UNF health professor recognized as
Fulbright Senior Specialist

By Joanna Norris

Dr. Rob Haley, assistant professor of public health, was recently recognized as a Fulbright Senior Specialists Candidate by the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, the Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Department of State, and the Council for International Exchange of Scholars.

“Dr. Haley’s specialty in health policy makes him very valuable as we plan for future health care needs,” said Dr. Pam Chally, dean of the Brooks College of Health. “I am very pleased to support his endeavor as a Fulbright, which is vital to academic and professional communities around the world.”

The Fulbright Specialists Program is designed to provide faculty and professionals in the United States opportunities to collaborate with overseas colleagues on a variety of projects, such as developing and/or assessing academic curricula or educational materials, conducting faculty-training programs and consulting with administrators and instructors on faculty development. Grant lengths range from two to six weeks.

“This well-deserved honor will give Dr. Haley the opportunity to share his considerable expertise in the area of public health policy with those in other countries,” said Dr. Lucy Trice, associate dean in the Brooks College of Health. “Our students will benefit greatly from the experiences and new ideas that he will bring back to the classroom as a result of participating in this prestigious program.”

Haley, a St. Augustine resident, is also a director with Florida Blue Cross and Blue Shield. He has built coalitions with government officials to conduct health services research in China and implemented the China/U.S. Health Care Summit with China’s Center for Health Management and Policy this past fall.

Haley applied for the Fulbright program so he could have the opportunity to study and teach in other countries, exchange ideas on global and public health and develop joint solutions to address shared concerns.

“The Fulbright Senior Specialists Program provides an opportunity to collaborate and share knowledge with colleagues in other countries to mutually gain a more holistic and better understanding of the global health care environment,” he said.

Inside UNF April 2008