PhD

Teaching Professor

Mark Kuhnert has been with the Department of Health Sciences since 2010. During that time, he has taught everything from Holistic Medicine and Mental Health to Health Care Across the Lifespan. In spring 2012, Dr. Kuhnert was instrumental in developing and integrating the department’s internship program with Missouri Online.

Educational background

• B.A., Psychology – University of Missouri-Columbia – 1989
• M.A., Clinical Psychology – Kent State University – 1993
• Ph.D., Clinical Psychology – Kent State University – 1998

Classes taught

• Health Care Management
• Holistic Health Systems
• Mental Health
• Health Care Organization and Leadership
• Clinical Ethics
• Health Care in the U.S.
• Internship in Health Science

Committees

• Faculty Search Committee
• Four Winds Stakeholder
• Co-facilitator for Freshman Interest Group (FIG) Seminar
• Online Course and Program Quality Task Team
• Core42/MOTR Courses Advisory Committee
• MU Connect Analytics
• Non-Tenure Track Faculty Committee
• Annual Summer Welcome Presenter
• SHP Advisory Committee

Publications

• Crowther, J.H., Kichler, J.C., Sherwood, N.E., & Kuhnert, M.E. (2002). The role of familial factors in bulimia nervosa. Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment & Prevention, 10(1), 141-151.
• Thelen, M.H., Powell, A.L., Lawrence, C., & Kuhnert, M.E. (1992). Eating and body image concerns among children. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 21(1) 41-47.

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