Public Health/Policy Senior Consultant

David Anderson, Ph.D. serves as a Professor and Director, Center for the Advancement of Public Health, School of Recreation, Health and Tourism, College of Education and Human Development, at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. He received his Bachelors Degree from Duke University, with a major in Psychology and a minor in Business Administration. His Masters Degree, from The Ohio State University, is in Student Personnel Administration. His Ph.D. in Public Policy/Public Affairs is from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.He serves as project director and researcher on numerous national, state and local projects teaches graduate and undergraduate courses on drug and alcohol issues, community health, and health communications; conducts needs assessments; prepares evaluation and analysis; and assists with strategic planning.

Dr. Anderson has worked on numerous projects with federal agencies (the U.S. Departments of Education, Transportation, Health and Human Services, and Justice), state agencies (Alcoholic Beverage Control, Department of Motor Vehicles), and national organizations (the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the North American Interfraternity Conference, and national fraternities). He co-authored two national surveys on college drug/alcohol prevention efforts (The College Alcohol Survey: 1979-2009 and The Drug and Alcohol Survey of Community, Junior and Technical Colleges). He co-directed Promising Practices: Campus Alcohol Strategies project which published Sourcebook 2001, the Task Force Planner, the Task Force Planner Guide, and the Action Planner. He works on a variety of health and safety projects, including research and evaluation studies, communication campaigns, web-based resources, and public awareness initiatives. He has developed numerous risk assessment guides and resource materials, and has conducted extensive training throughout the United States and Micronesia. He was the co-editor of Charting Your Course: A Lifelong Guide to Health and Compassion (University of Notre Dame Press, 1998), which transformed into media-based resources: COMPASS: A Roadmap to Healthy Living, COMPASS Roadmap: Destination Health, and Legacy of Life: Promoting Healthy Futures.