Theory in Health Promotion Research and Practice: Thinking Outside the Box: Thinking Outside the Box

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Patricia (Pat) Goodson, Ph.D. is a Professor in the Department of Health & Kinesiology, at Texas A&M University, where she has taught many of the graduate-level health behavior theories courses, during the last 10 years. She obtained her Ph.D. in Health Education from The University of Texas at Austin. She holds one Master's degree in General Theological Studies, awarded by Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri, and another one in Philosophy of Education, from the Universidade Catolica de Campinas in Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Dr. Goodson's bachelor's degree in Linguistics, her bi-lingual (Portuguese-English) and bi-cultural upbringing, and her interest in all things language-related, have converged in the narrative approach to writing. In addition to this text, Dr. Goodson has authored several publications related to her research interests in reproductive health, human sexuality, sexuality education and public health genomics.