Virginia Rural Health Research Center. Michael earned his PhD in Psychology from Northwestern University in 1986, and completed a post-doctoral fellowship in Methodology at the University of Chicago. He previously served on the faculty at the University of Iowa, and at Washington State University. His research interests focus on public health disparities, especially as they relate to Appalachian coal mining communities.
Contact Information:
Michael Hendryx, Ph.D.
Director, West Virginia Rural Health Research Center
Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine
PO Box 9190
Morgantown, WV 26506-9190
Tel: 304-293-9206
Email